Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Branham Heights

• 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 Branham Heights:
  • 37.415122, -82.495841
  • 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 Branham Heights

• 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
  • Since Branham Heights is near Floyd County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Branham Heights

Communities Also Named Branham Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Branham Heights.

Within Kentucky, the name Branham Heights is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Branham Heights in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Kershaw County
    • This Branham Heights is located in Kershaw County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Branham Heights that is located in Pike County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Branham Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Branham Heights ...

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.

• Crooked Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Fords Branch
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fords Branch is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
• Garden Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Garden Village is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
• Greasy Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greasy Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Creek
• Justiceville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Justiceville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justiceville
• Liberty
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lower Greasy Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lower Greasy Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Greasy Creek
• Mayo Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayo Village is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
• Pigeon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
• Red Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
• Robinson Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
• Titan Siding
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Titan Siding is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titan Siding

How Far From Branham Heights to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Branham Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Branham Heights to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,904 miles [11,110.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'