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Brown Hill

Brown Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Hill rises to 265 m in Indiana. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Downey Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Indiana, United States of America

Wikidata Q33137362, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
265 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.20699, -86.17027

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 33
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 15
Gardens: 6
  • Interpretive Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 10.8 mi
  • Irwin Gardens: 13.5 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 18.8 mi
  • Wonderlab Garden: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Scoutcraft: 17.7 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Brown Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillSW 222°322 m3.7 mi
Bearwallow HillNW 321°313 m3.9 mi
Taylor HillESE 105°309 m7.4 mi
Hohen PointSW 214°307.8 m5.3 mi
Hesitation PointSW 234°306 m4.4 mi
Patterson HillESE 110°299 m7.2 mi
Dowell HillE 98°294 m7.2 mi
Cooks HillNW 318°292 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:57
June solstice06:1920:3521:15
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice08:0116:4317:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303343546473767468564435
Precip in3.42.93.85.05.05.34.53.53.23.43.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 431623 — Brown Hill, Brown County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358649966

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