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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 Buffalo City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buffalo City 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 Buffalo City:
    • 35.842386, -75.917132
    • 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 Buffalo City
  • 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 Buffalo City ...

We found five communities that share the name Buffalo City.

Within North Carolina, the name Buffalo City is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This Buffalo City is located in Baxter County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the west of the Buffalo City that is located in Dare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Buffalo City.
    • Kansas
      • Finney County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Buffalo City [Finney County].
      • Reno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Buffalo City [Reno County].
    • Missouri
      • McDonald County
      • Although located in McDonald County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Buffalo City.
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • This Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Buffalo City that is located in Dare County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Buffalo City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo City ...

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.

  • Alligator
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
    • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
  • California
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Dare County
  • Fort Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
  • Frying Pan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frying Pan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frying Pan
    • Frying Pan is located in Tyrrell County
  • Goat Neck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Neck
    • Goat Neck is located in Tyrrell County
  • Lake Neighborhood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Neighborhood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Neighborhood
    • Lake Neighborhood is located in Dare County
  • Lake Worth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Worth
    • Lake Worth is located in Dare County
  • Lewis Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Point
    • Lewis Point is located in Tyrrell County
  • Manns Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
    • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <4>
  • Sunny Side
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunny Side is located in Dare County

How Far From Buffalo City 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 Buffalo City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Manteo, which is the Seat of Dare County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buffalo City to Manteo, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Dare County: www.co.dare.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buffalo City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buffalo City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8424, Longitude: -75.9171       In this case, the coordinates for Buffalo City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Buffalo City 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.
<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 Buffalo City 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 307.417 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.434 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.414 degrees.




 

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