Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buffalo City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buffalo City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buffalo City
- 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 City:
- 44.223576, -91.869603
- 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 Buffalo City
- 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 Buffalo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
- Since Buffalo City is near Wabasha County and also Winona County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wabasha County
- eBird sighting report for Winona 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Buffalo City ...
We found five communities that share the name Buffalo City.
Within Wisconsin, the name Buffalo City is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Buffalo City is located in Baxter County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the south of the Buffalo City that is located in Buffalo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Buffalo City.
- Kansas
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Buffalo City [Finney County].
- Reno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Buffalo City [Reno County].
- Missouri
- McDonald County
- Although located in McDonald County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Buffalo City.
- North Carolina
- Dare County
- This Buffalo City is located in Dare County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Buffalo City that is located in Buffalo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dare County community of Buffalo City.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo City ...
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.
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Beaver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Winona County (MN)
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Cream
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Czechville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Czechville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czechville
- Czechville is located in Buffalo County
- Fountain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Kellogg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Kellogg is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <5>
- Rollingstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingstone
- Rollingstone is located in Winona County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollingstone <5>
- Weaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
How Far From Buffalo City 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 city such as Buffalo City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buffalo City and extending to:
- Alma, which is the Seat of Buffalo County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Buffalo City to Madison, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buffalo City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalocounty.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Buffalo City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buffalo City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2236, Longitude: -91.8696 In this case, the coordinates for Buffalo City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Buffalo City 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 Buffalo City 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 317.314 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.939 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.089 degrees. |