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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 Buena Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buena Park 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 Buena Park:
    • 42.792794, -88.220923
    • 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 Buena Park
  • 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 Racine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Racine County
    • Since Buena Park is near Walworth County and also Waukesha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walworth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waukesha 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 Buena Park

Communities Also Named Buena Park ...

We found two communities that are also named Buena Park.

Within Wisconsin, the name Buena Park is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Buena Park is located in Orange County and lies 1,715 miles [2,760 km]<1> to the west of the Buena Park that is located in Racine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Buena Park.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Buena Park is located in Cook County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Buena Park that is located in Racine County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Buena Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buena Park ...

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.

  • Cedar Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Park is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Eagle Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Harbor Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Harbor Heights is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
  • Honey Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Honey Creek is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
  • Honey Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Honey Lake is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Lake
  • Kansasville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kansasville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansasville
  • Potter Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Potter Lake is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Lake
  • Rosewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rosewood is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Union Church
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
  • Wind Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wind Lake is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake

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

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

  • Racine, which is the Seat of Racine County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buena Park to Racine, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buena Park) 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 Buena Park 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 Buena Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7928, Longitude: -88.2209       In this case, the coordinates for Buena Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.821 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.901 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.594 degrees.