Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brownsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownsboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brownsboro
- 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 Brownsboro:
- 36.184827, -82.605703
- 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 Brownsboro
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Brownsboro is near Greene County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 Brownsboro ...
We found five communities that share the name Brownsboro.
Within Tennessee, the name Brownsboro is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Brownsboro is located in Madison County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brownsboro that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brownsboro.
- Kentucky
- Oldham County
- This Brownsboro is located in Oldham County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brownsboro that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Brownsboro.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Brownsboro is located in Jackson County and lies 2,164 miles [3,482.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brownsboro that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Brownsboro.
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brownsboro that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Brownsboro.
- Henderson County
- This Brownsboro is located in Henderson County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the west southwest of the Brownsboro that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Brownsboro.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownsboro ...
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.
- Chestnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Greene County
- Chuckey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckey
- Chuckey is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chuckey <3>
- Graham Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Mill
- Graham Mill is located in Washington County
- Gravel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Washington County
- Hacker ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Horse Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Horse Creek is located in Greene County
- Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Limestone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limestone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Limestone is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <3>
- Painter Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painter Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Spring
- Painter Spring is located in Washington County
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Greene County
How Far From Brownsboro 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 Brownsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Brownsboro once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownsboro and extending to:
- Jonesborough, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brownsboro to Jonesborough, with an average speed<6> 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 232 miles [373.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountytn.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Brownsboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1848, Longitude: -82.6057 In this case, the coordinates for Brownsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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 Brownsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Brownsboro 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 311.26 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.882 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.931 degrees. |