Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Browndell:
  • 31.125107, -93.980137
  • 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 Browndell

• 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Since Browndell is near Sabine County and also San Augustine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine 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 Browndell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Browndell ...

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.

• Blackjack
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackjack is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
• Harrisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• Harveytown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
• Needmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Needmore is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Sam Rayburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sam Rayburn is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Rayburn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sam Rayburn <1>
• Scrapping Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Scrapping Valley is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrapping Valley
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Stumptown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stumptown is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown

How Far From Browndell 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 city such as Browndell to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Browndell and extending to:

• Jasper, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Browndell to Jasper, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,683 miles [12,364.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'