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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 Bush River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bush River and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 River:
    • 39.441220, -76.237455
    • 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 Bush River
  • 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
    • Since Bush River is near Baltimore County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Bush River

Communities Also Named Bush River ...

We found one communities that are also named Bush River.

Within Maryland, the name Bush River is unique.

Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Bush River in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Newberry County
      • This Bush River is located in Newberry County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bush River that is located in Harford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newberry County community of Bush River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bush River ...

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.

  • Bush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bush is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Clearview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clearview is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Constant Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
  • Edgewater Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
  • Forest Greens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Forest Greens is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
  • Happy Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Happy Knoll is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Knoll
  • Harbour Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
  • Long Bar Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
  • Michaelsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Michaelsville is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
  • Rivershore
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rivershore is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivershore
  • Royal Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Heights is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
  • Trimble Fields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trimble Fields is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Fields
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wildwood is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Woodland Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Run is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run

How Far From Bush River 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 River to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bush River and extending to:

  • Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bush River to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 56 miles [90.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,841 miles [9,400.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bush River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 River 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 Bush River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4412, Longitude: -76.2375       In this case, the coordinates for Bush River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.38 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.944 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.162 degrees.