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Brent

Brent from directly overhead

Brent is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Indian Mound stands 96 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Swift, a ghost town 2.6 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 1.9 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles.

human settlement in Missouri, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates36.36417, -89.73556

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Village Park: 4.3 mi
  • McCrate Park: 4.8 mi
  • Meatte Park: 5.1 mi
  • Foster Park: 5.3 mi
  • Adams Park: 5.3 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Rest areas: 7
  • Hayti Rest Area (Northbound): 7.8 mi
  • Missouri Welcome Center: 7.8 mi
  • Missouri Welcome Center: 14.4 mi
  • Truck Parking: 14.4 mi
  • Marston Rest Area (Southbound): 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Battle of Island 10: 15.4 mi
  • Veterans Wall of Honor: 21.4 mi
  • Cooter Auxillary Army Airfield: 22.8 mi
  • Lee Morris Memorial: 23.5 mi
  • Lenox Bridge Memorial: 24.4 mi
Museums: 4
  • New Madrid Earthquake Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Higgerson Landing Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Dunklin County Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Malden Army Airfield Museum: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Carl Perkins Boyhood Home: 15.0 mi
  • Caboose: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Indian Mound: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian MoundNNE 30°96 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:4219:4220:21
September equinox06:4818:2418:57
December solstice07:0816:0816:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F354048596977807871604839
Precip in3.43.74.55.45.53.73.72.63.44.04.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portageville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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