Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Horse 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 Horse Branch:
  • 37.455884, -86.676654
  • 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 Horse 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
  • Since Horse Branch is near Grayson County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Horse Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horse 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.

• Arnold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arnold is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Do Stop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Do Stop is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Do Stop
• Dogwalk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dogwalk is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwalk
• Dundee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dundee is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Flint Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Flint Springs is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
• Jingo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jingo is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
• Jugville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jugville is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Narrows
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Narrows is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rob Roy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rob Roy is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
  • Select
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Select is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
    • Former name for Select:
    • Stweartsville
  • Spring Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
  • Sulphur Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Windy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Windy Hill is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Horse Branch and extending to:

• Hartford, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Horse Branch to Hartford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'