Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North 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 North Branch:
- 38.330360, -82.805998
- 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 North 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since North Branch is near Boyd County and also Greenup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- eBird sighting report for Greenup 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 North Branch ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name North Branch.
Within Kentucky, the name North Branch is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Calaveras 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 North Branch [Calaveras County].
- Iowa
- Guthrie County
- This North Branch is located in Guthrie County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of North Branch.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This North Branch is located in Allegany County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of North Branch.
- Baltimore County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of North Branch [Baltimore County].
- Michigan
- Alcona 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 Michigan community of North Branch [Alcona County].
- Bay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of North Branch [Bay County].
- Lapeer County
- This North Branch is located in Lapeer County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<2> to the north of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lapeer County community of North Branch.
- Oscoda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of North Branch [Oscoda County].
- Minnesota
- Chisago County
- This North Branch is located in Chisago County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of North Branch.
- New Brunswick
- This North Branch lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This North Branch is located in Hillsborough County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of North Branch.
- New Jersey
- Somerset County
- This North Branch is located in Somerset County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of North Branch.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This North Branch is located in Sullivan County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of North Branch.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This North Branch lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- Ontario
- This North Branch lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- Pennsylvania
- McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of North Branch [McKean County].
- Susquehanna County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of North Branch [Susquehanna County].
- Wisconsin
- Jackson County
- This North Branch is located in Jackson County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the North Branch that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of North Branch.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
- Cannonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Boyd County
- Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Mount Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Music
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Princess
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Rush
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Rush is located in Boyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush <5>
- Sandy Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Furnace
- Sandy Furnace is located in Boyd County
- Straight Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Straight Creek is located in Carter County
- Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Williams Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Williams Creek is located in Carter County
How Far From North 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 North Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Branch and extending to:
- Grayson, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from North Branch to Frankfort, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 313 miles [503.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 North 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3304, Longitude: -82.8060 In this case, the coordinates for North Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 North Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 North Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.378 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.329 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.379 degrees. |