Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brownington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brownington
- 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 Brownington:
- 38.245703, -93.722719
- 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 Brownington
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Brownington is near Saint Clair County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Brownington ...
We found three communities that share the name Brownington.
Within Missouri, the name Brownington is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Bullitt County
- This Brownington is located in Bullitt County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east of the Brownington that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Brownington.
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- This Brownington is located in Franklin County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brownington that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Brownington.
- Vermont
- Orleans County
- This Brownington is located in Orleans County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownington that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Brownington.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownington ...
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.
- Alberta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Chalk Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County
- Chloe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Coal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Deepwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deepwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
- Deepwater is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deepwater <3>
- Fox Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hortense
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Leesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Ohio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Sparrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Tightwad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Brownington 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 town such as Brownington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownington and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Brownington to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 52 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,327 miles [11,791.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brownington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2457, Longitude: -93.7227 In this case, the coordinates for Brownington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brownington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.397 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.387 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.407 degrees. |