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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 Brownsport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownsport 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 Brownsport:
- 35.548682, -87.998919
- 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 Brownsport
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Brownsport is near Perry County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Brownsport
Communities Also Named Brownsport ...
We found one communities that are also named Brownsport.
Within Tennessee, the name Brownsport is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Brownsport in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- White 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 Illinois community of Brownsport [White County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownsport ...
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.
- Bath Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gumdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gumdale is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumdale
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Lego ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lego is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- New Era ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Parsons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Pope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Spring Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Utah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Utah is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
- Washplace Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Washplace Ford is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washplace Ford
How Far From Brownsport 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 Brownsport 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 community of Brownsport once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Brownsport and extending to:
- Decaturville, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Brownsport to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Brownsport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brownsport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brownsport 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 Brownsport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5487, Longitude: -87.9989 In this case, the coordinates for Brownsport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.525 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.548 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.353 degrees. |
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