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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Buck Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buck Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Buck Creek:
    • 38.231419, -92.768523
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Buck Creek
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Buck Creek ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Buck Creek.

Within Missouri, the name Buck Creek is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tallapoosa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Buck Creek [Tallapoosa County].
    • Alberta
      • This Buck Creek lies 1,469 miles [2,364.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Buck Creek that is located in Morgan County.
    • Georgia
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Buck Creek [Carroll County].
      • Newton County
      • This Buck Creek is located in Newton County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Buck Creek that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Buck Creek.
      • Screven County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Buck Creek [Screven County].
    • Indiana
      • Tippecanoe County
      • This Buck Creek is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Buck Creek that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Buck Creek.
    • Iowa
      • Bremer County
      • This Buck Creek is located in Bremer County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<2> to the north of the Buck Creek that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bremer County community of Buck Creek.
      • Delaware County
      • This Buck Creek is located in Delaware County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km] to the north northeast of the Buck Creek that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Buck Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This Buck Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buck Creek that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Buck Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Estill County
      • This Buck Creek is located in Estill County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<2> to the east of the Buck Creek that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Buck Creek.
      • Owsley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Buck Creek [Owsley County].
    • Mississippi
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Buck Creek [Greene County].
    • Texas
      • Cottle County
      • Although located in Cottle County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cottle County community of Buck Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Richland County
      • This Buck Creek is located in Richland County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Buck Creek that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Buck Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buck Creek ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Arrowhead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
    • Arrowhead is located in Miller County
  • Four Seasons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
    • Four Seasons is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
    • Four Seasons has also been known as:
    • Village of Four Seasons
  • Hurricane Deck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Deck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Deck
    • Hurricane Deck is located in Camden County
  • Kaiser
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaiser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
    • Kaiser is located in Miller County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaiser <5>
  • Lake Ozark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ozark
    • Lake Ozark is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ozark <5>
  • Lakeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Miller County
  • Marvin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
    • Marvin is located in Morgan County
  • Rocky Mount
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
    • Rocky Mount is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <5>
  • Sunrise Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach <5>

How Far From Buck Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Buck Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buck Creek and extending to:

  • Versailles, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buck Creek to Versailles, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 849 miles [1,366.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buck Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Buck Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buck Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buck Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2314, Longitude: -92.7685       In this case, the coordinates for Buck Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buck Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Buck Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.756 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.643 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.952 degrees.




 

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