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Brownsville Kentucky Map

Explore Brownsville, Kentucky, 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 Brownsville, Kentucky

How to Use This Brownsville, Kentucky Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brownsville, Kentucky. 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 Kentucky 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 Brownsville.

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	Brownsville
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Edmonson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.194914
Longitude	-86.265255
Population	875
Density	129.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	42050, 42210
Area Code	270, 364
County Seat	Brownsville
School District	Edmonson County School District

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About Brownsville, Kentucky

Brownsville is a locality in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 875. The population density is 129.3 people per km². Brownsville is located at 37.1949°N, 86.2653°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brownsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42050, 42210.

Brownsville anchors itself firmly within the verdant, rolling limestone terrain of Kentucky, defined by the steady, winding movement of the Green River as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 17.0 miles northeast of Bowling Green, KY (from Bowling Green, KY: bearing 35°T), and is situated 19.9 miles south of Leitchfield. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp silt and heavy oak, while the horizon is occasionally broken by the faint, jagged silhouette of Collie Ridge to the southeast. Brownsville City Park offers a quiet central point where the grass grows thick and deep, providing a space for the local rhythm to slow against the backdrop of an unhurried, inland sky. A few miles away, the quiet basin of McCoy Hollow serves as a reminder of the intricate, shifting topography that defines this slice of the state, while the waters of First Creek Lake offer a stillness that contrasts with the constant, gentle flow of the nearby riverbed.

History in Brownsville is written in the stubborn endurance of its people and the slow, deliberate pace of an economy rooted in the land and the modest commerce of a regional hub. Generations have observed the light changing over the fields, watching the seasons dictate the cycle of labor and rest in a region where the soil is as much a part of the identity as the infrastructure. Though the Echo River Spring Trail lies several miles out, the spirit of exploration remains a quiet pulse for those who live among these woods, moving through days marked by the intersection of traditional agriculture and the small-scale enterprise that keeps the locality turning. Life in Brownsville maintains a deliberate, grounded quality, where the primary concerns are the cycle of the harvest and the maintenance of a community that understands its place in the quiet, expansive interior of the commonwealth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brownsville City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 331° NW
Mammoth Cave National Park (National Park) — 0.6 mi, 042° NE · 51k acres
Green River Wild River (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 005° N
Edmonson Co Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 120° SE
Nolin Rv Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 008° N
Nolin River Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 021° N
Nolin River Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 010° N
Sunset Barrens Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 227° SW
Macy Hiway Sandstone Barrens Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 227° SW
Shanty Hollow Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 248° W
Nolin Lake State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 023° NE
Sunset Point (Viewpoint) — 8.7 mi, 093° E
Railroad Engine No. 4 (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 094° E
National Cave Museum and Library (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 116° SE
Diamond Caverns (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 116° SE
Kentucky Action Park (Theme Park) — 15.0 mi, 107° E
Confederate Monument (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 211° SW
Bowling Green Ballpark (Stadium) — 16.8 mi, 215° SW
Brass Dancer (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 216° SW
Unknown Confederate Soldier Monument (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 090° E
Hidden River Cave (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 093° E
Lost River Cave Entrance (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 215° SW
Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 078° E
Fort Williams Civil War Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 23.2 mi, 126° SE
Barren River Lake State Resort Park (State Park) — 24.6 mi, 154° SE
Cinema 33 (Cinema) — 38.8 mi, 297° NW
Cold Springs Museum (Museum) — 44.3 mi, 198° S
Kentucky Railway Museum (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 049° NE
White House Inn Museum (Museum) — 54.7 mi, 204° SW
Perry County Museum (Museum) — 56.0 mi, 332° NW

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