Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Browns Still, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Still and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Browns Still

• 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 Still:
  • 29.984406, -82.490673
  • 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 Still

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Browns Still is near Alachua County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Still

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Still ...

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.

• Bland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bland is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
• Brown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Dana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dana is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
• Danville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Danville is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Dukes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dukes is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
• Lulu
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lulu is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <1>
• Mason
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mason is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
• Mikesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mikesville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
• Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence

How Far From Browns Still 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 Still to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Browns Still and extending to:

• Lake Butler, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Browns Still to Lake Butler, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'