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Communities Also Named North Branch ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name North Branch.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name North Branch is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eighteen communities, three are located in Canada and sixteen are in the United States.

  • 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 1,788 miles [2,877.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of North Branch.
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This North Branch is located in Carter County and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of North Branch.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This North Branch is located in Allegany County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • 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 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km]<2> to the west.
      • 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 1,604 miles [2,581.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of North Branch.
    • New Brunswick
      • This North Branch lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This North Branch is located in Hillsborough County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • 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 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • 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 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of North Branch.
    • Ontario
      • This North Branch lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
    • 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 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of North Branch.

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.

  • Burnt Islands
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Islands
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Islands <5>
  • Coal Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Brook
  • Grand River Gut ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River Gut came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River Gut
  • Low Brook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Brook
  • Maidstone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maidstone came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidstone <5>
  • Red Rocks
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rocks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rocks
  • River Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Brook
  • Shoal Point
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Point

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from North Branch to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 46 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 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 5,512 miles [8,870.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,387 miles [5,450.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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 Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

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 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 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 . 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 drawn 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: 48.0167, Longitude: -58.9500    
<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>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.
<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 295.169 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 290.823 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 290.966 degrees.




 

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