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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 Buckman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckman 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 Buckman:
    • 44.414439, -87.785370
    • 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 Buckman
  • 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
    • Since Buckman is near Kewaunee County and also Manitowoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kewaunee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Manitowoc 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 Buckman

Communities Also Named Buckman ...

We found two communities that are also named Buckman.

Within Wisconsin, the name Buckman is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Morrison County
      • This Buckman is located in Morrison County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Buckman that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Buckman.
    • New Mexico
      • Sandoval County
      • This Buckman is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Buckman that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Buckman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckman ...

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.

  • Birchwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Birchwood is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Bolt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolt is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
  • Chapel Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapel Ridge is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
  • Denmark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Denmark is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
  • Henrysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Henrysville is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
  • Hickory Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Manitowoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Humboldt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Humboldt is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Lark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lark is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
  • Norman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Norman is located in Kewaunee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Poland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Poland is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Sugar Bush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Bush is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush

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

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

  • Green Bay, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buckman to Green Bay, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Buckman) 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 Buckman 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 Buckman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4144, Longitude: -87.7854       In this case, the coordinates for Buckman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.497 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.764 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.873 degrees.