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Brownstown Indiana Map

Explore Brownstown, Indiana, 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.

Interactive Map of Brownstown, Indiana

How to Use This Brownstown, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brownstown, Indiana. 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 Indiana 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 Brownstown.

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	Brownstown
State	Indiana (IN)
County	Jackson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)

Latitude	38.879079
Longitude	-86.047693
Population	3,025
Density	721.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	47118, 47220
Area Code	317
County Seat	Brownstown
School District	Brownstown Central Community School Corporation

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About Brownstown, Indiana

Brownstown is a locality in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,025. The population density is 721.4 people per km². Brownstown is located at 38.8791°N, 86.0477°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. Brownstown is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 47118, 47220.

Brownstown occupies a quiet expanse of the interior plains, where the horizon stretches wide across a mosaic of cultivated fields and dense woodlots. It lies 9.9 miles southwest of Seymour, IN (from Seymour, IN: bearing 236°T), and is situated 19.3 miles east of Crawford. The terrain here holds a deliberate, measured flatness that gives way to the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of Fork Ridge on the western edge of the view. Only a mile away, the waters of Hough Creek pull at the muddy banks, carving a path through the earth with a persistence that defines the local topography. A short distance to the north, the Jackson-Washington State Forest rises in a thick, dark wall of timber, while the nearby waters of Lake Pyoca catch the afternoon light, turning it into a flat, silver mirror that reflects the passing clouds. Jackson County Park serves as a central anchor for the landscape, providing a green threshold where the boundary between the quiet streets and the wilder woods begins to blur.

Brownstown grew from the necessity of the land, evolving as a hub for the farmers who worked the heavy, dark soil of this inland basin. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the steady, mechanical hum of regional industry, reflecting a history built on the bedrock of agricultural commerce and the industrious spirit of early settlers. Life in Brownstown moves with a predictable, steady cadence, observed in the way the sun warms the brick facades of the older buildings during the long, humid afternoons of summer. Residents often retreat toward the sheltered depths of Starve Hollow, where the air grows cool and heavy with the scent of damp leaves and ancient limestone. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the slow, seasonal transformation of the fields and the reliable, low-slung light that settles over the valley at dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brownstown Public Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 351° N
Jackson County Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 099° E
Jackson-Washington State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 153° SE
Brownstown Public Access Site/Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 268° W
Knobstone Glades Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 197° S
Starve Hollow State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 194° S
Tiemeyer's Farm Market Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.1 mi, 217° SW
Vallonia State Nursery (State Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 201° S
CB Hess Memorial Soccer Field (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 074° E
Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 9.0 mi, 342° N · 204k acres
Bulleit Stadium (Stadium) — 9.4 mi, 054° NE
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.9 mi, 075° E · 16k acres
Monroe Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.6 mi, 308° NW
Showplace Cinemas Seymour (Cinema) — 12.6 mi, 062° NE
Endicott Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 13.6 mi, 067° NE
Charles C. Deam Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.5 mi, 310° NW · 13k acres
Brown County State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 330° NW
Story Monument (Public Artwork) — 17.7 mi, 330° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 281° W
Volunteer Fireman's Memorial (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 132° SE
Bronson Cave (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 242° SW
Twin Caves (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 241° SW
Donaldson Cave (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 243° SW
Hamer Cave (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 244° SW
YES Cinema (Cinema) — 23.3 mi, 017° N
Whip-poor-will Woods (Nature Reserve) — 28.0 mi, 351° N
Conrad Prebys Amphitheater (Theatre) — 32.2 mi, 308° NW
Large quarry remnants (Historic Ruins) — 32.6 mi, 305° NW
FLWB Indoor Karting (Theme Park) — 37.5 mi, 234° SW
Indiana Railway Museum (Museum) — 38.0 mi, 234° SW

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