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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 Buxton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buxton and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Buxton:
    • 39.318889, -94.873296
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Buxton
  • 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 Platte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
    • Since Buxton is near Leavenworth County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Leavenworth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Buxton

Communities Also Named Buxton ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Buxton.

Within Missouri, the name Buxton is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of fourteen communities that are located 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 ...
    • Colorado
      • Saguache 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 Colorado community of Buxton [Saguache County].
    • Illinois
      • Clinton 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 Illinois community of Buxton [Clinton County].
    • Iowa
      • Monroe County
      • This Buxton is located in Monroe County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Buxton that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Buxton.
    • Kansas
      • Wilson County
      • This Buxton is located in Wilson County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Buxton that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Buxton.
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Buxton is located in York County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Buxton that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Buxton.
    • Mississippi
      • Panola County
      • This Buxton is located in Panola County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Buxton that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Buxton.
    • Montana
      • Silver Bow County
      • This Buxton is located in Silver Bow County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buxton that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Silver Bow County community of Buxton.
    • Nebraska
      • Fillmore 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 Nebraska community of Buxton [Fillmore County].
    • New Mexico
      • San Miguel County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in San Miguel County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Buxton.
    • North Carolina
      • Dare County
      • This Buxton is located in Dare County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<2> to the east of the Buxton that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of Buxton.
    • North Dakota
      • Traill County
      • This Buxton is located in Traill County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<2> to the north of the Buxton that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traill County community of Buxton.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Buxton.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Buxton is located in Washington County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buxton that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Buxton.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Buxton is located in Greenville County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Buxton that is located in Platte County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Buxton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buxton ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beverly is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Dye
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dye is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Five Points
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Highland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Hoover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hoover is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Kickapoo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
  • Linkville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Linkville is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
  • Maywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Maywood is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Piper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
  • Tarrytown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tarrytown is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Tiffany Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tiffany Springs is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Springs
  • Vinewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinewood is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinewood

How Far From Buxton 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 community such as Buxton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Platte City, which is the Seat of Platte County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Buxton to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 954 miles [1,535.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,571 miles [10,575 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,207 miles [8,379.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Buxton 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buxton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Buxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Buxton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buxton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3189, Longitude: -94.8733       In this case, the coordinates for Buxton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.245 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.507 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.765 degrees.