Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brownlee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownlee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brownlee
- 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 Brownlee:
- 40.784652, -106.286656
- 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 Brownlee
- 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 Brownlee is near Larimer County and also Albany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- eBird sighting report for Albany 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 Brownlee ...
We found ten communities that share the name Brownlee.
Within Colorado, the name Brownlee is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Nebraska
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Potter 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 Pennsylvania community of Brownlee [Potter County].
- Tioga County
- This Brownlee is located in Tioga County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km]<1> to the east of the Brownlee that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Brownlee.
- Saskatchewan
- This Brownlee lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the north of the Brownlee that is located in Jackson County.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownlee ...
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.
- Foxpark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Hebron ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Jackson County
- Higho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Kings Canyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Canyon
- Kings Canyon is located in Jackson County
- Mountain Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Albany County (WY)
- Old Roach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Pearl ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Jackson County
- Reds Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reds Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reds Place
- Reds Place is located in Larimer County
- Spicer ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
- Spicer is located in Jackson County
How Far From Brownlee to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brownlee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Brownlee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownlee and extending to:
- Walden, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the South.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Brownlee to Denver, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,849 miles [11,022.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,614 miles [12,253.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,557 miles [8,943.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brownlee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownlee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7847, Longitude: -106.2867 |
| <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 Brownlee 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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 Brownlee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Brownlee 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 327.60 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.404 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.571 degrees. |