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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Branch and the surrounding area.
- 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 Big Branch:
- 37.587610, -81.772058
- 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 Big 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Big Branch is near Mingo County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Big Branch
Communities Also Named Big Branch ...
We found five communities that are also named Big Branch.
Within West Virginia, the name Big Branch is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Knott County
- This Big Branch is located in Knott County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west of the Big Branch that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Big Branch.
- Letcher County
- This Big Branch is located in Letcher County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west southwest of the Big Branch that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Big Branch.
- Magoffin County
- Although located in Magoffin County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Big Branch.
- Pike County
- This Big Branch is located in Pike County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west southwest of the Big Branch that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Big Branch.
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Big Branch is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the southwest of the Big Branch that is located in Wyoming County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Big Branch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big 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.
- Coal Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Mountain is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Cub City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Fanrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fanrock is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanrock
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Horsepen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Horsepen is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen
- Ikes Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ikes Fork is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes Fork
- Justice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Long Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Sun Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Uno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
How Far From Big 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 Big Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Branch and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Big Branch to Pineville, 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Big Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Big Branch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5876, Longitude: -81.7721 In this case, the coordinates for Big Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.758 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.511 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.164 degrees. |
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