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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 Buckhorn Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckhorn Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Buckhorn Corner:
    • 43.508324, -88.805940
    • 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 Buckhorn Corner
  • 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
    • Since Buckhorn Corner is near Fond du Lac County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Buckhorn Corner

Communities Also Named Buckhorn Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Buckhorn Corner.

Within Wisconsin, the name Buckhorn Corner is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named Buckhorn Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This Buckhorn Corner is located in Darke County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Buckhorn Corner that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Buckhorn Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckhorn Corner ...

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.

  • Beaver Dam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
  • Fox Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
  • Fox Lake Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fox Lake Junction is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Junction
  • Juneau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Juneau is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
  • Lost Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lost Lake is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
  • Minnesota Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rolling Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rolling Prairie is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Prairie
  • Sunset Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Beach is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach

How Far From Buckhorn Corner 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 community such as Buckhorn Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Juneau, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Buckhorn Corner to Madison, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buckhorn Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Buckhorn Corner 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 Buckhorn Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5083, Longitude: -88.8059       In this case, the coordinates for Buckhorn Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.209 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.443 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.682 degrees.