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Communities Also Named West Branch ...

We found ten communities that share the name West Branch.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named West Branch.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clydesdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydesdale
  • Denmark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Diamond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Elmfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmfield
  • Four Mile Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Mile Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Brook
  • Hedgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedgeville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeville
  • Louisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Marshville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <5>
  • Meadowville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Mountain Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
  • Poplar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • River John
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Rogers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Brook

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<6>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<7> 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>
  • 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).<10>

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.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 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 'point-to-point' 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.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    
<3>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.
<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 West 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 298.443 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.973 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.846 degrees.




 

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