We found nineteen communities that are also named North Branch.
There is one other community in Ontario that is also named North Branch.
Beyond Ontario, we know of eighteen communities that are located in Canada and the United States. Of these eighteen communities, three are located in Canada and sixteen are in the United States.
This North Branch lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
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 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> 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 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the 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 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the south 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.<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 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
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 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> 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 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
This North Branch is located in Hillsborough County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the 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 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the south.
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 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of North Branch.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This North Branch lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the east northeast.
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 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> 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.
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 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from North Branch to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,544 miles [8,922.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,146 miles [6,672.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- North Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>
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 North 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 North Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1553, Longitude: -74.7420
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.851 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.144 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.913 degrees.