Brownsville, TN Road Trips
Sitting in the Southeast, Brownsville, TN is a local road trip base with 10 trip routes mapped and ready to explore. Routes from here tend to cover serious ground — the average trip runs 202 miles, so plan for multi-day adventures. Most routes from Brownsville, TN head east, giving the route network a clear directional lean.
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Trip Routes
10
Longest Drive
332.4 mi
Knoxville, TN
Quickest Drive
38m
Jackson, TN
Plan Around Brownsville, TN
Popular Incoming Routes
Useful if Brownsville, TN is the arrival point and you want the strongest routes into the city first.
Continue From Brownsville, TN
Good next legs if this city is only one stop in a longer road trip.
Trips from Brownsville, TN
Driving from Brownsville, TN
Expect an average of 202 miles and about 3h 47m behind the wheel when leaving Brownsville, TN. There is a healthy spread of short hops, medium drives, and longer road trips to pick from. The longest mapped route runs 332 miles (6h 7m), while the shortest is just 29 miles.
Popular Destinations
The most popular drives from Brownsville, TN include Knoxville, TN (332.4 mi, 6h 7m), Cleveland, TN (308.1 mi, 5h 47m), Chattanooga, TN (278.5 mi, 5h 10m), Memphis, TN (64 mi, 1h 15m), and Jackson, TN (29.1 mi, 38m). Most destinations stay within the same state, perfect for exploring the local region thoroughly.
Planning & Costs
Regular gas in TN currently averages around $3.77 per gallon. For the typical 202-mile trip from Brownsville, TN, budget about $30 in fuel one way, assuming 25 MPG. Longer hauls and premium fuel will cost proportionally more.
Most trips take a half-day, so a morning start gets you there in time for lunch or an afternoon of exploring. Routes tend to go east, so afternoon departures put the sun at your back on the return leg.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are 5 mapped routes leaving Brownsville, TN and 5 routes heading into Brownsville, TN, covering 10 total connections. Distances range from 29 to 332 miles.
The longest mapped route from Brownsville, TN covers 332 miles and takes approximately 6h 7m. Shorter options start at just 29 miles.
The average route from Brownsville, TN runs about 202 miles with a drive time of roughly 3h 47m. This includes both short day trips and longer multi-day drives.
At current gas prices (about $3.77/gallon for regular), the average 202-mile trip from Brownsville, TN costs roughly $30 in fuel one way, based on 25 MPG. Your actual cost depends on your vehicle's efficiency.
The most popular road trip destinations from Brownsville, TN include Knoxville, TN, Cleveland, TN, Chattanooga, TN and Memphis, TN. Each route page has detailed drive times, fuel estimates, stop suggestions, and turn-by-turn directions.
Brownsville, TN by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
9,634
Median Income
$39,488
Median Home Value
$119,700
Median Age
41.1
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Brownsville, TN
Brownsville is in Western Tennessee.
This community is one of many in the delta region that grew up around wealthy cotton-planting ventures requiring heavy slave labor and the subsequent mistreatment of African Americans thru disenfranchisement, including lynching, even after that way of life was upended. But now it is often correlated with Tina Turner who grew up here, and bar-b-que cooking.
1 West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center / Tina Turner Museum, 121 Sunny Hill Cove, ☏ +1 731-779-9000. Tu-Sa 9am-5pm, Su 1pm-5pm, M closed. This museum offers a vignette on the Western Tennessee delta region with exhibits on things like cotton, blues artists, turtles and other endemic species, and Tina Turner (grew up in this community of Brownsville). Free, $10 for guided tour. (updated Aug 2021) 2 Mindfield Cemetery, 344 W Main St. An abstract metal artwork creation that looks a bit like Watts Towers in LA. (updated Aug 2021)
1 Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 6772 TN-76, Stanton. Swamp and marshland area where you can explore walking trails, view wildlife and lily pads, and look at dioramas. (updated Aug 2021)
1 Helen's Bar BQ, 1016 N Washington Ave, ☏ +1 731 779-3255. Tu-Sa 10am-7pm. Highly regarded cuisine in these parts. (updated Aug 2021)
1 Comfort Inn Brownsville I-40, 120 Sunny Hill Cove, ☏ +1 731 734-2676. Gym facility. (updated Aug 2021)
Travel tips adapted from Brownsville (Tennessee) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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