|
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.
- 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
- 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
- Johnson County
- This Bud is located in Johnson County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the north of the Bud that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Bud.
- Missouri
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bud [Warren County].
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Bud.
- Tennessee
- Anderson 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 Tennessee community of Bud [Anderson County].
- West Virginia
- Wyoming County
- This Bud is located in Wyoming County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bud that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Bud.
- Wisconsin
- Vernon County
- This Bud is located in Vernon County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bud that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Bud.
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Paulding County
- Pumpkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
- Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Quail Run is located in Paulding County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Paulding County
- 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
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>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- 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 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 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. |
|
|