Brazil
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. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 50.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 22.8 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
137 named places within 25 miles
- Murry Hill: 3.8 mi
- Green Hill: 7.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.7 mi
- Sullivan Hill: 10.2 mi
- Little Pilot Knob: 10.4 mi
- 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
- Richter State Wildlife Area: 5.2 mi
- Courtois Creek Roadside Park: 8.9 mi
- Council Bluff Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
- Dillard Mill State Historic Site: 11.8 mi
- Iroquois Park: 16.0 mi
- Ishmael: 2.8 mi
- Palmer: 3.7 mi
- Shepard: 14.1 mi
- Fourche a Renault: 15.4 mi
- Buick: 16.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Indian Rock Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Council Bluffs: 11.8 mi
- Vilander Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Shoot-in Bluff: 19.2 mi
- 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
- Bootleg Access: 16.4 mi
- Campbell Bridge Access: 17.0 mi
- Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 18.8 mi
- Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area: 19.9 mi
- Sappington Bridge Access: 21.7 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 9.8 mi
- Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Johnson Shut-Ins: 24.5 mi
- TL Waterfront: 10.2 mi
- LKW Waterfront: 10.3 mi
- Chapel Hill Beach: 11.2 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 10.2 mi
- Canoehenge: 16.8 mi
- Educational Garden: 10.4 mi
- Flyleaf: 24.6 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Canoe Tower: 18.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buford Mountain | ESE 117° | 531 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bell Mountain | SE 145° | 519 m | 18.6 mi |
| Proffit Mountain | SE 141° | 519 m | 24.6 mi |
| Lindsey Mountain | SE 144° | 507 m | 19.8 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | SE 131° | 501 m | 12.6 mi |
| High Top Mountain | SE 146° | 483 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pruitt Mountain | ESE 121° | 478 m | 14.5 mi |
| Goggins Mountain | SSE 156° | 452 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:08 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Potosi 4 SW, 13 mi away.
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