Long Branch
Long Branch is a stream in Wayne, West Virginia. Long Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Mineral Springs, as well as near the village Fort Gay.Places of Interest
Highlights include Big Sandy Power Plant.
Big Sandy Power Plant
Power station
Photo: FunksBrother, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Big Sandy Power Plant is a 268 megawatt, natural gas power plant owned and operated by Kentucky Power Company, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, on the shores of the Big Sandy River near Louisa, Kentucky. Big Sandy Power Plant is situated 2 miles north of Long Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mineral Springs and Fort Gay.
Mineral Springs
Hamlet
Mineral Springs is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Northwest for about four miles north, both along and off US Route 52, are a string of smaller hamlets, including Hewlet. Mineral Springs is situated 2 miles southeast of Long Branch.
Fort Gay
Village
Fort Gay is a town in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Tug Fork and Big Sandy rivers. It is located within the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, and adjoins Louisa, Kentucky. The population was 677 at the 2020 census. Fort Gay is situated 2 miles south of Long Branch.
Louisa
Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Louisa is a home-rule class city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is the county seat. It is at the merger of the Levisa and Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River, which forms part of the state's border with West Virginia. Louisa is situated 2 miles south of Long Branch.
Long Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wayne, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.14342° or 38° 8′ 36″ northLongitude
-82.60571° or 82° 36′ 21″ westElevation
577 feet (176 metres)Open location code
86CV49VV+9PGeoNames ID
4812949
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