Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mill Lake:
  • 33.639554, -84.113527
  • 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 Mill Lake

• 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Browns Mill Lake is near Rockdale County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Mill Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Mill Lake ...

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.

• Blossom ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blossom is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
• Bramblewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bramblewood is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
• Chapel Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Hidden Lakes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hidden Lakes is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
• Honey Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Honey Creek is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
• Knob ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Knob is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
• Miners Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Miners Creek is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Creek
• Orleans ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Orleans is located in Rockdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
• Pine Mountain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
• Pinecrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinecrest is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Raiders Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
• Woodstream
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodstream is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Browns Mill Lake and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Browns Mill Lake to Decatur, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'