Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rock Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Branch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rock 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 Rock Branch:
- 38.447592, -81.817631
- 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 Rock 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Rock Branch is near Kanawha County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kanawha County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Rock Branch ...
We found five communities that share the name Rock Branch.
Within West Virginia, the name Rock Branch is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Elbert County
- This Rock Branch is located in Elbert County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the south of the Rock Branch that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Rock Branch.
- Iowa
- Woodbury County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Rock Branch [Woodbury County].
- Kentucky
- Wolfe County
- Although located in Wolfe County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Rock Branch.
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- This Rock Branch is located in Newton County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rock Branch that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Rock Branch.
- North Carolina
- Harnett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rock Branch [Harnett County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock 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.
- Amandaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amandaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Amandaville is located in Kanawha County
- Black Betsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Betsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Betsey
- Black Betsey is located in Putnam County
- Cross Lanes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
- Cross Lanes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Lanes <4>
- Institute
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Kanawha County
- Lone Oak Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Park
- Lone Oak Park is located in Kanawha County
- Nitro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
- Nitro is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Raymond City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Rocky Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Rocky Fork is located in Kanawha County
- Rolling Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Rolling Meadows is located in Putnam County
- Scary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Strawberry Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Heights
- Strawberry Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Kanawha County
- Virginia Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Heights is located in Kanawha County
- Winter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry Heights
How Far From Rock 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 Rock Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Branch and extending to:
- Winfield, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Rock Branch to Charleston, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east (E). 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 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,831 miles [10,993.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,707 miles [7,575.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rock Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4476, Longitude: -81.8176 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rock 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 310.772 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.654 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.912 degrees. |