Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buckeye, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckeye and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buckeye
- 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 Buckeye:
- 38.284845, -79.747830
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Buckeye
- 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 Highland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Highland County
- Since Buckeye is near Bath County and also Pocahontas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- eBird sighting report for Pocahontas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Buckeye ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Buckeye.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Buckeye.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This Buckeye is located in Madison County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km]<1> to the west of the Buckeye that is located in Highland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Buckeye.
- Mississippi County
- This Buckeye is located in Mississippi County and lies 594 miles [956 km] to the west southwest of the Buckeye that is located in Highland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Buckeye.
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Buckeye is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,196 miles [3,534.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Highland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Buckeye.
- Plumas County
- This Buckeye is located in Plumas County and lies 2,211 miles [3,558.3 km] to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Highland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Buckeye.
- Shasta County
- This Buckeye is located in Shasta County and lies 2,257 miles [3,632.3 km] to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Highland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Buckeye.
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Buckeye is located in Fulton County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Highland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Buckeye.
- Stephenson 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 Illinois community of Buckeye [Stephenson County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Dickinson County
- This Buckeye is located in Dickinson County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the west of the Buckeye that is located in Highland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Buckeye.
- Trego County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Trego County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trego County community of Buckeye.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This Buckeye is located in Jackson County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Highland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Buckeye.
- Muskingum County
- This Buckeye is located in Muskingum County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Highland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Buckeye.
- Summit 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 Ohio community of Buckeye [Summit County].
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckeye ...
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.
- Clover Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Deer Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Dunmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
- Dunmore is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <5>
- Frost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Green Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bank <5>
- Hightown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Mill Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Naples ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Buckeye 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 Buckeye to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Buckeye once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckeye and extending to:
- Monterey, which is the Seat of Highland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buckeye to Monterey, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,038 miles [9,717.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,623 miles [7,440 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Highland County: www.highlandcova.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckeye) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckeye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2848, Longitude: -79.7478 In this case, the coordinates for Buckeye have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Buckeye 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> | 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 Buckeye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Buckeye to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.528 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.211 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.08 degrees. |