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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 Browntown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browntown 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 Browntown:
    • 40.671766, -75.227954
    • 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 Browntown
  • 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 Northampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
    • Since Browntown is near Warren County and also Hunterdon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hunterdon 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 Browntown

Communities Also Named Browntown ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Browntown.

There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Browntown.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Bradford County
      • This Browntown is located in Bradford County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Browntown.
    • Luzerne County
      • This Browntown is located in Luzerne County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Browntown.
    • Washington County
      • This Browntown is located in Washington County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the west of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Browntown.
    • Westmoreland County
      • This Browntown is located in Westmoreland County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the west of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Browntown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Browntown is located in Autauga County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Browntown.
      • Jackson County
      • This Browntown is located in Jackson County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the west southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Browntown.
      • Walker County
      • This Browntown is located in Walker County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the west southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Browntown.
    • Florida
      • Jackson County
      • This Browntown is located in Jackson County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Browntown.
    • Georgia
      • Brantley County
      • This Browntown is located in Brantley County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Browntown.
      • Glynn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Browntown [Glynn County].
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Browntown is located in Middlesex County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Browntown.
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Browntown is located in Steuben County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the northwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Browntown.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Browntown [Brown County].
      • Meigs County
      • This Browntown is located in Meigs County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Browntown.
    • Oregon
      • Josephine County
      • 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 Oregon community of Browntown [Josephine County].
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Browntown is located in Cumberland County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Browntown.
      • Wayne County
      • 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 Tennessee community of Browntown [Wayne County].
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Browntown is located in Albemarle County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Browntown.
      • Amherst County
      • This Browntown is located in Amherst County and lies 297 miles [478 km] to the southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Browntown.
      • Campbell County
      • This Browntown is located in Campbell County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Browntown.
      • Warren County
      • This Browntown is located in Warren County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the southwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Browntown.
    • Wisconsin
      • Green County
      • This Browntown is located in Green County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Browntown that is located in Northampton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Browntown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browntown ...

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.

  • Butztown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carpentersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpentersville is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
    • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
    • Chain Dam
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Churchville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Coffeetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Coffeetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeetown
  • Farmersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Finesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Finesville is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finesville
  • Hecktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hecktown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
  • Hughesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Kennedys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kennedys is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedys
  • Lime Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lime Ridge is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Marlin Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlin Hills is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin Hills
    • Mount Hope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Hope is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Springtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Springtown is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Still Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Still Valley is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Valley
    • Uniontown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Uniontown is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

  • Easton, which is the Seat of Northampton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Browntown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,331 miles [6,970.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Browntown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Browntown 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.
<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 Browntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Browntown 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 Browntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6718, Longitude: -75.2280       In this case, the coordinates for Browntown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.675 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.34 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.215 degrees.