Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Browns Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Browns Mill
- 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:
- 42.282243, -89.520948
- 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 Browns Mill
- 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 Stephenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stephenson County
- Since Browns Mill is near Ogle County and also Winnebago County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ogle County
- eBird sighting report for Winnebago 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 Browns Mill ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Browns Mill.
Within Illinois, the name Browns Mill is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Browns Mill is located in Fulton County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Browns Mill that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Browns Mill.
- Missouri
- Cass County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Cass County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Browns Mill.
- Ripley County
- Although located in Ripley County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Browns Mill.
- Oregon
- Josephine County
- This Browns Mill is located in Josephine County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browns Mill that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Josephine County community of Browns Mill.
- Linn 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 Oregon community of Browns Mill [Linn County].
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Browns Mill is located in Berks County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east of the Browns Mill that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Browns Mill.
- Juniata 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 Browns Mill [Juniata County].
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Browns Mill is located in Rutherford County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Browns Mill that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Browns Mill.
- Vermont
- Essex County
- This Browns Mill is located in Essex County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Browns Mill that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Browns Mill.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Browns Mill is located in Fairfax County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Browns Mill that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Browns Mill.
- West Virginia
- Harrison 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 West Virginia community of Browns Mill [Harrison County].
- Preston County
- This Browns Mill is located in Preston County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Browns Mill that is located in Stephenson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Browns Mill.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Mill ...
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.
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <5>
- Dakota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Dakota is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota <5>
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
- German Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- German Valley is located in Stephenson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for German Valley <5>
- Hunt Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Corners
- Hunt Corners is located in Stephenson County
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Valley Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
- Valley Creek is located in Stephenson County
How Far From Browns Mill 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 Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browns Mill and extending to:
- Freeport, which is the Seat of Stephenson County, lies just to the West.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Browns Mill to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browns Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Browns Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browns Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2822, Longitude: -89.5209 In this case, the coordinates for Browns Mill 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 Browns Mill, 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 Browns Mill 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 Browns Mill 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 315.699 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.829 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.397 degrees. |