Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brownsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brownsville
- 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 Brownsville:
- 25.908285, -97.487887
- 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 Brownsville
- 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 Cameron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cameron County
- Since Brownsville is near Hidalgo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Hidalgo 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 Brownsville ...
We found 57 communities that share the name Brownsville.
Within Texas, the name Brownsville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 57 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 57 communities, 54 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- This Brownsville is located in Clay County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Brownsville.
- Arkansas
- Cleburne County
- This Brownsville is located in Cleburne County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Brownsville.
- Logan County
- This Brownsville is located in Logan County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Brownsville.
- Lonoke County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Brownsville [Lonoke County].
- British Columbia
- This Brownsville lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- California
- Yuba County
- This Brownsville is located in Yuba County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Brownsville.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Brownsville is located in Kent County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Brownsville.
- Florida
- Escambia County
- This Brownsville is located in Escambia County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Brownsville.
- Miami-Dade County
- This Brownsville is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,070 miles [1,722 km] to the east of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Brownsville.
- Georgia
- Monroe 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 Brownsville [Monroe County].
- Paulding County
- This Brownsville is located in Paulding County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Brownsville.
- Illinois
- White County
- This Brownsville is located in White County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Brownsville.
- Indiana
- Union County
- This Brownsville is located in Union County and lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Brownsville.
- Iowa
- Poweshiek County
- This Brownsville is located in Poweshiek County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poweshiek County community of Brownsville.
- Kansas
- Chautauqua 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 Brownsville [Chautauqua County].
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Brownsville [Franklin County].
- Kentucky
- Edmonson County
- This Brownsville is located in Edmonson County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edmonson County community of Brownsville.
- Fulton County
- This Brownsville is located in Fulton County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Brownsville.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Brownsville is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Brownsville.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Brownsville is located in Carroll County and lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Brownsville.
- Queen Anne's County
- This Brownsville is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km] to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Brownsville.
- Washington County
- This Brownsville is located in Washington County and lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km] to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brownsville.
- Michigan
- Cass County
- This Brownsville is located in Cass County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Brownsville.
- Minnesota
- Houston County
- This Brownsville is located in Houston County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brownsville.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Brownsville is located in Hinds County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Brownsville.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Brownsville is located in Camden County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Brownsville.
- New York
- Kings County
- This Brownsville is located in Kings County and lies 1,690 miles [2,719.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Brownsville.
- Ontario County
- This Brownsville is located in Ontario County and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km] to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Brownsville.
- North Carolina
- Granville 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 North Carolina community of Brownsville [Granville County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Brownsville lies 2,362 miles [3,801.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Belmont County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Brownsville.
- Harrison County
- This community is historic and although located in Harrison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Brownsville.
- Licking County
- This Brownsville is located in Licking County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Brownsville.
- Monroe County
- This Brownsville is located in Monroe County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km] to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Brownsville.
- Ross County
- This Brownsville is located in Ross County and lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km] to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Brownsville.
- Summit County
- This community is historic and although located in Summit County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Brownsville.
- Ontario
- This Brownsville lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Brownsville is located in Linn County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Brownsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Brownsville is located in Berks County and lies 1,582 miles [2,546 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Brownsville.
- Fayette County
- This Brownsville is located in Fayette County and lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km] to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brownsville.
- Franklin County
- This Brownsville is located in Franklin County and lies 1,501 miles [2,415.6 km] to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Brownsville.
- Huntingdon 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 Brownsville [Huntingdon County].
- Schuylkill County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brownsville [Schuylkill County].
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Brownsville is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Brownsville.
- Marlboro County
- This Brownsville is located in Marlboro County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km] to the east northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Brownsville.
- South Dakota
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Brownsville [Lawrence County].
- Tennessee
- Haywood County
- This Brownsville is located in Haywood County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Brownsville.
- Houston County
- This Brownsville is located in Houston County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brownsville.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Brownsville is located in Windsor County and lies 1,854 miles [2,983.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Brownsville.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Brownsville is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Brownsville.
- Loudoun County
- This Brownsville is located in Loudoun County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km] to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Brownsville.
- Northampton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Brownsville [Northampton County].
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Brownsville is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Brownsville.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Brownsville is located in Fayette County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Brownsville.
- Lewis County
- This Brownsville is located in Lewis County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km] to the northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Brownsville.
- Wisconsin
- Dodge County
- This Brownsville is located in Dodge County and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brownsville that is located in Cameron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Brownsville.
- Wyoming
- Fremont 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 Wyoming community of Brownsville [Fremont County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownsville ...
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.
- Angel Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Haven
- Angel Haven is located in Cameron County
- Angel Haven has also been known as:
- Angel Haven Colonia
- Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Cameron County
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Green Valley Farms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Farms
- Green Valley Farms is located in Cameron County
- Green Valley Farms has also been known as:
- Green Valley Farms Colonia
- Illinois Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Heights
- Illinois Heights is located in Cameron County
- Illinois Heights has also been known as:
- Illinois Heights Colonia
- Indian Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Jaime Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaime Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaime Lake
- Jaime Lake is located in Cameron County
- Jaime Lake has also been known as:
- Jaime Lake Colonia
- Palm Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Palm Grove is located in Cameron County
- Stardust
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Brownsville 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 city such as Brownsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brownsville and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Brownsville to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,373 miles [11,865.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,087 miles [13,014.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,963 miles [9,596.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brownsville: www.ci.brownsville.tx.us/
The official website for Cameron County: www.co.cameron.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brownsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 25.9083, Longitude: -97.4879 |
| <2> | 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 Brownsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Brownsville 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 Brownsville 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 319.286 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.835 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.487 degrees. |