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Browning Farm

Browning Farm from directly overhead

Browning Farm is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Rattlesnake Hills stands 372 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Emma Boating Access, a park 3.2 miles away. 166 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
Michigan Centennial Farm. Established 1914.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.26258, -84.05353

166 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • Lake Emma Boating Access: 3.2 mi
  • Lake Nettie Boating Access: 4.0 mi
  • Lost Lake Boating Access: 4.5 mi
  • Russell Memorial Village Park: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Ferdelman Boating Access: 4.9 mi
Museums: 5
Peaks: 5
Beaches: 2
  • The Beach at Canada Creek Ranch: 9.6 mi
  • Doriva Beach: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rattlesnake HillsSW 217°372 m17.1 mi
Old Baldy HillSW 218°363 m19.4 mi
Blats HillWNW 293°294 m24.3 mi
Manning HillSE 130°280 m21.5 mi
Black MountainNNW 330°263 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1019:49
June solstice05:4920:4321:28
September equinox07:2418:5719:36
December solstice08:1316:0816:57

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130425464686760483626
Precip in2.01.51.83.03.12.93.13.23.33.52.42.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11298032811

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