Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min6:19 am – 9:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:59 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F50 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month April8 in of snow a year, on about 7 days20 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Seymour 2 N station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Pyocalake · 3.1 miTimber Lakelake · 3.6 miPinnaclepeak · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBrownstown Public Access Site/Public Fishing Areastate recreation area · 1.7 miBrownstown Public Parkpark · under a mileStarve Hollow State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 5.4 mi · 278 acresKnobstone Glades Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 58 acresJackson-Washington State Foreststate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 18,173 acresCb Hess Memorial Soccer Fieldrecreation area · 8.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJackson County, IN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025349 of 364 days measured15 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Brown County, IN, 23 mi away
Drinking waterIndiana American Water - Seymourserves 20,725 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation537 ft164 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSchneck Medical Center9.7 miPost officeBrownstown Post Office1.6 miTown hallBrownstown Town Hall1.5 miPoliceBrownstown Police Department1.5 miFire stationBrownstown Volunteer Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherHighBrownstown Central High School1.0 miSchoolLutheran Central School1.2 miMiddleBrownstown Central Middle School1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF53 miInterstateI-6512 miUS highwayE US Hwy 501.2 miAmtrakIndianapolis, IN IND60 miCoachBedfordMiller Transportation25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 47249 ZIP area.
