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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 Buckeye Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckeye Terrace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Buckeye Terrace:
- 40.291161, -84.167999
- 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 Buckeye Terrace
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Buckeye Terrace is near Miami County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Buckeye Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckeye Terrace ...
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.
- Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Earls Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earls Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Island
- Kettlersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Polo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Rosewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Summitville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Twin Lakes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Uno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uno is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
- Valentine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valentine is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
How Far From Buckeye Terrace 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 Buckeye Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buckeye Terrace and extending to:
- Sidney, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Buckeye Terrace to Columbus, with an average speed<3> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Buckeye Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Buckeye Terrace 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 Buckeye Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2912, Longitude: -84.1680 In this case, the coordinates for Buckeye Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.203 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.384 degrees. |
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