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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Burning Bush, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burning Bush and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Burning Bush:
    • 34.898688, -85.214676
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Burning Bush
  • 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 Catoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
    • Since Burning Bush is near Walker County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Burning Bush

Communities Also Named Burning Bush ...

We found two communities that are also named Burning Bush.

Within Georgia, the name Burning Bush is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Burning Bush is located in Bedford County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Burning Bush that is located in Catoosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Burning Bush.
    • Texas
      • Smith County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Burning Bush.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burning Bush ...

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.

  • Cannon Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon Crossing is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossing
  • Cinderella Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cinderella Hills is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinderella Hills
  • Cloud Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloud Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs
  • Ellie Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
  • Green Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Indian Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Love Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Love Hill is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Hill
  • Mountain View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mountain View is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Orchard Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
  • Park City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Park City is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Pleasant Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Poplar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Post Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Post Oak is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Red Belt
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Belt is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Belt
    • Robertsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Robertsville is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
    • Rock Spring
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Scenic Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Scenic Hills is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
    • Shadynook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Shadynook is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadynook
    • Summit Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Hill is located in Catoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hill

How Far From Burning Bush to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burning Bush to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burning Bush and extending to:

  • Ringgold, which is the Seat of Catoosa County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Burning Bush to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Burning Bush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Burning Bush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Burning Bush to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burning Bush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8987, Longitude: -85.2147       In this case, the coordinates for Burning Bush have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.791 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.458 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.339 degrees.