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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 Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns Chapel 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 Chapel:
- 39.497863, -79.915344
- 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 Chapel
- 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 Monongalia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monongalia County
- Since Browns Chapel is near Preston County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Chapel
Communities Also Named Browns Chapel ...
We found one communities that are also named Browns Chapel.
Within West Virginia, the name Browns Chapel is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Browns Chapel in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Browns Chapel is located in Montgomery County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west of the Browns Chapel that is located in Monongalia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Browns Chapel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns Chapel ...
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.
- Booth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Flaggy Meadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flaggy Meadow is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaggy Meadow
- Forksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksburg
- Gum Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gum Spring is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Spring
- Hardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hardman is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Harmony Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Grove is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Hog Eye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hog Eye is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Eye
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kanes Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kanes Creek is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanes Creek
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Lowsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowsville is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Masontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- National
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- National is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
- Oriole ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Pioneer Rocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Rocks is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Rocks
- Price Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Price Hill is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Reedsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richard is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard
- Ridgedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgedale is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Rock Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Forge is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Forge
- Scotch Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scotch Hill is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- South Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Park is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Threefork Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
How Far From Browns Chapel 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 Browns Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browns Chapel and extending to:
- Morgantown, which is the Seat of Monongalia County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Browns Chapel to Morgantown, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,706 miles [10,792.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,581 miles [7,372.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Chapel) 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 Chapel 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 Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4979, Longitude: -79.9153 In this case, the coordinates for Browns Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.582 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.454 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.728 degrees. |
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