Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brown Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brown Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brown Town
- 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 Brown Town:
- 31.070837, -88.436778
- 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 Brown Town
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Brown Town is near Mobile County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mobile County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Brown Town ...
We found two communities that share the name Brown Town.
Within Mississippi, the name Brown Town is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Gaston County
- This Brown Town is located in Gaston County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brown Town that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Brown Town.
- Pender County
- This Brown Town is located in Pender County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east northeast of the Brown Town that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Brown Town.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brown Town ...
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.
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Donovan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Dueitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Dwight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Earlville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Gulfcrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Hillman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Leakesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
- Leakesville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <3>
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in George County
- Shipman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Brown Town to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brown Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brown Town and extending to:
- Leakesville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brown Town to Leakesville, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,441 miles [11,975.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brown Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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- Brown Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brown Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0708, Longitude: -88.4368 |
| <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 Brown Town 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 314.463 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.864 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.411 degrees. |