Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brownstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownstown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brownstown
- 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 Brownstown:
- 38.970068, -83.840205
- 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 Brownstown
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Brownstown is near Highland County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Highland County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Brownstown ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Brownstown.
There are three communities within Ohio that are also named Brownstown.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Butler County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Brownstown.
- Ross County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brownstown [Ross County].
- Wyandot County
- This Brownstown is located in Wyandot County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the north of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Brownstown.
- Butler County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- This Brownstown is located in Sumter County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Brownstown.
- Arkansas
- Sevier County
- This Brownstown is located in Sevier County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Brownstown.
- Illinois
- Fayette County
- This Brownstown is located in Fayette County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the west of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brownstown.
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- This Brownstown is located in Crawford County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Brownstown.
- Jackson County
- This Brownstown is located in Jackson County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Brownstown.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Brownstown is located in Montgomery County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the east of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brownstown.
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brownstown [Wayne County].
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Brownstown is located in Armstrong County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Brownstown.
- Cambria County
- This Brownstown is located in Cambria County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the east northeast of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Brownstown.
- Fayette County
- This Brownstown is located in Fayette County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the east northeast of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brownstown.
- Lancaster County
- This Brownstown is located in Lancaster County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the east northeast of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Brownstown.
- Washington
- Yakima County
- This Brownstown is located in Yakima County and lies 1,916 miles [3,083.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Brownstown that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Brownstown.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Brownstown [Cabell County].
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Brownstown [Kanawha County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownstown ...
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.
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Brown County
- Emerald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Brown County
- Fivemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
- Greenbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Hillman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Hollowtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Locust Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
- Neals Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- Neals Corner is located in Brown County
- Needfull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - New Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Brown County
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Yankeetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in Brown County
How Far From Brownstown to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brownstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownstown and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Brownstown to Columbus, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Brownstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brownstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9701, Longitude: -83.8402 In this case, the coordinates for Brownstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Brownstown 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 Brownstown 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 312.012 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.147 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.641 degrees. |