Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wells Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wells Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wells 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 Wells Branch:
- 43.373649, -70.600162
- 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 Wells 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Wells Branch is near Cumberland County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Wells Branch ...
We found two communities that share the name Wells Branch.
Within Maine, the name Wells Branch is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Antrim 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 Wells Branch [Antrim County].
- Texas
- Travis County
- This Wells Branch is located in Travis County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Wells Branch that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Wells Branch.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wells 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.
- Alewife
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Cozy Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
- Cozy Corners is located in York County
- Elms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in York County
- Grays Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Grays Corner is located in York County
- Highpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hobbs Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
- Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
- Lower Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
- Lower Landing is located in York County
- Millers Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
- Millers Crossing is located in York County
- Moody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Moody Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
- Moody Beach is located in York County
- Moody Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
- Moody Point is located in York County
- Parsonage Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonage Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
- Parsonage Corner is located in York County
- Town House Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners
- Town House Corners is located in York County
How Far From Wells Branch 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 Wells Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wells Branch and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wells Branch to Alfred, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,445 miles [8,762.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,032 miles [6,488.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wells Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Wells 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- Wells Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wells Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3736, Longitude: -70.6002 In this case, the coordinates for Wells Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Wells 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 303.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.253 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.83 degrees. |