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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Red Bush
- 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:
- 38.183726, -83.683830
- 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 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 Bath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bath County
- Since Red Bush is near Fleming County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fleming County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Red Bush ...
We found one communities that share the name Red Bush.
Within Kentucky, the name Red Bush is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Red Bush in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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.
- Harpers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lower Salt Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Salt Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salt Lick
- Lower Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Needmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Peasticks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Polksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polksville
- Polksville is located in Bath County
- Salt Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <3>
- Slate Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Upper Prickly Ash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Prickly Ash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Prickly Ash
- Upper Prickly Ash is located in Bath County
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Red Bush 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 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:
- Owingsville, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Red Bush to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Bush. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Red Bush) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Bush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1837, Longitude: -83.6838 In this case, the coordinates for Red Bush have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Red Bush to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.926 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.806 degrees. |