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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 Buckingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckingham 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 Buckingham:
    • 39.931228, -74.447373
    • 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 Buckingham
  • 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
    • Since Buckingham is near Burlington County and also Monmouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth 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 Buckingham

Communities Also Named Buckingham ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Buckingham.

Within New Jersey, the name Buckingham is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Buckingham is located in Lauderdale County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Buckingham.
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Buckingham is located in Larimer County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Buckingham.
      • Weld County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Buckingham [Weld County].
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Buckingham is located in Hartford County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Buckingham.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Buckingham is located in Hillsborough County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Buckingham.
      • Lee County
      • This Buckingham is located in Lee County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the south southwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Buckingham.
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Buckingham is located in Newton County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Buckingham.
    • Idaho
      • Payette County
      • This Buckingham is located in Payette County and lies 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payette County community of Buckingham.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Buckingham is located in Kankakee County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Buckingham.
    • Iowa
      • Tama County
      • This Buckingham is located in Tama County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tama County community of Buckingham.
    • Kentucky
      • Floyd County
      • This Buckingham is located in Floyd County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Buckingham.
    • Montana
      • Meagher County
      • This Buckingham is located in Meagher County and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meagher County community of Buckingham.
    • Ohio
      • Perry County
      • This Buckingham is located in Perry County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the west of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Buckingham.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Buckingham is located in Bucks County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Buckingham.
    • Quebec
      • This Buckingham lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Buckingham is located in Dallas County and lies 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Buckingham.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Buckingham [Albemarle County].
      • Arlington County
      • This Buckingham is located in Arlington County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Buckingham.
      • Buckingham County
      • This Buckingham is located in Buckingham County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the southwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Buckingham.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Buckingham is located in Chesterfield County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the southwest of the Buckingham that is located in Ocean County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Buckingham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckingham ...

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.

  • Bullock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bullock is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Butlers Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Butlers Place is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Place
  • Cedar Crest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Crest is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Earlys Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Earlys Crossing is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlys Crossing
  • Four Mile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Four Mile is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
  • Four Mile Circle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Four Mile Circle is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Circle
  • Hockamik
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hockamik is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockamik
  • Howardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Howardsville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
  • Lacey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacey is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Mount Misery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Misery is located in Burlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
  • Red Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Red Oak Grove is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Grove
  • Wheatland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland

How Far From Buckingham to ...

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

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

  • Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Buckingham to Toms River, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 155 miles [249.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,325 miles [6,960.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Buckingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Buckingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Buckingham 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.
<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 Buckingham 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 Buckingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9312, Longitude: -74.4474       In this case, the coordinates for Buckingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.283 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.778 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.198 degrees.