Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brannons 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 Brannons Branch:
  • 33.785662, -84.639656
  • 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 Brannons 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Brannons Branch is near Cobb County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Brannons Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brannons 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.

• Boulder Vista
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boulder Vista is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Vista
• Chestnut Log
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
• County Line Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
• County Line Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • County Line Place is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
• Creelwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Creelwood is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
• Furniture City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
• Gordon Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Heritage Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
• High Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • High Point is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Howard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Howard is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Ivy Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
• Kennedy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennedy is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Meadowview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Park Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Park Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Pine Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
  • Rocky Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
  • Saddleback Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
  • Skyview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Skyview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Songwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Songwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
  • Springbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springbrook is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Stoneybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Trail Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
  • Whisperwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods

How Far From Brannons Branch 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 Brannons 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 Brannons Branch and extending to:

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Brannons Branch to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'