RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maine >> Somerset County >> Browns Corner >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Maine

The Commemorative Quarter for Maine





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:
    • 44.819228, -69.562827
    • 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 are two communities within Maine that are also named Browns Corner.

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

  • Communities Located In Maine ...
    • Kennebec County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Kennebec County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec 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].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Madison County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset 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 2,677 miles [4,308.2 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset 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 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset 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 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset 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 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset 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 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Browns Corner.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Montgomery County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Browns Corner.
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Browns Corner.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Middlesex County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Browns Corner.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Browns Corner lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Browns Corner is located in Hillsborough County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset 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 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset 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 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset 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 599 miles [964 km] to the southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset 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 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browns Corner that is located in Somerset 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.

  • Bog Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bog Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Corner
    • Bog Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Castle Harmony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Harmony
    • Castle Harmony is located in Somerset County
  • Cornville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Decker Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decker Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
    • Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Dogtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
  • Harmony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>
  • Hartland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <4>
  • Houston Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Mainstream
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mainstream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
    • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
  • Martin Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
    • Martin Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Rice Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Corner
    • Rice Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Stronghold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronghold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
    • Stronghold is located in Somerset County
  • Wildwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Somerset County

How Far From Browns Corner 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 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:

  • Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Browns Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,348 miles [8,606.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,063 miles [9,757.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,938 miles [6,337.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 obstructions 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: 44.8192, Longitude: -69.5628       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 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 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 302.648 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.507 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.54 degrees.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024