Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yellow Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellow Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yellow 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 Yellow Branch:
- 37.255978, -79.184189
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Yellow 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Yellow Branch is near Lynchburg City and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
- eBird sighting report for Bedford 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow 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.
- Brush Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brush Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Tavern
- Brush Tavern is located in Campbell County
- City Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Deer Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Campbell County
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Campbell County
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Campbell County
- Landmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Lawyers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rustburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustburg
- Rustburg is located in Campbell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rustburg <2>
- Sleepy Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Campbell County
- Sunny Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Banks
- Sunny Banks is located in Campbell County
- Tanglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Campbell County
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- Timberlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Whetstone Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Hills
- Whetstone Hills is located in Campbell County
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake
How Far From Yellow Branch to ...
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 Yellow Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Yellow Branch and extending to:
- Rustburg, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Yellow Branch to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 162 miles [260.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yellow Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yellow Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yellow Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2560, Longitude: -79.1842 In this case, the coordinates for Yellow Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Yellow Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.228 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.714 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.197 degrees. |