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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 Red Bush, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bush 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 Red Bush:
- 37.938379, -87.271948
- 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 Red 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 Warrick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick County
- Since Red Bush is near Spencer County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spencer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Red Bush
Communities Also Named Red Bush ...
We found one communities that are also named Red Bush.
Within Indiana, the name Red Bush is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Red Bush in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Bath County
- This Red Bush is located in Bath County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east of the Red Bush that is located in Warrick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Red Bush.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red 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.
- Bullocktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullocktown is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocktown
- Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Center is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Dayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Lake Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Mill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mill
- Paradise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Reed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rustic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rustic Hills is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Sand Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yankeetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeetown is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
How Far From Red Bush 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 Red Bush to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Bush and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Warrick County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Red Bush to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Red Bush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Red 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 Red Bush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9384, Longitude: -87.2719 In this case, the coordinates for Red Bush have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.467 degrees. |
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