Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bear Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bear Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bear 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 Bear Branch:
- 37.163423, -83.548801
- 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 Bear 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 Leslie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Leslie County
- Since Bear Branch is near Clay County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Letcher 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bear Branch ...
We found three communities that share the name Bear Branch.
Within Kentucky, the name Bear Branch is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Ohio County
- This Bear Branch is located in Ohio County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bear Branch that is located in Leslie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Bear Branch.
- Missouri
- Linn County
- This Bear Branch is located in Linn County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bear Branch that is located in Leslie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Bear Branch.
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bear Branch [DeKalb County].
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear 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.
- Big Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Bobs Fork
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Creekville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekville
- Creekville is located in Clay County
- Hector
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Jacks Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
- Jacks Creek is located in Clay County
- Jason
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Mouth of Hector
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouth of Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth of Hector
- Mouth of Hector is located in Clay County
- Peabody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Red Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Clay County
- Thousandsticks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thousandsticks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
How Far From Bear 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 Bear Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bear Branch and extending to:
- Hyden, which is the Seat of Leslie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Bear Branch to Hyden, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bear Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 from Point A (ie- Bear Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bear Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1634, Longitude: -83.5488 In this case, the coordinates for Bear Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bear Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bear Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.681 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.045 degrees. |