Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Black 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 Black Branch:
  • 36.825421, -78.496942
  • 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 Black 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Since Black Branch is near Lunenburg County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lunenburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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 Black Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black 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.

• Bluestone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluestone is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Chase City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chase City is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase City <1>
• Five Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Gregory Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gregory Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Corner
• Kells Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kells Corner is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells Corner
• Kings Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kings Crossroads is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossroads
• Plantersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Public Fork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Public Fork is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Fork
• Rogers Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogers Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Corner
• Spanish Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spanish Grove is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Black Branch and extending to:

• Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Black Branch to Boydton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 163 miles [262.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'