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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 Brownville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brownville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Brownville:
    • 45.031356, -90.933749
    • 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 Brownville
  • 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 Chippewa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
    • Since Brownville is near Clark County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Brownville

Communities Also Named Brownville ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Brownville.

Within Wisconsin, the name Brownville is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Brownville [Clay County].
      • Conecuh County
      • This Brownville is located in Conecuh County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Brownville.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Brownville is located in Jefferson County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the south southeast of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brownville.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Brownville is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the south southeast of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brownville.
    • Florida
      • DeSoto County
      • This Brownville is located in DeSoto County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Brownville.
    • Iowa
      • Mitchell County
      • This Brownville is located in Mitchell County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Brownville.
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Brownville [Shawnee County].
      • Thomas County
      • This Brownville is located in Thomas County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Brownville.
    • Louisiana
      • Caldwell Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Brownville [Caldwell Parish].
      • Pointe Coupee Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Brownville [Pointe Coupee Parish].
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This Brownville is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<2> to the east of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Brownville.
    • Missouri
      • Nodaway County
      • Although located in Nodaway County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Brownville.
    • Nebraska
      • Nemaha County
      • This Brownville is located in Nemaha County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nemaha County community of Brownville.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Brownville is located in Middlesex County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Brownville.
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Brownville is located in Jefferson County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<2> to the east of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Brownville.
      • Ulster County
      • This Brownville is located in Ulster County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km] to the east of the Brownville that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Brownville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brownville ...

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.

  • Arnold
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Arnold is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Clark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Clark is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Crescent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Crescent is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Donald
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Donald is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
  • Drywood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Drywood is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
  • Hannibal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hannibal is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Jim Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jim Falls is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Falls
  • Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Junction is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
  • Maple Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Hill is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
  • Ruby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ruby is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Stanley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people

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

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

  • Chippewa Falls, which is the Seat of Chippewa County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Brownville to Chippewa Falls, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Brownville 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Brownville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Brownville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Brownville 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 Brownville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0314, Longitude: -90.9337       In this case, the coordinates for Brownville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.656 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.301 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.36 degrees.