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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:
- 33.217616, -96.663604
- 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 Collin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collin County
- Since Buckner is near Denton County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson 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.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Buckner.
Beyond Texas, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Parker County
- This Buckner is located in Parker County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buckner that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Buckner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> 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 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east of the Buckner that is located in Collin 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 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the northeast of the Buckner that is located in Collin 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.<2> 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 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckner that is located in Collin 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 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Buckner that is located in Collin 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.<2> 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 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Buckner that is located in Collin 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.<2> 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 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckner that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Buckner.
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This Buckner is located in DeKalb County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckner that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Buckner.
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Buckner is located in Louisa County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckner that is located in Collin 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.
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branch is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Chambersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Forest Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Kelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Lucas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Prosper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Trinity Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Park is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Park
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:
- McKinney, which is the Seat of Collin County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Buckner to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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: 33.2176, Longitude: -96.6636 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 319.906 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.501 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.549 degrees. |
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