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Brownfield Bluff

Brownfield Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Brownfield Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 149 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Deputy Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 227 miles off. 232 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
149 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.34061, -88.59838
Around it

232 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
  • Deputy Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Stafford Bluff: 5.3 mi
  • Rauchfuss Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Blue Knob: 8.6 mi
  • Island Hill: 8.9 mi
Parks: 45
  • Golconda Historic District National Register Site: 6.5 mi
  • Cretaceous Hills Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
  • Millstone Bluff National Register Site: 10.1 mi
  • Pirate Park: 10.9 mi
  • Metropolis Soccer Fields: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 39
Nature reserves: 22
Historic sites: 17
  • CCC Tree Planting: 6.2 mi
  • Old Wall: 12.5 mi
  • Legend of Ondessonk: 14.9 mi
  • 50 Years: 15.0 mi
  • Fluorspar Miners Memorial: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Lois Lane Statue: 14.8 mi
  • Boating: 14.8 mi
  • Woodmanship: 14.8 mi
  • Fort Massac: 15.0 mi
  • ATOMIC CITY Family Fun Center: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Avery Hollow South Falls: 4.3 mi
  • N37 24.465 W88 35.372: 4.6 mi
  • Dixon Springs Waterfall: 5.0 mi
  • Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 12.5 mi
Museums: 9
  • Fluorspar Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Superman Museum & Gift Shop: 14.9 mi
  • Forman Depot Museum: 16.8 mi
  • The National Quilt Museum: 17.4 mi
  • River Heritage Museum: 17.5 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Pot Hole Arch: 4.8 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 12.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 13.8 mi
  • Cedar Wonders Arch: 15.1 mi
  • Slough Arch: 21.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dixon Springs: 5.0 mi
  • Bell Smith Springs: 12.8 mi
  • Clay Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Decker Spring: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Goose Bay: 6.0 mi
  • Pine Point: 6.1 mi
  • High Knob: 23.3 mi
  • Lookout Point Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Whitehaven Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brownfield Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Williams HillNNE 22°325 m18.0 mi
Horton HillNNE 24°297 m21.5 mi
Wamble MountainNNE 23°287 m20.3 mi
High KnobNE 39°279 m23.3 mi
Potato HillNNE 22°270 m16.5 mi
Garden Of the GodsNNE 33°262 m21.6 mi
Benham HillNNE 30°252 m13.2 mi
Hardin KnobE 93°251 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0016:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343948586674777670594738
Precip in3.83.64.75.05.24.14.43.73.83.84.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixon Springs Agric CTR, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354170063

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