Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brownsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brownsville
- 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 Brownsville:
- 41.512502, -92.556299
- 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 Brownsville
- 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 Poweshiek County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Poweshiek County
- Since Brownsville is near Mahaska County and also Keokuk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mahaska County
- eBird sighting report for Keokuk 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 Brownsville ...
We found 57 communities that share the name Brownsville.
Within Iowa, the name Brownsville is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 57 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 57 communities, 54 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- This Brownsville is located in Clay County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Brownsville.
- Arkansas
- Cleburne County
- This Brownsville is located in Cleburne County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the south of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Brownsville.
- Logan County
- This Brownsville is located in Logan County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the south of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Brownsville.
- Lonoke County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Brownsville [Lonoke County].
- British Columbia
- This Brownsville lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- California
- Yuba County
- This Brownsville is located in Yuba County and lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<1> to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Brownsville.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Brownsville is located in Kent County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Brownsville.
- Florida
- Escambia County
- This Brownsville is located in Escambia County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Brownsville.
- Miami-Dade County
- This Brownsville is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km] to the southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Brownsville.
- Georgia
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brownsville [Monroe County].
- Paulding County
- This Brownsville is located in Paulding County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Brownsville.
- Illinois
- White County
- This Brownsville is located in White County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Brownsville.
- Indiana
- Union County
- This Brownsville is located in Union County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Brownsville.
- Kansas
- Chautauqua County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Brownsville [Chautauqua County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Brownsville [Franklin County].
- Kentucky
- Edmonson County
- This Brownsville is located in Edmonson County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Brownsville.
- Fulton County
- This Brownsville is located in Fulton County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Brownsville.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Brownsville is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the south of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Brownsville.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Brownsville is located in Carroll County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Brownsville.
- Queen Anne's County
- This Brownsville is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Brownsville.
- Washington County
- This Brownsville is located in Washington County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brownsville.
- Michigan
- Cass County
- This Brownsville is located in Cass County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Brownsville.
- Minnesota
- Houston County
- This Brownsville is located in Houston County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brownsville.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Brownsville is located in Hinds County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the south of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Brownsville.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Brownsville is located in Camden County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Brownsville.
- New York
- Kings County
- This Brownsville is located in Kings County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Brownsville.
- Ontario County
- This Brownsville is located in Ontario County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km] to the east northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Brownsville.
- North Carolina
- Granville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Brownsville [Granville County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Brownsville lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Brownsville.
- Harrison County
- This community is historic and although located in Harrison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Brownsville.
- Licking County
- This Brownsville is located in Licking County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Brownsville.
- Monroe County
- This Brownsville is located in Monroe County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Brownsville.
- Ross County
- This Brownsville is located in Ross County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Brownsville.
- Summit County
- This community is historic and although located in Summit County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Brownsville.
- Ontario
- This Brownsville lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Brownsville is located in Linn County and lies 1,541 miles [2,480 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Brownsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Brownsville is located in Berks County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Brownsville.
- Fayette County
- This Brownsville is located in Fayette County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brownsville.
- Franklin County
- This Brownsville is located in Franklin County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Brownsville.
- Huntingdon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brownsville [Huntingdon County].
- Schuylkill County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brownsville [Schuylkill County].
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Brownsville is located in Dorchester County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Brownsville.
- Marlboro County
- This Brownsville is located in Marlboro County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Brownsville.
- South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Brownsville [Lawrence County].
- Tennessee
- Haywood County
- This Brownsville is located in Haywood County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Brownsville.
- Houston County
- This Brownsville is located in Houston County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km] to the southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brownsville.
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Brownsville is located in Cameron County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Brownsville.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Brownsville is located in Windsor County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Brownsville.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Brownsville is located in Albemarle County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Brownsville.
- Loudoun County
- This Brownsville is located in Loudoun County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Brownsville.
- Northampton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brownsville [Northampton County].
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Brownsville is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Brownsville.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Brownsville is located in Fayette County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brownsville.
- Lewis County
- This Brownsville is located in Lewis County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Brownsville.
- Wisconsin
- Dodge County
- This Brownsville is located in Dodge County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Poweshiek County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Brownsville.
- Wyoming
- Fremont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Brownsville [Fremont County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownsville ...
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.
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Deep River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Indianapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jacobs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Lynnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Lynnville is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <5>
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <5>
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Mahaska County
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Vulcan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - What Cheer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
- What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <5>
How Far From Brownsville 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 Brownsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownsville and extending to:
- Montezuma, which is the Seat of Poweshiek County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Brownsville to Des Moines, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brownsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5125, Longitude: -92.5563 In this case, the coordinates for Brownsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Brownsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Brownsville 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. |
| <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 Brownsville 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 317.751 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.074 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.133 degrees. |