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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 Brownville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownville 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 Brownville:
    • 40.397454, -95.658424
    • 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 Brownville
  • 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 Brownville ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Brownville.

Within Nebraska, the name Brownville is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Brownville [Clay County].
      • Conecuh County
      • This Brownville is located in Conecuh County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Brownville.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Brownville is located in Jefferson County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the southeast of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brownville.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Brownville is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the southeast of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brownville.
    • Florida
      • DeSoto County
      • This Brownville is located in DeSoto County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Brownville.
    • Iowa
      • Mitchell County
      • This Brownville is located in Mitchell County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Brownville.
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Brownville [Shawnee County].
      • Thomas County
      • This Brownville is located in Thomas County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Brownville.
    • Louisiana
      • Caldwell Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Brownville [Caldwell Parish].
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Brownville [Pointe Coupee Parish].
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This Brownville is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Brownville.
    • Missouri
      • Nodaway County
      • Although located in Nodaway County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Brownville.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Brownville is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<2> to the east of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Brownville.
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Brownville is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,034 miles [1,664.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brownville.
      • Ulster County
      • This Brownville is located in Ulster County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km] to the east of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Brownville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Chippewa County
      • This Brownville is located in Chippewa County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Brownville that is located in Nemaha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Brownville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownville ...

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.

  • Corning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Corning is located in Holt County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Corning
    • From Brownville to Corning
  • Farmers City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers City
    • Farmers City is located in Atchison County (MO)
  • High Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Creek
    • High Creek is located in Fremont County (IA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to High Creek
    • From Brownville to High Creek
  • Julian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Minersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
    • Minersville is located in Otoe County
  • Paul
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
    • Paul is located in Otoe County
  • Peru
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Port
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

How Far From Brownville 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 village such as Brownville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownville and extending to:

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Nemaha County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Brownville to Auburn, with an average speed<7> 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.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 993 miles [1,598.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,291 miles [11,733.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,187 miles [8,347.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Brownville 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.
<2>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- Brownville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3975, Longitude: -95.6584    
<3>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 Brownville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Brownville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.849 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.343 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.953 degrees.




 

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