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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 Buckner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckner 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 Buckner:
- 36.004784, -85.751373
- 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 Buckner
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Buckner is near Putnam County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Buckner
Communities Also Named Buckner ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Buckner.
Within Tennessee, the name Buckner is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Columbia 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 Arkansas community of Buckner [Columbia County].
- Lafayette County
- This Buckner is located in Lafayette County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Buckner that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Buckner.
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Buckner is located in Franklin County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Buckner that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Buckner.
- Kansas
- Hodgeman 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 Kansas community of Buckner [Hodgeman County].
- Kentucky
- Oldham County
- This Buckner is located in Oldham County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the north of the Buckner that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Buckner.
- Louisiana
- Richland Parish
- This Buckner is located in Richland Parish and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Buckner that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland Parish community of Buckner.
- Mississippi
- Washington 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 Mississippi community of Buckner [Washington County].
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- This Buckner is located in Jackson County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buckner that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Buckner.
- North Carolina
- Chatham 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 Carolina community of Buckner [Chatham County].
- Madison County
- This Buckner is located in Madison County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<2> to the east of the Buckner that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Buckner.
- Texas
- Collin County
- This Buckner is located in Collin County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Buckner that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Buckner.
- Parker County
- This Buckner is located in Parker County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the west southwest of the Buckner that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Buckner.
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Buckner is located in Louisa County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Buckner that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Buckner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckner ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Drop ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Greenmoss Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenmoss Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmoss Ferry
- Hickey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
- Loves Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Loves Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Ferry
- Peeled Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Pin Hook Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook Ferry
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Rock Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
- Silver Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snows Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snows Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Hill
- Williams Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossroads
- Young Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
How Far From Buckner 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 Buckner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckner and extending to:
- Smithville, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Buckner to Nashville, with an average speed<4> 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 517 miles [832 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Buckner 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> | 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- Buckner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Buckner 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 Buckner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0048, Longitude: -85.7514 In this case, the coordinates for Buckner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.156 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.034 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.289 degrees. |
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