Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bush, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bush and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Bush:
- 30.60925, -89.899654
- 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 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Saint Tammany Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
- Since Bush is near Washington Parish and also Pearl River County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
- eBird sighting report for Pearl River 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 Bush ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Bush.
Within Louisiana, the name Bush is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bush [Barbour County].
- Calhoun County
- This Bush is located in Calhoun County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bush that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Bush.
- Jefferson County
- This Bush is located in Jefferson County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the northeast of the Bush that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bush.
- Arkansas
- California
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Bush is located in Cook County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<2> to the north of the Bush that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Bush.
- Williamson County
- This Bush is located in Williamson County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the north of the Bush that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Bush.
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Ontario
- This Bush lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Bush that is located in Saint Tammany Parish.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Washington
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Blond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hickory
- From Bush to Hickory
- Industrial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industrial have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial
- Industrial is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Julia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Lake View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Lees Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lees Creek
- From Bush to Lees Creek
- Mitch ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <5>
How Far From 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 Bush to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bush and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Saint Tammany Parish, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bush to Covington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,405 miles [8,698.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bush. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Tammany Parish: www.stpgov.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bush 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 parish. 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. |
| <2> | 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- Bush) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6092, Longitude: -89.8997 |
| <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 Bush, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Bush to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.293 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.767 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.054 degrees. |