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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 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:
    • 39.446993, -86.175822
    • 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 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Since Bud is near Morgan County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Bud

Communities Also Named Bud ...

We found six communities that are also named Bud.

Within Indiana, the name Bud is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This Bud is located in Paulding County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the south of the Bud that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding 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 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Bud that is located in Johnson 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 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bud that is located in Johnson 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.

  • Bluff Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Clearview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Clearview is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Cope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cope is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
  • Deerwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Deerwood is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • El Dorado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • El Dorado is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • Exchange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Exchange is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fruitdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fruitdale is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • Golden Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Golden Grove is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
  • Hopewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hunters Pointe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hunters Pointe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pointe
  • Kinder
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kinder is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Providence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Providence is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Spearsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Spearsville is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
    • Stones Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
    • Waters Edge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Willow Lakes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Willow Lakes is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
    • Woodland Stream
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Stream is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Stream

How Far From Bud to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Bud to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bud) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4470, Longitude: -86.1758       In this case, the coordinates for Bud have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.487 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.901 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.565 degrees.