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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 Browns Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Point:
    • 42.838980, -70.830052
    • 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 Browns Point
  • 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Since Browns Point is near Rockingham County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes 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 Browns Point

Communities Also Named Browns Point ...

We found two communities that are also named Browns Point.

Within Massachusetts, the name Browns Point is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Browns Point lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Browns Point that is located in Essex County.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Browns Point is located in Pierce County and lies 2,489 miles [4,005.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browns Point that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Browns Point.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Point ...

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.

  • Fogg Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
  • Great Boars Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
  • Joppa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Joppa is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Knights Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
  • Pine Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Island is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Plum Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum Island is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Island
  • Plumbush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Plumbush is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbush
  • Rings Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rings Island is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Island
  • Salisbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Salisbury is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Salisbury Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
  • Salisbury Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Salisbury Plains is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Plains
  • Salisbury Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Salisbury Point is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point

How Far From Browns Point to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browns Point and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Browns Point to Salem, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,060 miles [6,533.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Browns Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Point 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 Browns Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8390, Longitude: -70.8301       In this case, the coordinates for Browns Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.764 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.414 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.219 degrees.