We found nine communities that share the name South Branch.
There is one other community in Ontario which is also named South Branch.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, four are located in Canada and five are in the United States.
This South Branch is located in Ogemaw County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogemaw County community of South Branch.
Minnesota
Watonwan County
This South Branch is located in Watonwan County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watonwan County community of South Branch.
New Brunswick
This South Branch lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
New Jersey
Somerset County
This South Branch is located in Somerset County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of South Branch.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This South Branch lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
Nova Scotia
This South Branch lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east.
Pennsylvania
Bradford County
This South Branch is located in Bradford County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of South Branch.
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 South Branch [McKean County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.
Bells Crossing (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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 South Branch to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Branch and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from South Branch to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,198 miles [6,756 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Footnotes ...
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8158, Longitude: -75.7049
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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 South 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 South Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.511 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.826 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.558 degrees.