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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 Buckton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckton 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 Buckton:
- 38.955388, -78.253890
- 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 Buckton
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Buckton is near Frederick County and also Shenandoah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah 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 Buckton
Communities Also Named Buckton ...
We found one communities that are also named Buckton.
Within Virginia, the name Buckton is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Buckton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Buckton is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Buckton that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Buckton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckton ...
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.
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Deer Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Haven is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Haven
- Front Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Front Royal Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Hill and Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
- Meadow Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
- Merrymount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Merrymount is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Mineral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Reliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- River View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River View is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Royal Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Tulip
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Waterlick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Buckton 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 Buckton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckton and extending to:
- Front Royal, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Buckton to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Buckton 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 Buckton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9554, Longitude: -78.2539 In this case, the coordinates for Buckton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.607 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.264 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.207 degrees. |
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