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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 Bucklick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bucklick and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bucklick:
    • 36.166359, -84.856843
    • 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 Bucklick
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Bucklick is near Cumberland County and also Fentress County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fentress 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 Bucklick

Communities Also Named Bucklick ...

We found two communities that are also named Bucklick.

Within Tennessee, the name Bucklick is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Pike County
      • This Bucklick is located in Pike County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bucklick that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Bucklick.
    • South Carolina
      • Fairfield County
      • This Bucklick is located in Fairfield County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bucklick that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Bucklick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bucklick ...

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.

  • Deer Lodge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Genesis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Genesis is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
  • Halfway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Halfway is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Hall Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hall Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • High Point is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Holland Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holland Ford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Ford
  • Jones Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jones Ford is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ford
  • Jonesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jonesville is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Lavender
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Potter Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Potter Ford is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Ford

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bucklick and extending to:

  • Wartburg, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bucklick to Wartburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Bucklick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bucklick 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 Bucklick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1664, Longitude: -84.8568       In this case, the coordinates for Bucklick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.614 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.434 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.871 degrees.