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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 Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brown Place 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 Place:
    • 35.535601, -103.419124
    • 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 Brown Place
  • 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 Harding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harding County
    • Since Brown Place is near Quay County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Quay County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Brown Place

Communities Also Named Brown Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Brown Place.

There is one other community in New Mexico that is also named Brown Place.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Brown Place in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Mexico ...
    • Torrance County
      • This Brown Place is located in Torrance County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brown Place that is located in Harding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Torrance County community of Brown Place.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Brown Place is located in Tehama County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brown Place that is located in Harding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Brown Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brown Place ...

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.

  • Amistad
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bard
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bard is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
  • Bunk Clay Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunk Clay Place is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunk Clay Place
  • Centerville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville Corner
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville Corner is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Corner
  • Knoblaw
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Knoblaw is located in Oldham County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoblaw
  • Rain Place
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rain Place is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Place
  • Rosebud ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rosebud is located in Harding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Sand Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Springs is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
  • Woods Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Woods Place is located in Quay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Place

How Far From Brown Place 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 Brown Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Mosquero, which is the Seat of Harding County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brown Place to Mosquero, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the west (W). 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 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,819 miles [12,583.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,723 miles [9,210.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brown Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5356, Longitude: -103.4191       In this case, the coordinates for Brown Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.915 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.68 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.555 degrees.