Browns Beach
Browns Beach is a beach in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 207 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown's Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States
Wikidata Q49320260, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 207 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.7 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Picnic Point · 2 mi
- Stillwater Overlook · 3 mi
- Kingfisher Overlook · 6 mi
- Carver’s Cave Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fourth Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Glen Oaks Park: 0.3 mi
- Ferry Landing Park: 0.4 mi
- Sommers Landing Park: 0.4 mi
- Pepper Fest Park: 0.5 mi
- St. Croix Savanna SNA: 0.9 mi
- Bayport Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Bayport Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Bison Prairie: 3.7 mi
- Jackson Farm Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Louis Massey: 1.2 mi
- Wisconsin Welcomes You: 2.6 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 3.0 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 3.0 mi
- Wisconsin Welcomes You: 3.8 mi
- River Bench: 1.9 mi
- Roaming Stone: 3.6 mi
- Tug of War: 10.1 mi
- Snowman: 11.2 mi
- Pauly the Polar Bear: 13.5 mi
- Octagon House: 1.3 mi
- Washington County Historical Society Museum: 4.0 mi
- Warden's House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Afton Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- The North St. Paul Historical Society Museum: 10.9 mi
- Dahlka Garden: 12.3 mi
- Campus Lab Garden: 12.4 mi
- Winthrop Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Dragon Garden: 14.4 mi
- St. Paul – Changsha Friendship Garden: 14.5 mi
- Avalon: 4.2 mi
- Jubilee II: 4.2 mi
- Empress: 4.2 mi
- Showboat: 4.2 mi
- Anastasia: 4.2 mi
- Brown's Beach: 0.0 mi
- Lakeland Beach: 2.2 mi
- Camp St. Croix Beach: 4.5 mi
- Riverside Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 5.8 mi
- Willow Falls: 4.6 mi
- Fairy Falls: 6.1 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 14.4 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 18.6 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 19.1 mi
- St Croix Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 19.1 mi
- Wabun C: 22.2 mi
- Wabun A: 22.3 mi
- Wabun B: 22.3 mi
- Coons Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 6.2 mi
- Mount Hellen: 6.4 mi
- Melander Hill: 10.4 mi
- Starks Mound: 13.0 mi
- Sand Castles: 15.2 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 17.6 mi
- East Clay Pit: 17.8 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 17.9 mi
- West Clay Pit: 18.0 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 3.0 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- White Worm Springs: 13.7 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 22.2 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 22.2 mi
- Nininger: 17.2 mi
- Point Douglas: 17.3 mi
- Garen: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Browns Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | SSE 161° | 330 m | 10.4 mi |
| Dills Mound | S 179° | 320 m | 15.1 mi |
| Starks Mound | S 177° | 310 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | SSW 213° | 307 m | 6.2 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | W 275° | 293.522 m | 23.4 mi |
| Coons Hill | SE 145° | 268 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:44 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater 1 SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354529005
Day trips start here
- Twin Cities · 22 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 23 mi
- Minneapolis · 25 mi
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