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Communities Also Named West Branch ...
We found ten communities that are also named West Branch.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia that is also named West Branch.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of nine communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these nine communities, .
- Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Butte 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 West Branch [Butte County].
- Iowa
- Cedar County
- This West Branch is located in Cedar County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of West Branch.
- Michigan
- Marquette 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 West Branch [Marquette County].
- Ogemaw County
- This West Branch is located in Ogemaw County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogemaw County community of West Branch.
- New Brunswick
- This West Branch lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the northwest.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This West Branch is located in Oneida County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of West Branch.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This West Branch is located in Cambria County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of West Branch.
- Vermont
- Lamoille County
- This West Branch is located in Lamoille County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of West Branch.
- Washington
- Spokane 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 Washington community of West Branch [Spokane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near West 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.
- Clydesdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Elmfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
- Four Mile Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hedgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- River John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scotsburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Six Mile Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From West 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 West Branch to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Branch and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 611 miles [983.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from West Branch to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 35 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 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 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,629 miles [5,840.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 West 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 West 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 West Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6403, Longitude: -63.0392 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.443 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.973 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.846 degrees. |
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