Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gold Branch:
  • 32.994288, -86.387477
  • 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 Gold Branch

• 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
  • Since Gold Branch is near Talladega County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Gold Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gold Branch ...

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.

• Chancellors Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chancellors Ferry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellors Ferry
• Dollar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dollar is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
• Houses Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Houses Ferry is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houses Ferry
• Jumbo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
• Kellys Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Kellys Crossroads is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
• Lyle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyle is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
• Marble Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
• Spring Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Sulphur Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Spring is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Spring
• Unity
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Unity is located in Coosa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• Wildwood Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood Shores is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Shores

How Far From Gold Branch to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gold Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gold Branch to Rockford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,559 miles [10,555.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'