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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 Brownsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownsboro 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 Brownsboro:
- 34.749380, -86.442336
- 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 Brownsboro
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Brownsboro is near Jackson County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Brownsboro
Communities Also Named Brownsboro ...
We found five communities that are also named Brownsboro.
Within Alabama, the name Brownsboro is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Oldham County
- This Brownsboro is located in Oldham County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the north of the Brownsboro that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Brownsboro.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Brownsboro is located in Jackson County and lies 2,011 miles [3,236.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsboro that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Brownsboro.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brownsboro [Washington County].
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brownsboro that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Brownsboro.
- Henderson County
- This Brownsboro is located in Henderson County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the west southwest of the Brownsboro that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Brownsboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownsboro ...
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.
- Bell Factory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bell Factory is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Factory
- Big Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darwin Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darwin Downs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin Downs
- Dug Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dug Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
- Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Maysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mercury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moontown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moontown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moontown
- Mountain Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Brook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Sublett Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sublett Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Mill
- Three Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Forks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
How Far From Brownsboro 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 Brownsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownsboro and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Brownsboro to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brownsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brownsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Brownsboro 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 Brownsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7494, Longitude: -86.4423 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.527 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.285 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.878 degrees. |
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