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Communities Also Named North Branch ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name North Branch.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named North Branch.

Beyond Ontario, 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 Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for North Branch #1
      • This North Branch lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the east.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Calaveras 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 California community of North Branch [Calaveras County].
    • Iowa
      • Guthrie County
      • This North Branch is located in Guthrie County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • 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 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • 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 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • 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.<2> 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 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • 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 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of North Branch.
    • New Brunswick
      • This North Branch lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the east.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This North Branch is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • 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 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • 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 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of North Branch.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This North Branch lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the east.
    • Pennsylvania
      • McKean 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 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 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • 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.

  • Black Hawk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Border
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
    • Border is located in Koochiching County (MN)
  • Central
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Koochiching County (MN)
  • Cozy Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
  • Dearlock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearlock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearlock
  • Finland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
  • Frontier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
    • Frontier is located in Koochiching County (MN)
  • Gameland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gameland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gameland

How Far From North 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 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 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the east (E). 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 most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,811 miles [10,961.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,744 miles [7,634.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 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: 48.8690, Longitude: -94.1677    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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.
<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>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.
<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 318.895 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.359 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.058 degrees.




 

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