Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New 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 New Branch:
  • 32.082138, -82.251511
  • 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 New 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 Toombs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Toombs County
  • Since New Branch is near Tattnall County and also Appling County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tattnall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appling 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 New Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.

• Cedar Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
• Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Center is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
• Elton ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elton is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• English Eddy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
• Falling Rocks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Falling Rocks is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rocks
• Lyons
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyons is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <1>
• Piney Bluff Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney Bluff Ferry is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bluff Ferry
• Ponderosa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ponderosa is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Rock Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Santa Claus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people

How Far From New 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 New Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lyons, which is the Seat of Toombs County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Branch to Lyons, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'