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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:
    • 45.943259, -112.712530
    • 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 Silver Bow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Silver Bow County
    • Since Buxton is near Deer Lodge County and also Beaverhead County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Deer Lodge County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaverhead 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 Montana, the name Buxton is unique.

Beyond Montana, 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 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Buxton that is located in Silver Bow 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 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Buxton that is located in Silver Bow 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 2,049 miles [3,297.5 km]<2> to the east of the Buxton that is located in Silver Bow 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 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Buxton that is located in Silver Bow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Buxton.
    • Missouri
      • Platte County
      • This Buxton is located in Platte County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Buxton that is located in Silver Bow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte 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 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km]<2> to the east of the Buxton that is located in Silver Bow 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 745 miles [1,199 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Buxton that is located in Silver Bow 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 504 miles [811.1 km]<2> to the west of the Buxton that is located in Silver Bow 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 1,751 miles [2,818 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Buxton that is located in Silver Bow 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.

  • Butchertown ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Butchertown is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Crackerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crackerville is located in Deer Lodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackerville
  • Feely
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Feely is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feely
  • Floral Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Floral Park is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
  • Miles Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Miles Crossing is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
  • Pioneer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pioneer is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Rocker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocker
  • Stringtown ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Silver Bow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Buxton 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 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:

  • Butte, which is the Seat of Silver Bow County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buxton to Butte, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 106 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,469 miles [12,020.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 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 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 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 '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- 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: 45.9433, Longitude: -112.7125       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 332.963 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.139 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.774 degrees.