Browning Hill, Hoosier National Forest

Name: Browning Hill
Address: Hoosier National Forest, United States

#5 among attractions in Hoosier National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Browning Hill, known locally as Browning Mountain, is, at 928 feet tall, the 53rd highest peak in Indiana. Located in Brown County, near the town of Story, the hill is partly in Hoosier National Forest, and is designated a special management area by the United States Forest Service due to the "relatively undisturbed" old-growth forest that covers it. ()

Coordinates: 39°5'60"N, 86°25'60"W

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Day trips

Browning Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: College Mall, Indiana University Art Museum, Archives of Traditional Music, Sanshin Zen Community.

5.4 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
College Mall, Bloomington
137 min walk • College Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Bloomington, Indiana. This is home to Indiana University's flagship campus. The mall's anchor stores are Dick's Sporting Goods and Target. The mall also features a Fresh Thyme Farmers Market and an Ulta Beauty.
6.7 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington
170 min walk • The Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University opened in 1941 under the direction of Henry Radford Hope. The museum was intended to be the center of a “cultural crossroads, ” an idea brought forth by then-Indiana University President Herman B Wells.
6.5 miNW
Museum
Archives of Traditional Music, Bloomington
165 min walk • The Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music holds over 100,000 individual audio and video recordings across over 3500 collections of field, broadcast, and commercial recordings.
5.7 miNW
Temple
Sanshin Zen Community, Bloomington
145 min walk • Sanshin Zen Community is a Soto Zen sangha based at the temple Sanshin-ji in Bloomington, Indiana founded by Shohaku Okumura.
3.1 miNW
39°7'23"N • 86°28'60"W
Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center and Kumbum Chamtse Ling Temple, Bloomington
80 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Temple
6 miNW
39°9'48"N • 86°30'36"W
Islamic Center of Bloomington, Bloomington
153 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Mosque
6.6 miNW
Library
Lilly Library, Bloomington
168 min walk • The Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, is an important rare book and manuscript library in the United States. At its dedication on October 3, 1960, the library contained a collection of 20,000 books, 17,000 manuscripts, more than fifty oil paintings, and 300 prints.
6.3 miNW
39°9'25"N • 86°31'30"W
Bryan Park, Bloomington
161 min walk • Outdoor activities, Park, Playground
5 miNE
39°7'52"N • 86°20'54"W
T. C. Steele State Historic Site, Nashville
129 min walk • Historical place, Park
6.7 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Legg House, Bloomington
171 min walk • The Legg House is a historic former farmhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Built in the middle of the nineteenth century, it has experienced a range of uses, culminating in its present status as an Indiana University office building.
6.1 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Millen House, Bloomington
156 min walk • The Millen House is a historic residence on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Built by an early farmer, it is one of Bloomington's oldest houses, and it has been named a historic landmark.