Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brownhelm Station:
  • 41.410293, -82.293683
  • 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 Brownhelm Station

• 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 Lorain County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lorain County
  • Since Brownhelm Station is near Erie County and also Huron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huron 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 Brownhelm Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownhelm Station ...

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.

• Beaver Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Park is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
• Bluebird Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bluebird Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebird Beach
• Henrietta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Henrietta
  • From Brownhelm Station to Henrietta
• Joppa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Joppa is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Orchard Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Orchard Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
• Rugby ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rugby is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
• Sunnyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Volunteer Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Volunteer Bay is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Bay
• Whiskyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whiskyville is located in Lorain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskyville

How Far From Brownhelm Station 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 Brownhelm Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brownhelm Station and extending to:

• Elyria, which is the Seat of Lorain County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brownhelm Station to Elyria, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 327 miles [526.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,002 miles [9,659.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,728 miles [10,827.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,605 miles [7,411 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'