Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Buck Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buck Valley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Buck Valley

• 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 Buck Valley:
  • 39.766478, -78.283067
  • 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 Buck Valley

• 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Buck Valley is near Washington County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Buck Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buck Valley ...

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.

• Dogtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dogtown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• Flickerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flickerville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Harvey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harvey is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Piney Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Robinsonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
• Roundtop ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roundtop is located in Morgan County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Silver Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Silver Mills is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mills

How Far From Buck Valley 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 Buck Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Buck Valley and extending to:

• McConnellsburg, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buck Valley to McConnellsburg, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 89 miles [143.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,913 miles [9,516.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'