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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 Willow Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow 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 Willow Branch:
    • 39.876253, -85.684678
    • 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 Willow 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 Willow Branch ...

We found two communities that share the name Willow Branch.

Within Indiana, the name Willow Branch is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Modoc County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Willow Branch [Modoc County].
    • North Carolina
      • Gates County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Willow Branch [Gates County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow 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.

  • Charlottesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlottesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
    • Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
  • Denny Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
    • Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Hancock County
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Henry is located in Rush County
  • Maple Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
    • Maple Valley is located in Henry County
  • Maxwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Hancock County
  • Mohawk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Mohawk is located in Hancock County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Stringtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Hancock County
  • Sugar Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hills
    • Sugar Hills is located in Hancock County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Willow Branch and extending to:

  • Greenfield, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Willow Branch to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.hancockcoingov.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Willow 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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Willow Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8763, Longitude: -85.6847    
<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 Willow 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 313.173 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.604 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.214 degrees.




 

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