Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Clear Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clear Branch and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Clear 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 Clear Branch:
  • 36.054261, -82.516315
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Clear 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 Unicoi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
  • Since Clear Branch is near Yancey County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yancey County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Clear Branch

Communities Also Named Clear Branch ...

We found one communities that are also named Clear Branch.

Within Tennessee, the name Clear Branch is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Clear Branch in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Rankin County
    • This Clear Branch is located in Rankin County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clear Branch that is located in Unicoi County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Clear Branch.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clear 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.

• Coffee Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coffee Ridge is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Ridge
• Flag Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Flag Pond
  • From Clear Branch to Flag Pond
• Fordville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fordville is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
• Harris Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harris Mill is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Mill
• Indian Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
• Rocky Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Fork is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
• Shallowford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shallowford is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallowford
• Temple Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Temple Hill is located in Unicoi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill

How Far From Clear 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 Clear Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clear Branch and extending to:

• Erwin, which is the Seat of Unicoi County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Clear Branch to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'