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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 Brownington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownington and the surrounding area.
- 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 Brownington:
- 35.244804, -86.266657
- 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 Brownington
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Brownington is near Moore County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Brownington
Communities Also Named Brownington ...
We found three communities that are also named Brownington.
Within Tennessee, the name Brownington is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Bullitt County
- This Brownington is located in Bullitt County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the north of the Brownington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Brownington.
- Missouri
- Henry County
- This Brownington is located in Henry County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Brownington.
- Vermont
- Orleans County
- This Brownington is located in Orleans County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownington that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Brownington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownington ...
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.
- Bakertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bakertown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Countyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Hickory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lynchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Hill is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Raysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raysville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
- Turkey Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turkey Creek is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
How Far From Brownington 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 Brownington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownington and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brownington to Winchester, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brownington) 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 Brownington 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 Brownington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2448, Longitude: -86.2667 In this case, the coordinates for Brownington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.442 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.257 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.69 degrees. |
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