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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 Bucktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bucktown 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 Bucktown:
- 35.270080, -88.195035
- 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 Bucktown
- 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since Bucktown is near Decatur County and also McNairy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy 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 Bucktown
Communities Also Named Bucktown ...
We found ten communities that are also named Bucktown.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Bucktown.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Loudon County
- This Bucktown is located in Loudon County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the east of the Bucktown that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Bucktown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb 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 Alabama community of Bucktown [Bibb County].
- California
- Solano County
- This Bucktown is located in Solano County and lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bucktown that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Bucktown.
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Bucktown is located in Carroll County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bucktown that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Bucktown.
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Bucktown is located in Vermilion County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the north of the Bucktown that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Bucktown.
- Indiana
- Sullivan County
- This Bucktown is located in Sullivan County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the north of the Bucktown that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Bucktown.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish
- This Bucktown is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bucktown that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Bucktown.
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Bucktown is located in Dorchester County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bucktown that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Bucktown.
- Ohio
- Hamilton 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 Ohio community of Bucktown [Hamilton County].
- Pennsylvania
- Chester County
- This Bucktown is located in Chester County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bucktown that is located in Hardin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Bucktown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bucktown ...
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.
- Box Elder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Box Elder is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
- Centerview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Economy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Farmers Union Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hookers Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hookers Bend is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookers Bend
- Mays Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mays Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Ferry
- Nelsons Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- New Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Harmony is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Stringtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stringtown is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Swift
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Walkertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
How Far From Bucktown 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 Bucktown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bucktown and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Bucktown to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bucktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bucktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bucktown 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 Bucktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2701, Longitude: -88.1950 In this case, the coordinates for Bucktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.632 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.633 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.498 degrees. |
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