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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 Buckingham Circle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckingham Circle 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 Buckingham Circle:
- 38.029584, -78.530569
- 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 Buckingham Circle
- 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 Albemarle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Albemarle County
- Since Buckingham Circle is near Charlottesville City and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlottesville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 Buckingham Circle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckingham Circle ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Barracks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Branchland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Branchland is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchland
- Chapel Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hills
- Charlottesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Seasons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Seasons is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Greenfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfields is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy Farms is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Farms
- Ivy Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Oaks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Oaks
- Ivy Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy Ridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Ridge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Liberty Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Pen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pen Park is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Park
- Queen Charlotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Charlotte is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Charlotte
- Raintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raintree is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
- Riverrun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverrun is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverrun
- Rockbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbrook is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Squire Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Squire Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire Hill
- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Village Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Square is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Vinegar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Buckingham Circle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Buckingham Circle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buckingham Circle and extending to:
- Charlottesville, which is the Seat of Albemarle County, lies just to the East.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Buckingham Circle to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 100 miles [160.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,703 miles [10,787.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,580 miles [7,370.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Buckingham Circle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Buckingham Circle 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 Buckingham Circle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0296, Longitude: -78.5306 In this case, the coordinates for Buckingham Circle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.816 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.36 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.659 degrees. |
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