Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Buffalo View:
  • 36.286218, -82.317082
  • 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 Buffalo View

• 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
  • Since Buffalo View is near Washington County and also Unicoi 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 Unicoi 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 Buffalo View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo View ...

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.

• Breezy Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Breezy Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hills
• Cedar Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Central
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Central is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Cherokee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Cherokee Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• College Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • College Park is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Colony Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Colony Park is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
• Forest View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forest View is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
• Georgia Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Georgia Terrace is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Terrace
• Grandview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Green Pine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Pine is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pine
• Hickory Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Lake is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Lake
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Holly Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Keystone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Keystone is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
  • Meadowview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadowview is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Mountain Home
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Home is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pine Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
  • Powder Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Powder Branch is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Branch
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Rural Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rural Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Ridge
  • Shadtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Shadtown is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadtown
  • Sinking Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sinking Creek is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Creek
  • Stoney Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stoney Brook is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
  • Strawberry Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Strawberry Fields is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Fields
  • Sunset
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sunset is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Whispering Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wildwood is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Buffalo View to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'