Brownsville
Brownsville is a ghost town in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 4.5 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Jackson County, Illinois, United States
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.0 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverside Park: 1.8 mi
- Longfellow Park: 2.0 mi
- Town Center Park: 2.3 mi
- Glenn Schlimpert Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Glen Schlimpert Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Mount Carbon: 4.0 mi
- Swallow Rock: 5.6 mi
- Lookout Rocks: 8.2 mi
- Cleinman Mound: 8.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 10.7 mi
- Bald Knob Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Clearview: 0.4 mi
- Shady Cove: 0.6 mi
- Pine Circle Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Oak Point Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Lake Murphysboro State Park: 0.8 mi
- Little Grand Canyon: 6.3 mi
- Johnson Creek Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Chautauqua Bottoms: 8.4 mi
- Burning Star State Fish and Wildlife Area: 11.6 mi
- gym: 1.9 mi
- Faery: 12.8 mi
- Dragon: 12.8 mi
- Wizard on Dragon: 12.8 mi
- Dragon Mosaic: 12.8 mi
- Old Train Depot: 9.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
- SIU Entrance Monument: 9.4 mi
- Merideth Funeral Home: 9.6 mi
- Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park;3 Wizards: 12.8 mi
- Abneyville Rock: 3.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Fountain Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Devils Bake Oven: 11.4 mi
- The Carbondale Depot Museum: 9.7 mi
- Sharp Museum: 9.8 mi
- African American Museum of Southern Illinois: 10.8 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 15.8 mi
- Carterville Heritage Museum: 16.8 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 9.5 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 9.7 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 9.8 mi
- Student Center Garden: 9.9 mi
- Heritage Garden: 16.2 mi
- Pomona Natural Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Mystic Willow: 8.8 mi
- Alto Clay Works: 14.0 mi
- Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour: 22.2 mi
- Bottoms Spring: 8.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 12.4 mi
- Seep: 16.1 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls: 3.6 mi
- Falls-Shelter Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Campground Beach: 15.9 mi
- Fruitland Rest Area (Southbound): 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brownsville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | S 172° | 314 m | 15.3 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | SSE 153° | 269 m | 18.1 mi |
| Government Rock | SSW 192° | 250 m | 13.8 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SSW 193° | 241 m | 11.2 mi |
| McGee Hill | S 190° | 240 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tricky Hill | SSW 212° | 219 m | 22.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | SE 137° | 217 m | 23.4 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSE 167° | 212 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carbondale Sthrn Illinois AP, 8 mi away.
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