Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North 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 North Branch:
- 44.447462, -90.999039
- 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 North 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since North Branch is near Clark County and also Trempealeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Trempealeau 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
Communities Also Named North Branch ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name North Branch.
Within Wisconsin, the name North Branch is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Calaveras County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 269 miles [432.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 598 miles [962.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- 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.<1> 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 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the east of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chisago County community of North Branch.
- New Brunswick
- This North Branch lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This North Branch is located in Hillsborough County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<2> to the east of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- 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 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<2> to the east of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of North Branch.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This North Branch lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- Ontario
- This North Branch lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the North Branch that is located in Jackson County.
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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].
- California
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.
- Blair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Coral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coral City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Disco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Hay Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Pigeon Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Pleasantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Trempealeau County
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From North 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 North Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Branch and extending to:
- Black River Falls, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Branch to Black River Falls, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 814 miles [1,310 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 county. 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4475, Longitude: -90.9990 In this case, the coordinates for North Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.707 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.279 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.562 degrees. |