Explore Brownsdale, Florida, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brownsdale, Florida. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Florida or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Brownsdale.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Brownsdale |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Santa Rosa County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.894151 |
| Longitude | -87.21502 |
| Population | 528 |
| Density | 23.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 32565 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| County Seat | Milton |
| School District | Santa Rosa County School District |
Brownsdale reveals itself through a landscape of persistent, humid greenery, where the horizon is defined by the subtle rise of Rocky Mound and the low, shadowed depression of Sandy Hollow. It lies 19.9 miles north of Pace, FL (from Pace, FL: bearing 349°T), and is situated 18.7 miles east-southeast of Atmore. The earth here, dense and clay-heavy, holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent, casting a bronze glow over the palmetto scrub that defines the local terrain. Only a mile away, the waters of Moore Creek move with a quiet, deliberate pace, carving a narrow path through the dense thickets that characterize this inland stretch. Even when the air is heavy with the threat of sudden, sharp thunderstorms, there is a stillness in the way the light catches the broad, waxy leaves of the vegetation, turning the entire expanse into a study of deep, muted greens and shifting shadows.
Brownsdale maintains a character forged by the timber industry and the steady, unpretentious work of those who have long cultivated the surrounding soil. Historical markers of the region’s development remain evident in the weathered architecture that occupies the center, while the proximity of the Escambia National Experimental Forest serves as a reminder of the vast, managed woodlands that have shaped the regional economy for generations. Life here moves according to the rhythm of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of larger hubs, with the local interest often gravitating toward the simple, communal gatherings held at the Alger-Sullivan City Park / Tri-County Little League. Whether residents are navigating the distance toward Brantley Lake for a weekend respite or tending to the quiet demands of their own acres, Brownsdale remains a place where the passage of time is measured by the growth of the canopy and the changing slant of the light against the pine needles.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brownsdale, Florida. Coordinates: 30.894151, -87.21502. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Brownsdale includes the ZIP code (32565), telephone area code (850), county seat of Santa Rosa County (Milton), and school district assignment (Santa Rosa County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |