Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bushy Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bushy Fork and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bushy Fork

• 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 Bushy Fork:
  • 36.307918, -79.086402
  • 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 Bushy Fork

• 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 Person County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Person County
  • Since Bushy Fork is near Caswell County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Bushy Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bushy Fork ...

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.

• Berryland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berryland is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
• Frogsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frogsboro is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogsboro
• Hicks Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicks Village is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
• Hightowers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hightowers is located in Caswell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
• Lake View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake View is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Larry Hall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Larry Hall is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
• Laws
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Laws is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
• Longs Store
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Longs Store is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Store
• Roseville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Springcrest Meadows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
• Timberlake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Timberlake is located in Person County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberlake <1>

How Far From Bushy Fork 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 Bushy Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bushy Fork and extending to:

• Roxboro, which is the Seat of Person County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Bushy Fork to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,675 miles [7,523.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'