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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 Browns Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Landing 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 Browns Landing:
- 30.511307, -87.448868
- 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 Browns Landing
- 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- Since Browns Landing is near Escambia County and also Santa Rosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Escambia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Rosa 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 Browns Landing
Communities Also Named Browns Landing ...
We found two communities that are also named Browns Landing.
Within Alabama, the name Browns Landing is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Browns Landing is located in Dorchester County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Browns Landing that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Browns Landing.
- South Carolina
- Allendale County
- This Browns Landing is located in Allendale County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Browns Landing that is located in Baldwin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Browns Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Landing ...
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.
- Cottage Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Hill is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Farm Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farm Hill is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Haven Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haven Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- John B Cazenave Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- John B Cazenave Grant is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John B Cazenave Grant
- Joseph Cruzat and Francisco De Viller Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Josepha Pol Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Josepha Pol Grant is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josepha Pol Grant
- Lees Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Ferry is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Ferry
- Manuel Gonzales Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manuel Gonzales Grant is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuel Gonzales Grant
- Navy Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Navy Point is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Point
- Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olive is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Paradise Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise Beach is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Beach
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Cut is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
How Far From Browns Landing 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 Browns Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browns Landing and extending to:
- Bay Minette, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Browns Landing to Bay Minette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 145 miles [233.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Browns Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Browns Landing 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 Browns Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5113, Longitude: -87.4489 In this case, the coordinates for Browns Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.827 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.049 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.134 degrees. |
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