Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Estates:
  • 37.311801, -80.065041
  • 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 Estates

• 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
  • Since Buckingham Estates is near Salem City and also Roanoke City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City

• 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 Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckingham Estates ...

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.

• Dale Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dale Court is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
• Deep Dell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Dell is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
• Dropmore
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dropmore is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
• Evans Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evans Hill is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
• Forest Lawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
• Glen Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Glen Cove is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Grandview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grandview is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Hanging Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
• Hockman
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hockman is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman
• Honeysuckle Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
• Karen Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Karen Hills is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Hills
• King
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • King is located in Salem City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
• Continue List   (17 more) ...
  • Lake Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lake Spring is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
  • Lake View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lake View is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lee - Mitchell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
  • Locust Grove Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
  • Meadowview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadowview is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Mitchell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mountain View is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Plainview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainview is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Rolling Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Shamrock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shamrock is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Skyview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Skyview is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Spangler
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Spangler is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spring Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Spring Garden is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
  • Stonegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stonegate is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Vermont Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
  • Woodlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodside Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Woodside Park is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park

How Far From Buckingham Estates 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 Buckingham Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Buckingham Estates to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 197 miles [317 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'