Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Browns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Browns
- 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:
- 38.377519, -87.983136
- 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
- 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 Edwards County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Edwards County
- Since Browns is near Wabash County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wabash County
- eBird sighting report for White 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 ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Browns.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Browns.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Browns is located in Dallas County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<2> to the south of the Browns that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Browns.
- Sumter County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Sumter County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Browns.
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Baldwin 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 Browns [Baldwin County].
- Bartow County
- This Browns is located in Bartow County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Browns that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Browns.
- Cobb 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 Georgia community of Browns [Cobb County].
- Dade 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 Georgia community of Browns [Dade County].
- Effingham 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 Georgia community of Browns [Effingham County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Bay 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 Michigan community of Browns [Bay County].
- Berrien 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 Michigan community of Browns [Berrien County].
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Browns is located in Boone County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Browns that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Browns.
- New Madrid County
- This Browns is located in New Madrid County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the southwest of the Browns that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Madrid County community of Browns.
- Nevada
- Humboldt 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 Nevada community of Browns [Humboldt County].
- Washoe County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Washoe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Browns.
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Jefferson 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 Ohio community of Browns [Jefferson County].
- Miami 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 Ohio community of Browns [Miami County].
- Preble County
- This Browns is located in Preble County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Browns that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Browns.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Browns [Allegheny County].
- Beaver 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 Browns [Beaver County].
- Clinton 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 Browns [Clinton County].
- Luzerne County
- This Browns is located in Luzerne County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Browns that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Browns.
- Tennessee
- Cocke County
- This Browns is located in Cocke County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Browns that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Browns.
- Macon County
- This Browns is located in Macon County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the southeast of the Browns that is located in Edwards County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Browns.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Lewis 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 West Virginia community of Browns [Lewis County].
- Mason 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 West Virginia community of Browns [Mason County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns ...
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.
- Bone Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Gap
- Bone Gap is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bone Gap <4>
- Crawleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawleyville
- Crawleyville is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Friendsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Friendsville is located in Wabash County
- Golden Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
- Golden Gate is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Gate <4>
- Grayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
- Grayville is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <4>
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Hickory Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jimtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Maple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Maud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Red Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Samsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Browns 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 village such as Browns to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browns and extending to:
- Albion, which is the Seat of Edwards County, lies just to the West.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Browns to Springfield, with an average speed<7>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 591 miles [951.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browns. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Browns) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3775, Longitude: -87.9831 In this case, the coordinates for Browns have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Browns, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.627 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.057 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.68 degrees. |