Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hill:
  • 37.612919, -79.016690
  • 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 Hill

• 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
  • Since Buffalo Hill is near Nelson County and also Appomattox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appomattox 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 Buffalo Hill

Communities Also Named Buffalo Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Buffalo Hill.

Within Virginia, the name Buffalo Hill is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Buffalo Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • El Dorado County
    • This Buffalo Hill is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buffalo Hill that is located in Amherst County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Buffalo Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo Hill ...

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.

• Buffalo Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Coolwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
• Fancy Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fancy Hill is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
• Five Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Forks is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Kingswood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingswood is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Monitor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Monitor is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Piney River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Piney River is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney River
• Roses Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Roses Mill is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Mill
• Shady Lane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Shady Lane is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
• Sweet Briar Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
• Union Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buffalo Hill and extending to:

• Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Buffalo Hill to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,741 miles [10,848.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'