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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Browder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browder and the surrounding area.
- 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 Browder:
- 37.197171, -87.036632
- 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 Browder
- 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 Muhlenberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
- Since Browder is near Butler County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Browder
Communities Also Named Browder ...
We found three communities that are also named Browder.
Within Kentucky, the name Browder is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Loudon 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 Tennessee community of Browder [Loudon County].
- Marion 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 Tennessee community of Browder [Marion County].
- Texas
- Dallas 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 Texas community of Browder [Dallas County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Browder ...
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.
- Dunmor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gus is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gus
- Hillside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Huntsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Knightsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Knightsburg is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsburg
- Morehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morehead is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Rosewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
How Far From Browder 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 Browder to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Browder and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Muhlenberg County, lies just to the West.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Browder to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>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 555 miles [893.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Browder 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Browder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Browder to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1972, Longitude: -87.0366 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.991 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.162 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.548 degrees. |
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