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Brownville Junction Maine Map

Explore Brownville Junction, Maine, 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 Brownville Junction, Maine

How to Use This Brownville Junction, Maine Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brownville Junction, Maine. 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 Maine 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 Brownville Junction.

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	Brownville Junction
State	Maine (ME)
County	Piscataquis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	45.350051
Longitude	-69.052264
Population	506
Density	304.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	04414, 04415
Area Code	207
County Seat	Dover-Foxcroft
School District	School Administrative District 41

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About Brownville Junction, Maine

Brownville Junction is a locality in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. It is a small community with a population of 506. The population density is 304.3 people per km². Brownville Junction is located at 45.3501°N, 69.0523°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 04414, 04415.

Brownville Junction occupies a deliberate space where the steady, dark flow of the Pleasant River defines the quiet geometry of the land. It lies 40.2 miles north-northwest of Bangor, ME (from Bangor, ME: bearing 341°T), and is situated 14.3 miles northeast of Dover-Foxcroft. The landscape surrounding Brownville Junction is defined by a dense, northern forest of spruce and fir that stands in somber contrast to the pale, thin light of the late afternoon. To the east, the horizon is anchored by the distant, muted silhouette of Grapevine Ridge, while the local terrain remains marked by the persistent, rugged character of the inland woods. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Tannery Pond mirrors the heavy, overcast sky, offering a stillness that seems to permeate the very air. Those wandering through the area may find their way onto the Katahdin Iron Works Rail Trail, which preserves the remnants of an industrial past beneath a canopy of pine, or seek the more secluded paths found along the Norton Trail.

Industrial ambition once carved the identity of Brownville Junction, as the rhythmic clatter of the railway became the singular pulse of the regional economy. The history of the place remains firmly anchored in the labor of the iron works and the movement of freight, creating a legacy where the architecture of iron and timber still speaks to the grit of earlier generations. While the frantic pace of the rail era has softened into a more contemplative rhythm, the town retains a sturdy, utilitarian character that mirrors the resilience of the surrounding forest. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the cycle of the timber harvest and the maintenance of the infrastructure that connects these isolated woodlands to the wider world. The stillness of the evening is often broken only by the wind moving through the needles of the evergreens, a sound that serves as a constant reminder of the vast, quiet wilderness that begins at the edge of the final residential street.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Katahdin Iron Works Rail Trail (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 286° W
The Junction (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 038° NE
Brownville, Maclean Lot 2 (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 022° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 12.2 mi, 307° NW · 110k acres
EPI - Quimby Lands (Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 273° W
Blacksmith Shop Museum (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 225° SW
Bud Leavitt (Bull Hill) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 192° S
Bud Leavitt Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 192° S
The Observer Building (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 217° SW
Old Blacksmith Shop Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 223° SW
Center Theatre (Cinema) — 14.3 mi, 217° SW
Monument Square (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 217° SW
Hammond Street Pitch (Viewpoint) — 15.6 mi, 306° NW
Appalachian Trail Corridor (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 281° W
Children's Memorial (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 112° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 112° E
Nahmakanta Unit (State Resource Management Area) — 22.3 mi, 357° N
Dexter Historical Society Abbot Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 207° SW
Northeast Whitewater (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 273° W
Memories of Maine Gallery (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 038° NE
Moosehead Marine Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 287° W
Pockwockamus Rock (Attraction) — 31.9 mi, 014° N
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.4 mi, 141° SE · 23k acres
Baxter State Park (State Park) — 33.0 mi, 014° N
All Along The Watchtower (Public Artwork) — 34.7 mi, 145° SE
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (National Monument) — 34.7 mi, 018° N · 90k acres
The Minor Gallery (Gallery) — 34.8 mi, 145° SE
Pinkham Trails (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 147° SE
Black Bear Cinemas (Cinema) — 35.4 mi, 150° SE
Acadia National Park (National Park) — 71.9 mi, 152° SE · 77k acres

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