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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 Browns Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Point 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 Browns Point:
- 47.300377, -122.441236
- 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 Browns Point
- 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since Browns Point is near King County and also Kitsap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kitsap 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 Browns Point
Communities Also Named Browns Point ...
We found two communities that are also named Browns Point.
Within Washington, the name Browns Point is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Browns Point is located in Essex County and lies 2,489 miles [4,005.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Browns Point that is located in Pierce County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Browns Point.
- Nova Scotia
- This Browns Point lies 2,770 miles [4,457.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Browns Point that is located in Pierce County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Point ...
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.
- Dash Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dash Point is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Point
- Federal Way
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fern Heath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fern Heath is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Heath
- Gardenville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gig Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harbor Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Heights is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
- Lakota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakota is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Mirror Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mirror Lake is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Portage is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- University Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Browns Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Browns Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browns Point and extending to:
- Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies just to the South.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Browns Point to Olympia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,326 miles [3,743.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,795 miles [10,935.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,557 miles [12,161.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Browns Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Browns Point 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 Browns Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3004, Longitude: -122.4412 In this case, the coordinates for Browns Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.949 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.853 degrees. |
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