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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Long Branch:
    • 40.216897, -90.037368
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Long Branch
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Long Branch ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Long Branch.

There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Long Branch.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Saline County
      • This Long Branch is located in Saline County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Long Branch.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Long Branch [Duval County].
      • Hamilton County
      • This Long Branch is located in Hamilton County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Long Branch.
    • Georgia
      • Grady County
      • This Long Branch is located in Grady County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Long Branch.
      • Tattnall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Long Branch [Tattnall County].
    • Kansas
      • Norton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Long Branch [Norton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Magoffin County
      • Although located in Magoffin County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Long Branch.
      • Meade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Long Branch [Meade County].
    • Mississippi
      • Yalobusha County
      • This Long Branch is located in Yalobusha County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the south of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yalobusha County community of Long Branch.
    • Missouri
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Long Branch [Monroe County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Long Branch is located in Monmouth County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the east of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Long Branch.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Long Branch [Monroe County].
      • Onondaga County
      • This Long Branch is located in Onondaga County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Long Branch.
    • North Carolina
      • Robeson County
      • This Long Branch is located in Robeson County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Long Branch.
    • Ontario
      • This Long Branch lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Long Branch is located in Washington County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the east of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Long Branch.
    • South Carolina
      • Barnwell County
      • This Long Branch is located in Barnwell County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnwell County community of Long Branch.
      • Laurens County
      • This Long Branch is located in Laurens County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the southeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Long Branch.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Long Branch is located in Hamilton County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Long Branch.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Long Branch is located in Lawrence County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the south southeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Long Branch.
    • Texas
      • Eastland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Long Branch [Eastland County].
      • Falls County
      • This Long Branch is located in Falls County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Long Branch.
      • Panola County
      • This Long Branch is located in Panola County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the south southwest of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Long Branch.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Long Branch is located in Caroline County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the east of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Long Branch.
      • Dickenson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Long Branch [Dickenson County].
      • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Long Branch [Fairfax County].
      • Stafford County
      • This Long Branch is located in Stafford County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the east of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Long Branch.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Long Branch is located in Fayette County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Long Branch.
      • Wyoming County
      • This Long Branch is located in Wyoming County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the east southeast of the Long Branch that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Long Branch.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long 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.

  • Bath
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
  • Bluff City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
  • Bobtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
    • Bobtown is located in Menard County
  • Buzzville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
    • Buzzville is located in Mason County
  • Havana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marbletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
    • Marbletown is located in Fulton County
  • Moscow ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Mason County
  • Otto ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Otto is located in Fulton County
  • Peterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterville
    • Peterville is located in Mason County
  • Poplar City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar City
    • Poplar City is located in Mason County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar City <4>
  • Quiver Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver Beach
    • Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
  • Wolf Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Wolf Lake is located in Mason County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Branch and extending to:

  • Havana, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Long Branch to Springfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mason County: www.masoncountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2169, Longitude: -90.0374       In this case, the coordinates for Long Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Long Branch could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Long Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.017 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.907 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.193 degrees.




 

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