Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Browns Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Browns Crossing
- 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 Crossing:
- 39.406436, -86.505552
- 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 Crossing
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Browns Crossing is near Monroe County and also Owen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Owen 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 Crossing ...
We found six communities that share the name Browns Crossing.
Within Indiana, the name Browns Crossing is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This Browns Crossing is located in Mohave County and lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Crossing that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Browns Crossing.
- Georgia
- Baldwin County
- This Browns Crossing is located in Baldwin County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Browns Crossing that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Browns Crossing.
- Illinois
- Sangamon County
- This Browns Crossing is located in Sangamon County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Crossing that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Browns Crossing.
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Browns Crossing [Marquette County].
- Missouri
- Wayne County
- This Browns Crossing is located in Wayne County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browns Crossing that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Browns Crossing.
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Browns Crossing is located in Steuben County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Browns Crossing that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Browns Crossing.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Crossing ...
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.
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Bear Wallow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Wallow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Wallow
- Bear Wallow is located in Brown County
- Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Hindustan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
- Maxwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Potato Mound
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potato Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Mound
- Potato Mound is located in Morgan County
- Turkey Track
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Track have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Track
- Turkey Track is located in Morgan County
How Far From Browns Crossing 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 Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browns Crossing and extending to:
- Martinsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Browns Crossing to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browns Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Morgan County: www.morgancounty-il.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browns Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4064, Longitude: -86.5056 In this case, the coordinates for Browns Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Crossing 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Browns Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.698 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.137 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.728 degrees. |