Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bud, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bud and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bud
- 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 Bud:
- 33.860104, -84.919942
- 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 Bud
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Bud is near Haralson County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Haralson County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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
Communities Also Named Bud ...
We found six communities that share the name Bud.
Within Georgia, the name Bud is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bud ...
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.
- Arbor Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Walk
- Arbor Walk is located in Paulding County
- Cottonwood Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Valley
- Cottonwood Valley is located in Paulding County
- Emerald Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Emerald Forest is located in Paulding County
- Greenacres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenacres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
- Greenacres is located in Paulding County
- Hickory Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Gap
- Hickory Gap is located in Paulding County
- Honeysuckle Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeysuckle Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Plantation
- Honeysuckle Plantation is located in Paulding County
- Meadow Lark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lark
- Meadow Lark is located in Paulding County
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Paulding County
- Mulberry Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Place
- Mulberry Place is located in Paulding County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Pumpkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Rock Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Paulding County
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Paulding County
- Oak Creek
How Far From Bud to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bud to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bud and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Bud to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bud. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Paulding County: www.paulding.gov/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bud) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8601, Longitude: -84.9199 In this case, the coordinates for Bud have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Bud 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. |
| <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 Bud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Bud to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.572 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.06 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.47 degrees. |