Lake Buckhorn, Ohio — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lake Buckhorn, Holmes County.
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Lake Buckhorn lies cradled within the rolling hills of Holmes County, a place where the land exhales a quiet breath of emerald and ochre. It lies 22.9 miles south of Wooster, OH (from Wooster, OH: bearing 176°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south of Millersburg. The terrain here is a gentle, yet persistent, series of rises and falls, cloaked in a generous spread of deciduous forest that gives way to open fields, their boundaries often softened by the encroaching wild. The lake itself, a placid mirror reflecting the ever-shifting moods of the Ohio sky, is the quiet heart of this landscape, its shores a patchwork of reeds, weathered docks, and the occasional sun-bleached log. In the late afternoon, when the sun begins its slow descent, the air grows thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, and a profound stillness settles, broken only by the distant call of a crow or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The history of Lake Buckhorn is inextricably tied to the agricultural pulse of Holmes County, a region long defined by its hardworking farming communities and the sturdy, practical spirit of its people. While the lake itself is a relatively modern creation, a reservoir designed to serve the needs of the surrounding populace, the land it occupies holds echoes of earlier times, of pioneers who cleared these woods and coaxed sustenance from the soil. The local economy, though diversified, still bears the indelible mark of agriculture, with family farms continuing to be a significant presence, their fields a testament to generations of dedication. Beyond the farms, the quiet industry of small businesses and tradespeople sustains the rhythm of life, and the occasional weathered barn, its timbers silvered by countless seasons, stands as a silent sentinel to the enduring character of this place.
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| Location | Lake Buckhorn, Holmes County, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 40.4744°N, 81.9082°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 44654 |
| Area Code | 330 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Buckhorn, Ohio, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Lake Buckhorn includes coordinates 40.474400°N, 81.908200°W, situated in Holmes County. ZIP code 44654. Telephone area code: 330. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.