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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 Browning, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browning and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Browning:
    • 31.917402, -83.272378
    • 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 Browning
  • 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 Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
    • Since Browning is near Dodge County and also Ben Hill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ben Hill 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 Browning

Communities Also Named Browning ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Browning.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Browning.

Beyond Georgia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Browning [Polk County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Browning is located in Orange County and lies 1,998 miles [3,215.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Browning that is located in Wilcox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Browning.
    • Illinois
      • Schuyler County
      • This Browning is located in Schuyler County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Browning that is located in Wilcox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Browning.
    • Iowa
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Browning [Carroll County].
    • Kentucky
      • Daviess County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Browning [Daviess County].
      • Warren County
      • This Browning is located in Warren County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Browning that is located in Wilcox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Browning.
    • Maine
      • York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Browning [York County].
    • Mississippi
      • Leflore County
      • This Browning is located in Leflore County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Browning that is located in Wilcox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leflore County community of Browning.
    • Missouri
      • Linn County
      • This Browning is located in Linn County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Browning that is located in Wilcox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Browning.
    • Montana
      • Glacier County
      • This Browning is located in Glacier County and lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Browning that is located in Wilcox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glacier County community of Browning.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Browning lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Browning that is located in Wilcox County.
    • Texas
      • Smith County
      • This Browning is located in Smith County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<2> to the west of the Browning that is located in Wilcox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Browning.
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson 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 West Virginia community of Browning [Jackson County].
      • Summers County
      • This Browning is located in Summers County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Browning that is located in Wilcox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Browning.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browning ...

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.

  • China Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • China Hill is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
  • Five Points
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Forest Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Glen is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Kramer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kramer is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
  • Lulaville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lulaville is located in Ben Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
  • Poplar Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
  • Queensland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Queensland is located in Ben Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
  • Rhine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Temperance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Temperance is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
  • Union
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browning and extending to:

  • Abbeville, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Browning to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Browning 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.
<2>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- Browning) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Browning, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Browning 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 Browning. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9174, Longitude: -83.2724       In this case, the coordinates for Browning have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.526 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.582 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.30 degrees.