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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 Brown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brown 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 Brown:
    • 40.854390, -111.900216
    • 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 Brown
  • 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 Brown ...

We found 35 communities that share the name Brown.

Within Utah, the name Brown is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Mississippi 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 Arkansas community of Brown [Mississippi County].
    • California
      • Kern 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 California community of Brown [Kern County].
    • Colorado
      • Montrose County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Brown [Montrose County].
      • San Miguel County
      • This Brown is located in San Miguel County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Brown that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Brown.
    • Florida
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brown [Columbia County].
      • Union County
      • This Brown is located in Union County and lies 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Brown that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Brown.
    • Georgia
      • Henry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Brown [Henry County].
      • Liberty 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 Georgia community of Brown [Liberty County].
    • Kentucky
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Brown [Mercer County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Brown is located in Bienville Parish and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Brown that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Brown.
      • Iberville Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Brown [Iberville Parish].
    • Manitoba
      • This Brown lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Brown that is located in Davis County.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Brown is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,826 miles [2,938.7 km]<3> to the east of the Brown that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brown.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Brown is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km] to the east of the Brown that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brown.
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Brown [Charlevoix County].
      • Gratiot 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 Michigan community of Brown [Gratiot County].
      • Missaukee 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 Michigan community of Brown [Missaukee County].
    • Missouri
      • Sullivan 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 Missouri community of Brown [Sullivan County].
    • Montana
      • Deer Lodge County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Brown [Deer Lodge County].
    • Nevada
      • Churchill County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Churchill County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Churchill County community of Brown.
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Brown.
      • Humboldt County
      • This community is historic and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Brown.
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Brown [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wilkes 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 North Carolina community of Brown [Wilkes County].
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Carroll County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Brown.
      • Guernsey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Brown [Guernsey County].
      • Miami County
      • This Brown is located in Miami County and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<3> to the east of the Brown that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Brown.
    • Oklahoma
      • Bryan County
      • This Brown is located in Bryan County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Brown that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Brown.
      • Pottawatomie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Brown [Pottawatomie County].
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Brown [Providence County].
    • South Carolina
      • Williamsburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Brown [Williamsburg County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Brown [Hickman County].
    • Texas
      • Martin County
      • This Brown is located in Martin County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Brown that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Brown.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Brown is located in Harrison County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<3> to the east of the Brown that is located in Davis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Brown.
      • Preston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Brown [Preston County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brown ...

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.

  • Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
    • Castle is located in Davis County
  • Chalet
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet
    • Chalet is located in Davis County
  • Colonial
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial
    • Colonial is located in Davis County
  • Feller Drive
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feller Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feller Drive
    • Feller Drive is located in Davis County
  • Garden Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
    • Garden Grove is located in Davis County
  • Golden Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
    • Golden Meadows is located in Davis County
  • Harbor Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
    • Harbor Heights is located in Davis County
  • Hillside Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Gardens
    • Hillside Gardens is located in Davis County
  • Hillside Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Oaks
    • Hillside Oaks is located in Davis County
  • Hogan Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogan Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Park
    • Hogan Park is located in Davis County
  • Jenkins Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Orchard
    • Jenkins Orchard is located in Davis County
  • Lakeview Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
    • Lakeview Park is located in Davis County
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    • Maple Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
      • Maple Springs is located in Davis County
    • Meadow Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crossing
      • Meadow Crossing is located in Davis County
    • Meadowlane
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
      • Meadowlane is located in Davis County
    • Monarch Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Hills
      • Monarch Hills is located in Davis County
    • Mountain Aire
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Aire
      • Mountain Aire is located in Davis County
    • Mountains Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountains Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountains Meadows
      • Mountains Meadows is located in Davis County
    • Oak Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Way have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Way
      • Oak Way is located in Davis County
    • Oakleaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakleaf
      • Oakleaf is located in Davis County
    • Orchard Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Orchard Hills is located in Davis County
    • Orchard Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
      • Orchard Park is located in Davis County
    • Orchard Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
      • Orchard Place is located in Davis County
    • Paradise Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
      • Paradise Hills is located in Davis County
    • Paul
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
      • Paul is located in Davis County
    • Pleasant
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
      • Pleasant is located in Davis County
    • Rainbow Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
      • Rainbow Hills is located in Davis County
    • Shamrock Drive
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Drive
      • Shamrock Drive is located in Davis County
    • Skyline Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
      • Skyline Park is located in Davis County
    • Spring Meadow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
      • Spring Meadow is located in Davis County
    • Stanley Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Circle
      • Stanley Circle is located in Davis County
    • Star Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Heights
      • Star Heights is located in Davis County
    • Summer Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Oak
      • Summer Oak is located in Davis County
    • Sundown
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
      • Sundown is located in Davis County
    • Sunny Slope
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope
      • Sunny Slope is located in Davis County
    • Sunshine
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Davis County
    • Valerie
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valerie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valerie
      • Valerie is located in Davis County
    • Valley Side
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Side have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
      • Valley Side is located in Davis County
    • Valley Side Circle
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Side Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side Circle
      • Valley Side Circle is located in Davis County
    • Wildwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Davis County
    • Woods Cross
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cross
      • Woods Cross is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woods Cross <6>

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

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

  • Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Brown to Farmington, with an average speed<7> 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.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the south (S).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,761 miles [12,490.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Davis County: www.daviscountyutah.gov/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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 Brown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 Brown 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.
<3>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- Brown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8544, Longitude: -111.9002       In this case, the coordinates for Brown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Brown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.94 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.512 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.766 degrees.









 

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