Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bushville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bushville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bushville
- 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 Bushville:
- 30.371309, -91.897061
- 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 Bushville
- 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 Martin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Martin Parish
- Since Bushville is near Saint Landry Parish and also Lafayette Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette Parish
- 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 Bushville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Bushville.
Within Louisiana, the name Bushville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Michigan
- New Brunswick
- This Bushville lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bushville that is located in Saint Martin Parish.
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Bushville is located in Genesee County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Bushville that is located in Saint Martin Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Bushville.
- Orange County
- This Bushville is located in Orange County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km] to the northeast of the Bushville that is located in Saint Martin Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Bushville.
- Sullivan County
- This Bushville is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km] to the northeast of the Bushville that is located in Saint Martin Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Bushville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bushville ...
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.
- Cecilia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecilia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilia
- Cecilia is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecilia <5>
- Champagne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Frisbie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Gecko
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Gloria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Leonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonville
- Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonville <5>
- Long Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Long Bridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Portage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Robin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Sunset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <5>
How Far From Bushville 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 Bushville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bushville and extending to:
- Saint Martinville, which is the Seat of Saint Martin Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bushville to Saint Martinville, 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 five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bushville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Martin Parish: www.stmartinparish-la.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bushville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bushville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bushville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3713, Longitude: -91.8971 In this case, the coordinates for Bushville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bushville 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. |
| <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 Bushville 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 316.485 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.126 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.876 degrees. |