Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brownwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brownwood
- 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 Brownwood:
- 36.276663, -81.554402
- 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 Brownwood
- 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 Ashe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ashe County
- Since Brownwood is near Watauga County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Watauga County
- eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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 Brownwood ...
We found nine communities that share the name Brownwood.
Within North Carolina, the name Brownwood is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Brownwood is located in DeKalb County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brownwood that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brownwood.
- Henry County
- This Brownwood is located in Henry County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km] to the southwest of the Brownwood that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Brownwood.
- Morgan County
- This Brownwood is located in Morgan County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the south southwest of the Brownwood that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Brownwood.
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Texas
- Brown County
- This Brownwood is located in Brown County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brownwood that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Brownwood.
- Harris County
- This Brownwood is located in Harris County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the west southwest of the Brownwood that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Brownwood.
- Orange County
- This Brownwood is located in Orange County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the west southwest of the Brownwood that is located in Ashe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Brownwood.
- West Virginia
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownwood ...
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.
- Bamboo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Beaver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Deep Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Gap
- Deep Gap is located in Watauga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep Gap <5>
- Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Fleetwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <5>
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Idlewild
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Meat Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Oval
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Soda Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Solo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Stony Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
How Far From Brownwood 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 community such as Brownwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownwood and extending to:
- Jefferson, which is the Seat of Ashe County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brownwood to Jefferson, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 306 miles [492.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ashe County: www.ashecountygov.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brownwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2767, Longitude: -81.5544 |
| <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 Brownwood, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Brownwood 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Brownwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.637 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.181 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.475 degrees. |