Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buckner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buckner
- 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 Buckner:
- 39.133903, -94.197332
- 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 Buckner
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Buckner is near Lafayette County and also Ray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- eBird sighting report for Ray County
- 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 Buckner ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Buckner.
Within Missouri, the name Buckner is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Columbia 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 Arkansas community of Buckner [Columbia County].
- Lafayette County
- This Buckner is located in Lafayette County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the south of the Buckner that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Buckner.
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Chatham 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 North Carolina community of Buckner [Chatham County].
- Madison County
- This Buckner is located in Madison County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Buckner that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Buckner.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Collin County
- This Buckner is located in Collin County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Buckner that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Buckner.
- Parker County
- This Buckner is located in Parker County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the south southwest of the Buckner that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Buckner.
- Virginia
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckner ...
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.
- Cobbler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Grain Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley
- Grain Valley is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grain Valley <4>
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Napoleon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
- Pink Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Six-Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Buckner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Buckner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckner and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buckner to Independence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 919 miles [1,479 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buckner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Buckner 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1339, Longitude: -94.1973 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Buckner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.772 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.936 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.466 degrees. |