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Communities Also Named Branch ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Branch.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Branch is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Franklin County
      • This Branch is located in Franklin County and lies 2,200 miles [3,540.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Branch.
    • Illinois
      • Saint Clair 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 Illinois community of Branch [Saint Clair County].
    • Kansas
      • Jewell 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 Kansas community of Branch [Jewell County].
    • Kentucky
      • Harrison 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 Kentucky community of Branch [Harrison County].
    • Louisiana
      • Acadia Parish
      • This Branch is located in Acadia Parish and lies 2,328 miles [3,746.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Branch.
    • Michigan
      • Delta 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 Michigan community of Branch [Delta County].
    • Minnesota
      • Chisago County
      • This Branch is located in Chisago County and lies 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of Branch.
    • Mississippi
      • Scott County
      • This Branch is located in Scott County and lies 2,121 miles [3,413.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Branch.
    • Missouri
      • Camden County
      • This Branch is located in Camden County and lies 2,060 miles [3,315.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Branch.
    • Nebraska
      • Cedar County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cedar County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Branch.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Branch is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Branch.
      • Ulster County
      • This Branch is located in Ulster County and lies 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Branch.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer 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 Branch [Mercer County].
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Branch is located in Collin County and lies 2,407 miles [3,873.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Branch.
    • Wisconsin
      • Manitowoc County
      • This Branch is located in Manitowoc County and lies 1,633 miles [2,628.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manitowoc County community of Branch.

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

  • Angels Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Angels Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels Cove
  • Distress Cove ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Distress Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Distress Cove
  • Gooseberry Cove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lears Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lears Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lears Cove
  • Mosquito
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquito came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquito
  • Patricks Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricks Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Cove
  • Ship Cove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ship Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Cove
  • Stoney House
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney House came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney House
  • Tilts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilts came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilts

How Far From 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 town such as Branch to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,041 miles [1,675.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Branch to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,618 miles [7,432 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,318 miles [8,558.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,196 miles [5,143.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8833, Longitude: -53.9667    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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 . 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>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 Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 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 292.455 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.596 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 289.319 degrees.




 

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