Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buchanan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buchanan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buchanan
- 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 Buchanan:
- 39.149790, -83.123516
- 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 Buchanan
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Buchanan is near Ross County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ross County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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
Communities Also Named Buchanan ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Buchanan.
There are two communities within Ohio that are also named Buchanan.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 31 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Monroe County
- Perry County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno 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 California community of Buchanan [Fresno County].
- Madera County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Madera County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Buchanan.
- Tuolumne County
- This Buchanan is located in Tuolumne County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<3> to the west of the Buchanan that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Buchanan.
- Colorado
- Logan 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 Buchanan [Logan County].
- Washington County
- This community is historic and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Buchanan.
- Florida
- Georgia
- DeKalb 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 Georgia community of Buchanan [DeKalb County].
- Fulton 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 Georgia community of Buchanan [Fulton County].
- Haralson County
- This Buchanan is located in Haralson County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Buchanan that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haralson County community of Buchanan.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Colfax County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Colfax County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Buchanan.
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Buchanan.
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Emmons 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 North Dakota community of Buchanan [Emmons County].
- Stutsman County
- This Buchanan is located in Stutsman County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Buchanan that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Buchanan.
- Ontario
- This Buchanan lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Buchanan that is located in Pike County.
- Oregon
- Benton 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 Oregon community of Buchanan [Benton County].
- Harney County
- This Buchanan is located in Harney County and lies 1,850 miles [2,977.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Buchanan that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harney County community of Buchanan.
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Buchanan lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Buchanan that is located in Pike County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bowie 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 Texas community of Buchanan [Bowie County].
- Johnson 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 Texas community of Buchanan [Johnson County].
- Virginia
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buchanan ...
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.
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Idaho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
- Idaho is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho <5>
- Lake View Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
- Lake View Heights is located in Pike County
- Peck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Pirates Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirates Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirates Cove
- Pirates Cove is located in Pike County
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Ross County
- Stony Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Stony Ridge is located in Pike County
- Storms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Summithill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summithill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Summithill is located in Ross County
How Far From Buchanan 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 Buchanan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buchanan and extending to:
- Waverly City, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Buchanan to Columbus, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 326 miles [524.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buchanan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 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 Buchanan 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> | 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 Buchanan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Buchanan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buchanan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1498, Longitude: -83.1235 In this case, the coordinates for Buchanan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Buchanan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.564 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.661 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.265 degrees. |