Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Buffalo Shore Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buffalo Shore Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Buffalo Shore Estates

• 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 Shore Estates:
  • 43.740812, -89.470955
  • 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 Buffalo Shore Estates

• 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 Marquette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marquette County
  • Since Buffalo Shore Estates is near Columbia County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Buffalo Shore Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo Shore Estates ...

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.

• Big Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Spring is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Dell Prairie ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dell Prairie is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Prairie
• Endeavor
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Endeavor is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endeavor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
• Grand Marsh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Marsh is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marsh
• Moe Settlement ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moe Settlement is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe Settlement
• Pardeeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 people
• Plainville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Plainville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Portage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Portage is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
• Springbluff ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Springbluff is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbluff

How Far From Buffalo Shore Estates 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 Buffalo Shore Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Buffalo Shore Estates and extending to:

• Montello, which is the Seat of Marquette County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Buffalo Shore Estates 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 725 miles [1,166.8 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 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,157 miles [9,908.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'