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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 Brown Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brown Town 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 Brown Town:
    • 34.346558, -77.734701
    • 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
  • 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.

There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Brown Town.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Brown Town in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Gaston County
      • This Brown Town is located in Gaston County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brown Town that is located in Pender County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Brown Town.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Greene County
      • This Brown Town is located in Greene County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brown Town that is located in Pender County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Brown Town.

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.

  • Falcon Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Point
    • Falcon Point is located in New Hanover County
  • Kings Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
    • Kings Landing is located in Pender County
  • Mooretown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooretown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown
    • Mooretown is located in Pender County
  • Ocean View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
    • Ocean View is located in New Hanover County
  • Queens Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queens Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Point
    • Queens Point is located in New Hanover County
  • Shell Bank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bank
    • Shell Bank is located in New Hanover County
  • Shell Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island
    • Shell Island is located in New Hanover County
  • Stoneybrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Stoneybrook is located in New Hanover County
  • Topsail
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsail
    • Topsail is located in Pender County
  • Topsail Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Treasure Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasure Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
    • Treasure Cove is located in New Hanover County
  • Woodside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside is located in Pender County

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:

  • Burgaw, which is the Seat of Pender County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brown Town to Burgaw, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 316 miles [508.6 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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 Pender County: www.pender-county.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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: 34.3466, Longitude: -77.7347       In this case, the coordinates for Brown Town 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 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 308.473 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.42 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.602 degrees.




 

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