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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Browntown
- 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:
- 35.959233, -85.204966
- 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 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Browntown is near White County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Browntown ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Browntown.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Browntown.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- This Browntown is located in Autauga County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southwest of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland 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 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southwest of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Browntown.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Brantley County
- This Browntown is located in Brantley County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland 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.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Browntown [Glynn County].
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Brown 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 Ohio community of Browntown [Brown County].
- Meigs County
- This Browntown is located in Meigs County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Browntown.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Browntown is located in Bradford County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland 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 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Browntown.
- Northampton County
- This Browntown is located in Northampton County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Browntown.
- Washington County
- This Browntown is located in Washington County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland 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 423 miles [680.8 km] to the northeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Browntown.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Browntown is located in Albemarle County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland 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 352 miles [566.5 km] to the east northeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland 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 331 miles [532.7 km] to the east northeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland 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 430 miles [692 km] to the east northeast of the Browntown that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Browntown.
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
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.
- Clarktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Claysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Cumberland County
- Drowning Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drowning Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Creek
- Drowning Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Foot ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Howard Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Mayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Neverfail ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Stringtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in White County
- Todd Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Browntown 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 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:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Browntown to Crossville, with an average speed<5> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Browntown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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 Browntown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Browntown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Browntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9592, Longitude: -85.2050 In this case, the coordinates for Browntown 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 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.821 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.642 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.07 degrees. |