Brandon Minnesota Map
Explore Brandon, 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 Brandon, Minnesota
How to Use This Brandon, Minnesota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brandon, 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 Brandon.
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 | Brandon |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Douglas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 45.965239 |
| Longitude | -95.598656 |
| Population | 501 |
| Density | 400.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 56315 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Alexandria |
| School District | Brandon-Evansville Public Schools |
About Brandon, Minnesota
Brandon is a locality in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 501. The population density is 400.5 people per km². Brandon is located at 45.9652°N, 95.5987°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brandon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56315.Brandon emerges from the expansive, flat horizon of the upper Midwest where the sky claims a vast, uninterrupted dominance over the earth. It lies 12.0 miles west-northwest of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 298°T), and is situated 31.7 miles southeast of Fergus Falls. The landscape surrounding Brandon is defined by the steady, quiet presence of Loves Lake, which mirrors the shifting colors of the atmosphere from pale dawn gold to the bruised violet of late autumn evenings. A short distance away, the Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory wings, its marshy grasses swaying in the persistent breeze that sweeps across the plains. Eight miles to the distance, the elevation of Tower Hill breaks the monotony of the flatlands, a solitary marker against the immense, open dome of the sky.
Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the labor of the residents who tend to the fertile soil. The history of Brandon remains tied to the resilient spirit of those who arrived to carve a livelihood from the prairie, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that still informs the character of the neighborhood. While Hoplin Creek winds its way through the landscape two miles from the center, the true life of the region is found in the communal bonds forged during the long, deep winters when the world is encased in silence and ice. Life in Brandon moves with a deliberate, measured pace, grounded by the simple necessities of the harvest and the enduring strength of a landscape that demands respect from all who inhabit it.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 142° SE
- Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 294° NW
- Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 294° NW
- Brandon State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 179° S
- Evansville State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 282° W
- Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 126° SE
- Runestone Replica (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 196° S
- Lake Carlos State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 080° E
- Big Ole statue (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 116° SE
- Inspiration Peak (Viewpoint) — 11.9 mi, 006° N
- Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 12.0 mi, 117° SE
- Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 255° W
- Inukshuk (Public Artwork) — 18.0 mi, 027° NE
- Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 196° S · 12k acres
- Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 22.6 mi, 346° N
- Glendalough State Park (State Park) — 24.1 mi, 353° N
- Pope County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 155° SE
- Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 30.3 mi, 318° NW
- Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 33.1 mi, 070° E
- 510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 34.8 mi, 117° SE
- Todd County Museum (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 089° E
- Finn Creek Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 021° N
- Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 38.8 mi, 029° NE
- Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 39.6 mi, 155° SE
- Cultural Center (Museum) — 39.7 mi, 015° N
- Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 41.7 mi, 153° SE
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About This Brandon Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brandon, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.965239, -95.598656. 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 Brandon includes the ZIP code (56315), telephone area code (320), county seat of Douglas County (Alexandria), and school district assignment (Brandon-Evansville Public Schools).
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. |
