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

• 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:
  • 34.321801, -81.760665
  • 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 Newberry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
  • Since Bush River is near Laurens County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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 South Carolina, the name Bush River is unique.

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

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

• Deadfall Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Deadfall Crossroads is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadfall Crossroads
• Devils Cross Roads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Devils Cross Roads is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Cross Roads
• Gary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gary is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
• Helena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Helena is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Joanna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Joanna is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joanna <2>
• Longshore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Longshore is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshore
• Mudlick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
• Silverstreet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <2>
• Spearman ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spearman is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman
• Trinity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Trinity is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

How Far From Bush River 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 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:

• Newberry, which is the Seat of Newberry County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Bush River to Columbia, 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 410 miles [659.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'