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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 Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Corner 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 Corner:
    • 38.993999, -76.992754
    • 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 Corner
  • 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 Corner ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Browns Corner.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Browns Corner.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Queen Anne's County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Browns Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Madison County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Browns Corner.
    • California
      • Yolo County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Yolo County and lies 2,385 miles [3,838.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Browns Corner.
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Larimer County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Browns Corner.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Browns Corner.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Kent County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the east of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Browns Corner.
    • Indiana
      • Huntington County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Huntington County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Browns Corner.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Kennebec County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Browns Corner.
      • Somerset County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the northeast of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Browns Corner.
      • Waldo 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 Maine community of Browns Corner [Waldo County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Middlesex County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Browns Corner.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Browns Corner lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Hillsborough County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Browns Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Loudoun County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Browns Corner.
      • New Kent County
      • This Browns Corner is located in New Kent County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Browns Corner.
      • Northumberland County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Northumberland County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southeast of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Browns Corner.
    • West Virginia
      • Jefferson County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Jefferson County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Browns Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Corner ...

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.

  • Burnt Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mills
    • Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
  • Cresthaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresthaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthaven
    • Cresthaven is located in Montgomery County
  • Fairway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
    • Fairway is located in Montgomery County
  • Four Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Prince George's County
  • Highland View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
    • Highland View is located in Montgomery County
  • Hillandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
    • Hillandale is located in Montgomery County
  • Hillandale Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Forest
    • Hillandale Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Hillandale Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale Heights
    • Hillandale Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Indian Spring Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring Village
    • Indian Spring Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Lewisdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisdale
    • Lewisdale is located in Prince George's County
  • Michigan Park Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Park Hills
    • Michigan Park Hills is located in Prince George's County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rock Creek Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Gardens
      • Rock Creek Gardens is located in Montgomery County
    • Rosemary Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Hills
      • Rosemary Hills is located in Montgomery County
    • Seven Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Montgomery County
    • Silver Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Silver Spring Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spring Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Park
      • Silver Spring Park is located in Montgomery County
    • University Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Gardens
      • University Gardens is located in Prince George's County
    • University Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Prince George's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
    • Woodside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
      • Woodside is located in Montgomery County
    • Woodside Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Forest
      • Woodside Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Woodside Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
      • Woodside Park is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Browns Corner to ...

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

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

  • Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Browns Corner to Rockville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,891 miles [9,480.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,474 miles [7,200.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Browns Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browns Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9940, Longitude: -76.9928       In this case, the coordinates for Browns Corner 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 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 Corner 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 Corner 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 307.857 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.417 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.658 degrees.




 

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