Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buckleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckleyville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buckleyville
- 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 Buckleyville:
- 42.345919, -73.604840
- 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 Buckleyville
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Buckleyville is near Berkshire County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckleyville ...
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.
- Brick Tavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Tavern
- Brick Tavern is located in Columbia County
- Coxsackie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
- Coxsackie is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <2>
- Flatbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Green River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Columbia County
- Harlemville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemville
- Harlemville is located in Columbia County
- Hollowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowville
- Hollowville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollowville <2>
- Kinderhook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinderhook <2>
- Newton Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hook
- Newton Hook is located in Columbia County
- Otter Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hook
- Otter Hook is located in Greene County
- Poolsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Red Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock is located in Columbia County
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- Riders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Riders Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riders Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Upper Hollowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Hollowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Hollowville
- Upper Hollowville is located in Columbia County
- Riders
How Far From Buckleyville 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 Buckleyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Buckleyville and extending to:
- Hudson, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buckleyville to Hudson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,611 miles [9,030 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,199 miles [6,757.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buckleyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Buckleyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3459, Longitude: -73.6048 In this case, the coordinates for Buckleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Buckleyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.513 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.298 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.731 degrees. |