Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Browntown Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browntown Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Browntown Crossroads

• 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 Browntown Crossroads:
  • 35.377107, -77.667474
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Browntown Crossroads

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Browntown Crossroads is near Lenoir County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Browntown Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browntown Crossroads ...

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.

• Branchwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Branchwood is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
• Fourway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fourway is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourway
• Hickory Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hill View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hill View is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill View
• Hullwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hullwood is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullwood
• Institute
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Institute is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
• Jason
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jason is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
• Parrots
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Parrots is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrots
• Random Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Random Woods is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
• Snow Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <1>
• Tanglewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanglewood is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Trinity Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Trinity Woods is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Woods
• Wheat Swamp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wheat Swamp is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Swamp

How Far From Browntown Crossroads 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 Browntown Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Browntown Crossroads and extending to:

• Snow Hill, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Browntown Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'