Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Buck Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buck Place and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Buck Place
- 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 Buck Place:
- 42.574966, -105.920841
- 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 Buck Place
- 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 Converse County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Converse County
- Since Buck Place is near Albany County and also Natrona County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Albany County
- eBird sighting report for Natrona 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buck Place ...
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.
- Boxelder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Cow Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Hollow
- Cow Hollow is located in Natrona County
- Crimson Dawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crimson Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimson Dawn
- Crimson Dawn is located in Natrona County
- Dead Man Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dead Man Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead Man Crossing
- Dead Man Crossing is located in Converse County
- Fry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Little Medicine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Medicine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Medicine
- Little Medicine is located in Albany County
- Reed Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Place
- Reed Place is located in Albany County
- Rolling Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Converse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
How Far From Buck Place to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Buck Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Buck Place and extending to:
- Douglas, which is the Seat of Converse County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buck Place to Douglas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,735 miles [10,838.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,452 miles [8,774.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Buck Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Converse County: www.conversecounty.org/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buck Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buck Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5750, Longitude: -105.9208 In this case, the coordinates for Buck Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Buck Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.464 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.149 degrees. |