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Communities Also Named Brown ...

We found 35 communities that share the name Brown.

Within Manitoba, the name Brown is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Brown [Mississippi County].
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Brown [Kern County].
    • Colorado
      • Montrose 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 Colorado community of Brown [Montrose County].
      • San Miguel County
      • This Brown is located in San Miguel County and lies 902 miles [1,451.6 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Brown.
    • Florida
      • Columbia 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 Florida community of Brown [Columbia County].
      • Union County
      • This Brown is located in Union County and lies 1,553 miles [2,499.3 km]<3> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Brown.
    • Georgia
      • Henry 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 Georgia community of Brown [Henry County].
      • Liberty 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 Brown [Liberty County].
    • Kentucky
      • Mercer 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 Kentucky community of Brown [Mercer County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Brown is located in Bienville Parish and lies 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km]<3> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Brown.
      • Iberville Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Brown [Iberville Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Brown is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brown.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Brown is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brown.
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix 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 Brown [Charlevoix County].
      • Gratiot 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 Brown [Gratiot County].
      • Missaukee 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 Brown [Missaukee County].
    • Missouri
      • Sullivan County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Brown [Sullivan County].
    • Montana
      • Deer Lodge 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 Montana community of Brown [Deer Lodge County].
    • Nevada
      • Churchill County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Churchill County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Brown.
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Brown.
      • Humboldt County
      • This community is historic and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Brown.
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Brown [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Brown [Wilkes County].
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Carroll County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Brown.
      • Guernsey 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 Ohio community of Brown [Guernsey County].
      • Miami County
      • This Brown is located in Miami County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<3> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Brown.
    • Oklahoma
      • Bryan County
      • This Brown is located in Bryan County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Brown.
      • Pottawatomie 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 Oklahoma community of Brown [Pottawatomie County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence 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 Rhode Island community of Brown [Providence County].
    • South Carolina
      • Williamsburg 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 South Carolina community of Brown [Williamsburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman 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 Tennessee community of Brown [Hickman County].
    • Texas
      • Martin County
      • This Brown is located in Martin County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<3> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Brown.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Brown is located in Davis County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<3> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Brown.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Brown is located in Harrison County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<3> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Brown.
      • Preston 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 West Virginia community of Brown [Preston County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brown ...

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.

  • Greenfarm
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanks Corner
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Corner
    • Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier County (ND)
  • Leroy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Mountain City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Nelson ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nelson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Plum Coulee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosebank
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Snowflake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowflake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Thornhill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
  • Windygates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windygates came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windygates

How Far From Brown 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 Brown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Brown to Winnipeg, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,156 miles [9,907.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Brown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Brown 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 . 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.0444, Longitude: -98.1783    
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Brown 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 321.86 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.734 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.391 degrees.




 

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