Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Browntown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browntown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Browntown
- 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 Browntown:
- 34.602863, -85.830528
- 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 Browntown
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Browntown is near DeKalb County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Browntown ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Browntown.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Browntown.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Autauga County
- Walker County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Brantley County
- This Browntown is located in Brantley County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the southeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Browntown.
- Glynn 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 Georgia community of Browntown [Glynn County].
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Brown 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 Ohio community of Browntown [Brown County].
- Meigs County
- This Browntown is located in Meigs County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Browntown.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Browntown is located in Bradford County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Browntown.
- Luzerne County
- This Browntown is located in Luzerne County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Browntown.
- Northampton County
- This Browntown is located in Northampton County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Browntown.
- Washington County
- This Browntown is located in Washington County and lies 489 miles [787 km] to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Browntown.
- Westmoreland County
- This Browntown is located in Westmoreland County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Browntown.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Browntown is located in Cumberland County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Browntown.
- Wayne County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Browntown [Wayne County].
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Browntown is located in Albemarle County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Browntown.
- Amherst County
- This Browntown is located in Amherst County and lies 425 miles [684 km] to the east northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Browntown.
- Campbell County
- This Browntown is located in Campbell County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the east northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Browntown.
- Warren County
- This Browntown is located in Warren County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Browntown.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Browntown ...
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.
- Blake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Elliott Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Elliott Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Jackson County
- Gray ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in DeKalb County
- Hodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Index ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- New Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Rainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
- Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <5>
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Stamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Sublett Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublett Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Ferry
- Sublett Ferry is located in Jackson County
- New Home
How Far From Browntown 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 Browntown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browntown and extending to:
- Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Browntown to Scottsboro, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south (S). 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 569 miles [915.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browntown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Browntown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6029, Longitude: -85.8305 In this case, the coordinates for Browntown 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Browntown 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> | 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 Browntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Browntown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.149 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.83 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.661 degrees. |