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Braham Minnesota Map

Explore Braham, Minnesota, 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 Braham, Minnesota

How to Use This Braham, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Braham, Minnesota. 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 Minnesota 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 Braham.

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.

CityBraham
StateMinnesota (MN)
CountyIsanti County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude45.722739
Longitude-93.170776
Population1,769
Density424.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code55006
Area Code612, 952
County SeatCambridge
School DistrictBraham Public School District

About Braham, Minnesota

Braham is a locality in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,769. The population density is 424.0 people per km². Braham is located at 45.7227°N, 93.1708°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Braham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55006.

Braham emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Minnesota plains as a collection of low buildings and grain silos that catch the pale, thinning light of the afternoon. It lies 10.7 miles north-northeast of Cambridge, MN (from Cambridge, MN: bearing 14°T), and is situated 17.3 miles north-northwest of North Branch. The landscape surrounding Braham remains defined by a quiet, rhythmic flatness, where thin stands of birch and oak break the monotony of the fields. Two miles away, the dark, still waters of Rice Lake mirror the shifting clouds of the upper Midwest, while the narrow, winding channel of Rice Creek cuts through the silty soil, draining the low-lying basins that define the local topography. Beyond the immediate fields, the earth stays firm and cold, showing the legacy of glacial retreat in its heavy, dark loam and the occasional erratic stone pushed to the surface by the frost of a thousand winters.

Braham maintains a sturdy, work-a-day character that traces its roots to the early settlers who cleared the dense timber to establish the grid of roads and rail lines that still dictate the flow of commerce today. The local economy relies on the steady pulse of agriculture and the small-scale manufacturing that keeps the main street anchored, even as the seasons dictate a slow, deliberate pace of life. Residents often find their way to the nearby Miscellaneous, a protected stretch of land that offers a reprieve from the plow and the engine, preserving a sliver of the original woodland that once dominated this region. Every year, the community gathers to celebrate the pie, a local tradition that highlights the pride of a place where the winters are long and the summer sun feels like a singular, hard-won victory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 041° NE
  • Rice Creek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 296° NW
  • Nessel State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 105° E
  • Chisago County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 106° E
  • Play Inc. Community Theatre (Arts Centre) — 10.7 mi, 194° S
  • Rural School Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 055° NE
  • Dala Horse (Public Artwork) — 11.8 mi, 329° NW
  • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.2 mi, 110° E · 21k acres
  • Chengwatana State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 14.5 mi, 114° SE
  • Wild River State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 121° SE
  • Burnett County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 107° E
  • Fish Lake Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.1 mi, 092° E
  • Hinckley Fire Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 028° NE
  • St. Croix State Park (State Park) — 23.6 mi, 050° NE
  • Emma's House (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 081° E
  • Grantsburg Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 081° E
  • Crex Meadows Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 24.1 mi, 078° E
  • Amphitheater (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 121° SE
  • River Observation area (Viewpoint) — 24.6 mi, 201° S
  • Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.5 mi, 242° SW · 61k acres
  • Sandstone History and Art Center (Arts Centre) — 31.8 mi, 027° NE
  • Bob Dunn Horse Camp (Nature Reserve) — 32.7 mi, 233° SW
  • Ed. L. Peet (Monument) — 33.2 mi, 064° NE
  • Festival Theater (Theatre) — 33.3 mi, 130° SE
  • Big Yellow Chair (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 131° SE
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 33.6 mi, 192° S
  • First Danish Seminary (Monument) — 33.7 mi, 108° E
  • Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 33.9 mi, 138° SE · 4,903 acres
  • Fawn Doe Rosa Wildlife Educational Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 35.7 mi, 129° SE
  • Heart of the City Music Factory (Theatre) — 37.2 mi, 196° S

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About This Braham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Braham, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.722739, -93.170776. 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 Braham includes the ZIP code (55006), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of Isanti County (Cambridge), and school district assignment (Braham Public 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.