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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: 60
Nature reserves: 33
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 14
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: 3
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 15.6 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 HillSW322 m3.7 mi
Bearwallow HillNW313 m3.9 mi
Taylor HillESE309 m7.4 mi
Hohen PointSW308 m5.3 mi
Hesitation PointSW306 m4.4 mi
Patterson HillESE299 m7.2 mi
Dowell HillE294 m7.2 mi
Cooks HillNW292 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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