Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buckskin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckskin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buckskin
- 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 Buckskin:
- 38.992137, -119.352381
- 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 Buckskin
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Buckskin is near Lyon County and also Carson City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lyon County
- eBird sighting report for Carson 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 Buckskin ...
We found four communities that share the name Buckskin.
There is one other community in Nevada which is also named Buckskin.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Nevada ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Ohio
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckskin ...
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.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Double Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Double Springs is located in Douglas County
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Lyon County
- Fiddlers Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiddlers Green have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Green
- Fiddlers Green is located in Carson City
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Lyon County
- Ludwig ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Mammoth Ledge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Ledge
- Mammoth Ledge is located in Douglas County
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mountain House ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain House have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Mountain House is located in Douglas County
- Stone Cabin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cabin
- Stone Cabin is located in Lyon County
- Twelvemile House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelvemile House have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile House
- Twelvemile House is located in Douglas County
- Weed Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weed Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Heights
- Weed Heights is located in Lyon County
How Far From Buckskin 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 Buckskin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Buckskin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckskin and extending to:
- Minden, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Buckskin to Minden, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,251 miles [3,622.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,045 miles [12,947.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Buckskin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Buckskin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckskin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9921, Longitude: -119.3524 In this case, the coordinates for Buckskin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Buckskin 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Buckskin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 337.767 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.297 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.28 degrees. |