Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in East Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for East Branch
- 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 East Branch:
- 41.988421, -75.133779
- 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 East Branch
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since East Branch is near Sullivan County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- 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 East Branch ...
We found four communities that share the name East Branch.
Within New York, the name East Branch is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Luce 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 East Branch [Luce County].
- New Brunswick
- This East Branch lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the East Branch that is located in Delaware County.
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson County
- This East Branch is located in Jefferson County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the East Branch that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of East Branch.
- Warren County
- This East Branch is located in Warren County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the west of the East Branch that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of East Branch.
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.
- Burnwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Delaware County
- Elk Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Fishs Eddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishs Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishs Eddy
- Fishs Eddy is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishs Eddy <4>
- French Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Woods
- French Woods is located in Delaware County
- Harvard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Kerry Siding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerry Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry Siding
- Kerry Siding is located in Delaware County
- Kerryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerryville
- Kerryville is located in Delaware County
- Long Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Pea Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Brook
- Pea Brook is located in Delaware County
- Peakville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From East Branch to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Branch and extending to:
- Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Branch to Delhi, 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,278 miles [6,884.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 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 East 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9884, Longitude: -75.1338 In this case, the coordinates for East Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 East 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 306.485 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.336 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.593 degrees. |