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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brownsville
- 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:
- 43.694055, -91.279766
- 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
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Brownsville is near Vernon County and also La Crosse County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vernon County
- eBird sighting report for La Crosse 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brownsville ...
We found 57 communities that share the name Brownsville.
Within Minnesota, the name Brownsville is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 57 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 57 communities, 54 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- This Brownsville is located in Clay County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the south of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 603 miles [970.4 km] to the south southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Houston County.
- California
- Yuba County
- This Brownsville is located in Yuba County and lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<1> to the west of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km] to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 506 miles [814.3 km] to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the south of the Brownsville that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Brownsville.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Brownsville is located in Carroll County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Brownsville.
- Queen Anne's County
- This Brownsville is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Brownsville.
- Washington County
- This Brownsville is located in Washington County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brownsville.
- Michigan
- Cass County
- This Brownsville is located in Cass County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Brownsville.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Brownsville is located in Hinds County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the south of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Houston County.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Brownsville is located in Linn County and lies 1,564 miles [2,517 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the south of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 540 miles [869 km] to the south southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 1,270 miles [2,043.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 771 miles [1,240.8 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 1,525 miles [2,454.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the east southeast of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Houston 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].
- Alabama
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.
- Chaseburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Cold Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - French Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Grand Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Holiday Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Holiday Heights is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- La Crosse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Pine Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Houston County
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- River Junction is located in Houston County
- Romance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Village Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Terrace
- Village Terrace is located in Houston 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 city 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:
- Caledonia, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brownsville to Caledonia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 State of Minnesota: https://mn.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 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: 43.6941, Longitude: -91.2798 |
| <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 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 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 316.904 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.399 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.92 degrees. |