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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 South Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Branch and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Branch:
    • 44.467088, -83.886968
    • 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 South Branch
  • 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 South Branch ...

We found eight communities that share the name South Branch.

Within Michigan, the name South Branch is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, four are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Watonwan County
      • This South Branch is located in Watonwan County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west of the South Branch that is located in Ogemaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watonwan County community of South Branch.
    • New Brunswick
      • This South Branch lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Branch that is located in Ogemaw County.
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • This South Branch is located in Somerset County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Branch that is located in Ogemaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of South Branch.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This South Branch lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Branch that is located in Ogemaw County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This South Branch lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<1> to the east of the South Branch that is located in Ogemaw County.
    • Ontario
      • This South Branch lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the east of the South Branch that is located in Ogemaw County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This South Branch is located in Bradford County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Branch that is located in Ogemaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of South Branch.
      • McKean County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of South Branch [McKean County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.

  • Curtisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
    • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
  • Elbow Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
    • Elbow Lake is located in Ogemaw County
  • Hemlock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Iosco County
  • Kneeland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
    • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
  • Long Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Meadow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
    • Meadow is located in Iosco County
  • National City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
    • National City is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <4>
  • Rose City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <4>
  • Sand Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
    • Sand Lake is located in Iosco County
  • Shady Shores
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
    • Shady Shores is located in Ogemaw County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Branch and extending to:

  • West Branch, which is the Seat of Ogemaw County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Branch to West Branch, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 521 miles [838.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,922 miles [9,530.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,662 miles [10,721.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,546 miles [7,316.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4671, Longitude: -83.8870    
<2>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 South 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 South Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.871 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.80 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.835 degrees.




 

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