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Brazil

Brazil from directly overhead

Brazil is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Buford Mountain stands 531 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ishmael, a ghost town 2.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 50 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.84611, -91.06333

141 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Springs: 25
  • Iron Ore Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Woodlock Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Beecher Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Westover Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Cold Springs Spring House: 10.1 mi
Parks: 24
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 9
  • WWI Memorial Plaque: 10.0 mi
  • Hawkins Homestead: 10.6 mi
  • Ozark Trail Northern John Roth Memorial: 11.7 mi
  • In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 16.2 mi
  • In Memory of Jay Koen: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Pontoon Rides: 10.2 mi
  • Canoehenge: 16.8 mi
  • Memorial: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Educational Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Flyleaf: 24.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Canoe Tower: 18.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Crawford County Historical: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buford MountainESE 117°531 m22.8 mi
Bell MountainSE 145°519 m18.6 mi
Proffit MountainSE 141°519 m24.6 mi
Lindsey MountainSE 144°507 m19.8 mi
Johnson MountainSE 131°501 m12.6 mi
High Top MountainSE 146°483 m22.2 mi
High Top MountainSE 146°483 m22.3 mi
Bald KnobESE 115°479 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:16
June solstice05:4319:5120:30
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1716:0816:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313544556472767567574535
Precip in2.82.74.15.15.34.13.64.03.93.13.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

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