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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Savage Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Savage Branch and the surrounding area.
- 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 Savage Branch:
- 38.344249, -82.597936
- 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 Savage 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 Boyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- Since Savage Branch is near Wayne County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Savage Branch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Savage 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 Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Sandy Junction is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Junction
- Buffalo Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Cannonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Glenroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenroy is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenroy
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockdale
- Meadow Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Haven is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Haven
- Mouth of Bear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mouth of Bear is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth of Bear
- Neal
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Neal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Normal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shoals is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sweet Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sweet Run is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Run
- Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trace is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace
- Walnut Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
- Willowvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowvale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowvale
How Far From Savage 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 Savage 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 Savage Branch and extending to:
- Catlettsburg, which is the Seat of Boyd County, lies just to the North.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Savage Branch to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>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 302 miles [486 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Savage Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Savage Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Savage Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3442, Longitude: -82.5979 In this case, the coordinates for Savage Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.25 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.185 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.284 degrees. |
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