Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Buffalo Forge:
  • 37.686444, -79.433242
  • 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 Buffalo Forge

• 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 Rockbridge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockbridge County
  • Since Buffalo Forge is near Buena Vista City and also Lexington City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buena Vista City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington 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 Buffalo Forge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo Forge ...

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.

• Balcony Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcony Falls
• Buffalo Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo Bend is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bend
• Fancy Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fancy Hill
  • From Buffalo Forge to Fancy Hill
• Glasgow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glasgow
  • From Buffalo Forge to Glasgow
• Longwood ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mountain View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Mudtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mudtown is located in Lexington City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtown
• Natural Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Natural Bridge is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Natural Bridge
  • From Buffalo Forge to Natural Bridge
• Natural Bridge Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Natural Bridge Station is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge Station <1>
• Red Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Mills
  • From Buffalo Forge to Red Mills

How Far From Buffalo Forge 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 Buffalo Forge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buffalo Forge and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Buffalo Forge to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,634 miles [7,457.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'