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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 Brownsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownsville 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 Brownsville:
    • 39.046778, -76.109113
    • 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 Brownsville
  • 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 Brownsville ...

We found 57 communities that share the name Brownsville.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Brownsville.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another 55 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 55 communities, 54 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Brownsville is located in Carroll County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Brownsville.
    • Washington County
      • This Brownsville is located in Washington County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brownsville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • This Brownsville is located in Clay County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Brownsville.
    • Arkansas
      • Cleburne County
      • This Brownsville is located in Cleburne County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Brownsville.
      • Logan County
      • This Brownsville is located in Logan County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km] to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Brownsville.
      • Lonoke County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Brownsville [Lonoke County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Brownsville lies 2,082 miles [3,350.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
    • California
      • Yuba County
      • This Brownsville is located in Yuba County and lies 2,388 miles [3,843.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Brownsville.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Brownsville is located in Kent County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Brownsville.
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Brownsville is located in Escambia County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Brownsville.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Brownsville is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the south southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Brownsville.
    • Georgia
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brownsville [Monroe County].
      • Paulding County
      • This Brownsville is located in Paulding County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Brownsville.
    • Illinois
      • White County
      • This Brownsville is located in White County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Brownsville.
    • Indiana
      • Union County
      • This Brownsville is located in Union County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Brownsville.
    • Iowa
      • Poweshiek County
      • This Brownsville is located in Poweshiek County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poweshiek County community of Brownsville.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Brownsville [Chautauqua County].
      • Franklin 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 Kansas community of Brownsville [Franklin County].
    • Kentucky
      • Edmonson County
      • This Brownsville is located in Edmonson County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Brownsville.
      • Fulton County
      • This Brownsville is located in Fulton County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Brownsville.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Brownsville is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Brownsville.
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This Brownsville is located in Cass County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Brownsville.
    • Minnesota
      • Houston County
      • This Brownsville is located in Houston County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brownsville.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Brownsville is located in Hinds County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Brownsville.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Brownsville is located in Camden County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Brownsville.
    • New York
      • Kings County
      • This Brownsville is located in Kings County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Brownsville.
      • Ontario County
      • This Brownsville is located in Ontario County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the north northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Brownsville.
    • North Carolina
      • Granville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Brownsville [Granville County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Brownsville lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Brownsville.
      • Harrison County
      • This community is historic and although located in Harrison County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Brownsville.
      • Licking County
      • This Brownsville is located in Licking County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Brownsville.
      • Monroe County
      • This Brownsville is located in Monroe County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Brownsville.
      • Ross County
      • This Brownsville is located in Ross County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Brownsville.
      • Summit County
      • This community is historic and although located in Summit County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Brownsville.
    • Ontario
      • This Brownsville lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Brownsville is located in Linn County and lies 2,410 miles [3,878.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Brownsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Brownsville is located in Berks County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Brownsville.
      • Fayette County
      • This Brownsville is located in Fayette County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brownsville.
      • Franklin County
      • This Brownsville is located in Franklin County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Brownsville.
      • Huntingdon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brownsville [Huntingdon County].
      • Schuylkill 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 Pennsylvania community of Brownsville [Schuylkill County].
    • South Carolina
      • Dorchester County
      • This Brownsville is located in Dorchester County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Brownsville.
      • Marlboro County
      • This Brownsville is located in Marlboro County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the south southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Brownsville.
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Brownsville [Lawrence County].
    • Tennessee
      • Haywood County
      • This Brownsville is located in Haywood County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Brownsville.
      • Houston County
      • This Brownsville is located in Houston County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the west southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brownsville.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This Brownsville is located in Cameron County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Brownsville.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Brownsville is located in Windsor County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Brownsville.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Brownsville is located in Albemarle County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Brownsville.
      • Loudoun County
      • This Brownsville is located in Loudoun County and lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Brownsville.
      • Northampton County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brownsville [Northampton County].
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Brownsville is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,371 miles [3,815.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Brownsville.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Brownsville is located in Fayette County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brownsville.
      • Lewis County
      • This Brownsville is located in Lewis County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Brownsville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dodge County
      • This Brownsville is located in Dodge County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Queen Anne's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Brownsville.
    • Wyoming
      • Fremont County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Brownsville [Fremont County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownsville ...

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.

  • Cliffs City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffs City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
    • Cliffs City is located in Kent County
  • Conquest Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conquest Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquest Beach
    • Conquest Beach is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Earle Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earle Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle Landing
    • Earle Landing is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Hickory Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Indian Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Indian Town is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Mainbrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainbrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainbrace
    • Mainbrace is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Mallard Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Point
    • Mallard Point is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Orchard View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
    • Orchard View is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Quaker Neck Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Neck Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Neck Landing
    • Quaker Neck Landing is located in Kent County
  • Queenstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Recovery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Recovery is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Woodstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstream have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
    • Woodstream is located in Queen Anne's County

How Far From Brownsville 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 Brownsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Centreville, which is the Seat of Queen Anne's County, lies just to the East.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Brownsville to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,433 miles [7,134.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Queen Anne's County: www.qac.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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- Brownsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0468, Longitude: -76.1091       In this case, the coordinates for Brownsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Brownsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Brownsville 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.
<4>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.
<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 Brownsville 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 307.334 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.83 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.267 degrees.









 

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