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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 Brownlee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownlee 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 Brownlee:
- 32.415953, -100.635109
- 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 Brownlee
- 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 Nolan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nolan County
- Since Brownlee is near Mitchell County and also Scurry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scurry 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 Brownlee
Communities Also Named Brownlee ...
We found ten communities that are also named Brownlee.
Within Texas, the name Brownlee is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jackson 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 Colorado community of Brownlee [Jackson County].
- Georgia
- Grady County
- This Brownlee is located in Grady County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<2> to the east of the Brownlee that is located in Nolan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Brownlee.
- Idaho
- Boise County
- This Brownlee is located in Boise County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brownlee that is located in Nolan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boise County community of Brownlee.
- Kansas
- Atchison 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 Kansas community of Brownlee [Atchison County].
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Brownlee is located in Bossier Parish and lies 402 miles [647 km]<2> to the east of the Brownlee that is located in Nolan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Brownlee.
- Nebraska
- Cherry County
- This Brownlee is located in Cherry County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<2> to the north of the Brownlee that is located in Nolan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherry County community of Brownlee.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Brownlee is located in Baker County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Brownlee that is located in Nolan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Brownlee.
- Pennsylvania
- Potter 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 Pennsylvania community of Brownlee [Potter County].
- Tioga County
- This Brownlee is located in Tioga County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Brownlee that is located in Nolan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Brownlee.
- Saskatchewan
- This Brownlee lies 1,294 miles [2,082.5 km]<2> to the north of the Brownlee that is located in Nolan County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownlee ...
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.
- Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Champion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Champion is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- China Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- China Grove is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Ira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Longworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Longworth is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
- Maryneal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Crossing is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Crossing
- Silver ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spade is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
- Sweetwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Brownlee 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 Brownlee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownlee and extending to:
- Sweetwater, which is the Seat of Nolan County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brownlee to Sweetwater, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 226 miles [363.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,886 miles [12,691.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,771 miles [9,287.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Brownlee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brownlee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Brownlee 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brownlee 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 Brownlee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4160, Longitude: -100.6351 In this case, the coordinates for Brownlee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.51 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.472 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.451 degrees. |
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