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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 Fort Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Branch and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fort Branch:
- 38.247165, -87.575263
- 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 Fort 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Since Fort Branch is near Vanderburgh County and also Warrick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vanderburgh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warrick 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 Fort Branch
Communities Also Named Fort Branch ...
We found one communities that are also named Fort Branch.
Within Indiana, the name Fort Branch is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Fort Branch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- This Fort Branch is located in Logan County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the east of the Fort Branch that is located in Gibson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Fort Branch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort 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.
- Crossroads ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crossroads is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Cynthiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Egg Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Egg Harbor is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- King is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lyles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lyles is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Poseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosebud is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
How Far From Fort 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 town such as Fort Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Branch and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies just to the North.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Branch to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Fort Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fort Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2472, Longitude: -87.5753 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.362 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.527 degrees. |
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