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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 Buckeye, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buckeye 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 Buckeye:
- 38.186088, -80.134727
- 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 Buckeye
- 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 Pocahontas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- Since Buckeye is near Greenbrier County and also Bath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bath 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 Buckeye
Communities Also Named Buckeye ...
We found 30 communities that are also named Buckeye.
Within West Virginia, the name Buckeye is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of 30 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Buckeye [Clay County].
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Buckeye is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<2> to the west of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Buckeye.
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This Buckeye is located in Madison County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<2> to the west of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Buckeye.
- Mississippi County
- This Buckeye is located in Mississippi County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the west southwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Buckeye.
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Buckeye is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,177 miles [3,503.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Buckeye.
- Plumas County
- This Buckeye is located in Plumas County and lies 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km] to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Buckeye.
- Shasta County
- This Buckeye is located in Shasta County and lies 2,239 miles [3,603.3 km] to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Buckeye.
- Colorado
- Larimer County
- This Buckeye is located in Larimer County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Buckeye.
- Illinois
- Fulton County
- This Buckeye is located in Fulton County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Buckeye.
- Stephenson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Buckeye [Stephenson County].
- Indiana
- Huntington County
- This Buckeye is located in Huntington County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Buckeye.
- Iowa
- Hardin County
- This Buckeye is located in Hardin County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Buckeye.
- Kansas
- Dickinson County
- This Buckeye is located in Dickinson County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the west of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Buckeye.
- Trego County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Trego County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trego County community of Buckeye.
- Kentucky
- Garrard County
- This Buckeye is located in Garrard County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the west of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrard County community of Buckeye.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Buckeye is located in Rapides Parish and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Buckeye.
- Minnesota
- Freeborn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Buckeye [Freeborn County].
- Missouri
- Mississippi County
- This Buckeye is located in Mississippi County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the west of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Buckeye.
- Nebraska
- Custer County
- This Buckeye is located in Custer County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Buckeye.
- Nevada
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Buckeye [Douglas County].
- New Mexico
- Lea County
- This Buckeye is located in Lea County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<2> to the west of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lea County community of Buckeye.
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This Buckeye is located in Jackson County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Buckeye.
- Muskingum County
- This Buckeye is located in Muskingum County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Buckeye.
- Summit County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Buckeye [Summit County].
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Buckeye is located in Westmoreland County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Buckeye.
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Buckeye is located in Campbell County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Buckeye.
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- This Buckeye is located in Matagorda County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Buckeye.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Buckeye is located in Hanover County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Buckeye.
- Highland County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Buckeye [Highland County].
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Buckeye is located in Spokane County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Buckeye that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Buckeye.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buckeye ...
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.
- Beard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beard is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Burr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burr is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Huntersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knapp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knapp is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Locust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Mill Run ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Run is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Minnehaha Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minnehaha Springs is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha Springs
- Raintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raintown is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintown
- Spice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spice is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spice
- Thorny Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Violet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Violet is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
How Far From Buckeye 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 Buckeye to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buckeye and extending to:
- Marlinton, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Buckeye to Charleston, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Buckeye 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Buckeye) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Buckeye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Buckeye 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 Buckeye. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1861, Longitude: -80.1347 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.762 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.463 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.277 degrees. |
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