Ghost town · Alabama
Brownville
Brownville is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Scareum Mountain stands 215 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Brownville Park, a park 2.4 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Alabama, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates33.39250, -87.75333
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brownville Park: 2.4 mi
- Lake Lurleen State Park: 8.1 mi
- Binion Creek Landing Park: 8.4 mi
- Northside Park: 8.6 mi
- Northside Ballparks: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Memorial Bridge: 14.5 mi
- War Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Defended Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Evolution of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway: 16.4 mi
- Masons Marks: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 23
- Three Sisters: 16.2 mi
- Sunflower Bike Rack: 16.2 mi
- Rick Rush: 16.5 mi
- Yellow Python: 16.5 mi
- Running Minerva: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 15
- Phillips Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Gurley Hughs Mountain: 10.9 mi
- McCracken Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Savage Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Tyro Creek Hill: 14.9 mi
Museums: 9
- Kentuck Museum: 14.0 mi
- Northport Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
- Old Tavern: 16.4 mi
- Children's Hands-On Museum: 16.6 mi
- Paul R. Jones Museum: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Reed Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Carson Bluff: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- The Kentuck Art Center: 15.7 mi
- Bama Belle: 16.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Marrs Spring: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brownville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scareum Mountain | NNW 337° | 215 m | 19.8 mi |
| Iron Ore Mountain | E 84° | 201 m | 22.1 mi |
| Phillips Mountain | N 358° | 193 m | 6.2 mi |
| Morse Hill | NE 53° | 186 m | 24.3 mi |
| Goat Hill | NNW 340° | 182 m | 16.9 mi |
| Savage Mountain | NNW 344° | 165 m | 14.5 mi |
| McCracken Mountain | N 350° | 161 m | 14.3 mi |
| Jess Dunn Hill | ENE 59° | 146 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscaloosa Acfd, 14 mi away.
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