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:
- 39.473720, -76.264123
- 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Bush is near Baltimore County and also Cecil County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- eBird sighting report for Cecil 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 Maryland, the name Bush is unique.
Beyond Maryland, 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 663 miles [1,067 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bush that is located in Harford County.
- 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 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the west southwest of the Bush that is located in Harford County.
- 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 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bush that is located in Harford County.
- 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 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the west of the Bush that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Bush.
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Ontario
- This Bush lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the north of the Bush that is located in Harford County.
- 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.
- Bright Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Oaks
- Bright Oaks is located in Harford County
- Bush River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
- Bush River is located in Harford County
- Clearview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Constant Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constant Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Friendship
- Constant Friendship is located in Harford County
- Fairway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Forest Greens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Greens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Greens
- Forest Greens is located in Harford County
- Happy Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Knoll
- Happy Knoll is located in Harford County
- Harbour Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Oaks
- Harbour Oaks is located in Harford County
- Harold Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harold Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Heights
- Harold Heights is located in Harford County
- Hemlock Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ridge
- Hemlock Ridge is located in Harford County
- Hunters Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Hunters Run is located in Harford County
- Ivy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kings Charter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Charter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Charter
- Kings Charter is located in Harford County
- Long Bar Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bar Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bar Harbor
- Long Bar Harbor is located in Harford County
- Michaels Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michaels Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Corner
- Michaels Corner is located in Harford County
- Parsons Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Ridge
- Parsons Ridge is located in Harford County
- Rivershore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivershore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivershore
- Rivershore is located in Harford County
- Royal Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
- Royal Heights is located in Harford County
- Singer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Singer Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singer Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Woods
- Singer Woods is located in Harford County
- Temple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hills
- Temple Hills is located in Harford County
- Todd Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Lakes
- Todd Lakes is located in Harford County
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Woodland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Run
- Woodland Run is located in Harford County
- Kings Charter
How Far From Bush to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Bush to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 57 miles [91.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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 county. 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: 39.4737, Longitude: -76.2641 In this case, the coordinates for Bush have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.393 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.965 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.161 degrees. |