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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 Buckley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckley 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 Buckley:
    • 47.163024, -122.027136
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Buckley
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Buckley ...

We found seven communities that share the name Buckley.

Within Washington, the name Buckley is unique.

Beyond Washington, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Iroquois County
      • This Buckley is located in Iroquois County and lies 1,736 miles [2,793.8 km]<1> to the east of the Buckley that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iroquois County community of Buckley.
    • Michigan
      • Wexford County
      • This Buckley is located in Wexford County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the east of the Buckley that is located in Pierce County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wexford County community of Buckley.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Buckley [Greene County].
    • Nebraska
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Buckley [Jefferson County].
    • Ohio
      • Highland County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Highland County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Buckley.
    • Ontario
      • This Buckley lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Buckley that is located in Pierce County.
    • Oregon
      • Sherman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Buckley [Sherman County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckley ...

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.

  • Birch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
    • Birch is located in King County
  • Black Diamond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cedarview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
    • Cedarview is located in Pierce County
  • Croker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croker
    • Croker is located in Pierce County
  • Franklin ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in King County
  • Green River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Green River is located in King County
  • Henrys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys
    • Henrys is located in King County
  • Meeker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
    • Meeker is located in Pierce County
  • Prairie Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
    • Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
  • Stuck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck
    • Stuck is located in King County

How Far From Buckley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Buckley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buckley to Tacoma, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,307 miles [3,712.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,560 miles [12,166.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buckley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Buckley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buckley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1630, Longitude: -122.0271    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buckley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Buckley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Buckley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.599 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.088 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.591 degrees.









 

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