Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brown College, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brown College and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brown College

• 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 Brown College:
  • 30.229102, -96.135515
  • 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 Brown College

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Brown College is near Waller County and also Grimes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waller County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grimes 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 Brown College

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brown College ...

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.

• Cedar Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Daniels
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Daniels is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Earlywine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Earlywine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlywine
• Goodwill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Goodwill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Graball ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Graball is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Lewisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lewisville is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Lynn Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynn Grove is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
• Rock Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Island is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Rolling Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Sandy Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill

How Far From Brown College to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brown College to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Brown College and extending to:

• Brenham, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brown College to Brenham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,818 miles [12,581.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'