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Buckhorn Township, Baxter County, Arkansas
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Buckhorn may refer to: Places Canada * Buckhorn, Ontario Germany * Buckhorn (Hamburg U-Bahn station), in Hamburg-Volksdorf United Kingdom * Buckhorn, Devon, a United Kingdom location * Buckhorn Weston, Dorset United States * Buckhorn, Amador County, California * Buckhorn, Ventura County, California * Buckhorn, Illinois * Buckhorn, Kentucky * Buckhorn, Michigan * Buckhorn, Madison County, Missouri * Buckhorn, Pulaski County, Missouri * Buckhorn, North Carolina * Buckhorn, Pennsylvania * Buckhorn Township (other) Other uses * A type of iron sight on a firearm * A common name of the perennial herb '' Plantago lanceolata'' See also * Buckhorn Lake (other) * Buckhorn High School (other) Buckhorn High School is a public high school in New Market, Alabama, United States. Buckhorn received the Alabama Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon in 2001. Buckhorn is located at the site of the American Civil War Skirmish of Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn, Madison County, Missouri
Buckhorn is an unincorporated community in southeastern Madison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route M at the location where the West, Middle and East forks of Big Creek converge. The site is approximately 1.5 miles north of the Madison- Wayne county line. The community of Cascade Cascade, Cascades or Cascading may refer to: Science and technology Science *Cascade waterfalls, or series of waterfalls * Cascade, the CRISPR-associated complex for antiviral defense (a protein complex) * Cascade (grape), a type of fruit * Bioc ... is about three miles south on Big Creek.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, History A post office called Buckhorn was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1959. The community took its name from a nearby creek of the same name where bucks were abundant. References Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plantago Lanceolata
''Plantago lanceolata'' is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae. It is known by the common names ribwort plantain, narrowleaf plantain, English plantain, ribleaf, lamb's tongue, and buckhorn. It is a common weed on cultivated or disturbed land. Description The plant is a rosette-forming perennial herb, with leafless, silky, hairy flower stems (). The basal leaves are lanceolate spreading or erect, scarcely toothed with 3-5 strong parallel veins narrowed to a short petiole. The flower stalk is deeply furrowed, ending in an ovoid inflorescence of many small flowers each with a pointed bract. Each inflorescence can produce up to two hundred seeds. Flowers are ( calyx green, corolla brownish), 4 bent back lobes with brown midribs and long white stamens. It is native to temperate Eurasia, widespread throughout the British Isles, but scarce on the most acidic soils ( pH < 4.5). It is present and widespread in the Americas and Australia as an |
Iron Sights
Iron sights are a system of physical alignment markers (usually made of metallic material) used as a sighting device to assist the accurate aiming of ranged weapons (such as a firearm, airgun, crossbow or even compound bow), or less commonly as a primitive finder sight for optical telescopes. The earliest sighting device, it relies completely on the viewer's naked eye (mostly under ambient lighting), and is distinctly different to optical sights such as telescopic sights, reflector (reflex) sights, holographic sights and laser sights, which make use of optical manipulation and/or active illumination, as well as the newer optoelectronics, which use digital imaging and even incorporate augmented reality. Iron sights are typically composed of two components mounted perpendicularly above the weapon's bore axis: a rear sight nearer (or ''proximally'') to the shooter's eye, and a front sight farther forward (or ''distally'') near the muzzle. During aiming, the shooter aligns h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn Township (other)
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Buckhorn Township may refer to the following townships in the United States: * Buckhorn Township, Brown County, Illinois * Buckhorn Township, Harnett County, North Carolina * Buckhorn Township, Wake County, North Carolina Buckhorn Township (also designated Township 3) is one of twenty townships within Wake County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, Buckhorn Township had a population of 3,251. Buckhorn Township, occup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn, Pennsylvania
Buckhorn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 318 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. It uses the Bloomsburg ZIP code of 17815. History Historically, there was an Indian path leading through the Buckhorn area, and in what would become Buckhorn the path was blazed by the antlers of a deer in a white oak sapling. When the first non-native settlers arrived in the Fishing Creek valley, they created another path that intersected the Indian path, and the community came to be named for the deer antlers. The community was founded due to discovery of ore in the area. Vaniah Rees built the first house in the community in 1820. The first store in the community was opened in 1836. Mail was periodically brought to Buckhorn starting in 1850, but mail was not brought to Buckhorn on a daily basis until 1883. Geography Buckhorn is located in western C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn, North Carolina
Buckhorn (or Cheeks Crossroads), is an unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina, United States, located south of Miles The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of distance; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English .... References Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Unincorporated communities in Orange County, North Carolina {{OrangeCountyNC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn, Pulaski County, Missouri
Buckhorn is a community in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. It is on Route 17 just south of its junction with Interstate 44 It is also on historic U.S. Route 66. The community is within the Mark Twain National Forest and the northwest corner of Fort Leonard Wood is three miles to the east. Waynesville is six miles to the northeast along Route 44 and Laquey is two miles to the southwest off of Route 17. History The community was so named on account of the image of a buckhorn on a local tavern sign. The Decker Cave Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1971. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Pulaski County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn, Michigan
Buckhorn is an unincorporated community in Berrien County, in the U.S. state of Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the .... History The community took its name from the Buckhorn Tavern, a local landmark to travelers in the 1830s. References Unincorporated communities in Berrien County, Michigan {{BerrienCountyMI-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn (Hamburg U-Bahn Station)
Buckhorn is a station in Volksdorf on the Hamburg U-Bahn line U1. It is located on the Ohlstedt branch of the line. History The station was built in 1916 under the name "Volksdorf-Nord." The station's architect was Eugen Göbel, who also designed the U-Bahn and S-Bahn stations Barmbek, Hasselbrook, and Ohlsdorf, as well as all underground stations of the Walddörferbahn. Because of the provisional steam railway operation to Barmbek, initially, no trains stopped at the station. It was only with the beginning of electrical railway operations in 1925 that trains stopped at this station, which now had the name Buckhorn. Services Buckhorn is served by Hamburg U-Bahn The Hamburg U-Bahn is a rapid transit system serving the cities of Hamburg, Norderstedt and Ahrensburg in Germany. Although referred to by the term U-Bahn (the "U" commonly being understood as standing for "underground"), most of the system's ... line U1. References {{Hamburg rail, lineU1=yes Hamburg U-Bahn stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn, Kentucky
Buckhorn is a home rule-class city in Perry County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 162 at the 2010 census. It is centered on the Buckhorn Presbyterian Church, a log structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Buckhorn Children's Center and Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park are also located here. The post office was established in 1902.Rennick, Robert M. Kentucky Place Names'. The University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1988. . Buckhorn was incorporated by the state legislature in 1996.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State: Land Office.Buckhorn". Accessed 14 July 2013. History According to local tradition, the name "Buckhorn" comes from an early settler, Jerry Smith, who had killed a large deer and had hung its antlers over an area spring. The name of the stream that flows through the area, Squabble Creek, is believed to have been named after a fight between Smith and his brothers. Geography Buckhorn is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn, Illinois
Buckhorn is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ..., United States. Buckhorn is southwest of Mount Sterling. References Unincorporated communities in Brown County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{BrownCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
