Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fort 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 Fort Branch:
  • 37.850525, -81.943927
  • 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 Fort 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Since Fort Branch is near Boone County and also Mingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mingo 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 Fort Branch

Communities Also Named Fort Branch ...

We found one communities that are also named Fort Branch.

Within West Virginia, the name Fort Branch is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Fort Branch in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Gibson County
    • This Fort Branch is located in Gibson County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the west of the Fort Branch that is located in Logan County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Fort Branch.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort 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.

• Black Bottom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Black Bottom is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
• Crooked Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Dog Patch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dog Patch is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Patch
• Ethel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ethel is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
• Freeze Fork
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Freeze Fork is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Fork
• Monitor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Monitor is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
• Peach Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Peach Creek is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Peach Creek
  • From Fort Branch to Peach Creek
• Red Campbell
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Red Campbell is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Campbell
• Ridgeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeview is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
• Rum Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rum Junction is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Junction
• Sunbeam
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunbeam is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
• Wanda
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wanda is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda

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

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

• Logan, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the West.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Branch to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,861 miles [11,041.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,737 miles [7,623.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'