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Brownfield Woods

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Brownfield Woods is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 214 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Trelease Woods, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
214 m

What to expect

Operated by
University of Illinois

How to reach it

Coordinates40.14566, -88.16594

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ivanhoe Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Willow Springs Park: 1.8 mi
  • Ford-Harris Park: 2.2 mi
  • Chief Shemauger Park: 2.4 mi
  • AMBUCS Park: 2.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 22
  • Lierman Neighborhood Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Will's Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Megan's Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Beckman Garden: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Historic sites: 18
  • Shining Light Infant Memorial Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Yingying Zhang Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Hallene Gateway: 3.8 mi
  • Morton Weir Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Senior Memorial: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Blue Mound: 3.7 mi
  • Blue Mound: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundWSW 243°228 m17.4 mi
Blue MoundNE 49°214 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2419:4520:26
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1215:4816:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263041526372757467554131
Precip in2.32.22.83.94.84.64.53.53.43.33.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 3S, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/236150399

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