Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Patch:
  • 41.373690, -75.746581
  • 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 Patch

• 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 Lackawanna County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lackawanna County
  • Since Bush Patch is near Luzerne County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Patch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bush Patch ...

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.

• Barbertown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Barbertown is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
• Cork Lane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cork Lane is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork Lane
• Greenwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Happy Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Valley is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Hillside Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside Junction is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Junction
• Hughestown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hughestown is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
• Milwaukee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
• Ransom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ransom is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
• Spike Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Spike Island is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Island
• Starks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Starks is located in Lackawanna County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bush Patch and extending to:

• Scranton, which is the Seat of Lackawanna County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Bush Patch to Harrisburg, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,327 miles [6,963.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'