Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marshal Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marshal Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marshal 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 Marshal Branch:
- 37.207634, -82.885085
- 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 Marshal 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 Letcher County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Letcher County
- Since Marshal Branch is near Knott County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knott County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshal 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.
- Bath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Breeding Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breeding Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Creek
- Breeding Creek is located in Knott County
- Carbon Glow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Glow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Glow
- Carbon Glow is located in Letcher County
- Crown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Democrat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Jeremiah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremiah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Jeremiah is located in Letcher County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <2>
- Little Colly
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Colly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Colly
- Little Colly is located in Letcher County
- Lucastown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - May
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Middle Carr Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Carr Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Carr Creek
- Middle Carr Creek is located in Knott County
- Pine Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Pine Top is located in Knott County
- Polly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Redfox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Spider
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Marshal 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 Marshal Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Marshal Branch and extending to:
- Whitesburg, which is the Seat of Letcher County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 128 miles [206 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Marshal Branch to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 338 miles [544 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marshal Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marshal Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marshal Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2076, Longitude: -82.8851 In this case, the coordinates for Marshal Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Marshal 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 311.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.226 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.75 degrees. |