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Browns Valley Minnesota Map

Explore Browns Valley, 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 Browns Valley, Minnesota

How to Use This Browns Valley, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Browns Valley, 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 Browns Valley.

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	Browns Valley
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Traverse County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.595239
Longitude	-96.833407
Population	558
Density	275.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56219
Area Code	320
County Seat	Wheaton
School District	Browns Valley Public School District

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About Browns Valley, Minnesota

Browns Valley is a locality in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 558. The population density is 275.9 people per km². Browns Valley is located at 45.5952°N, 96.8334°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Browns Valley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56219.

Browns Valley occupies a quiet corridor where the earth flattens into the expansive, fertile reach of the prairie. It lies 59.8 miles southwest of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 218°T), and is situated 11.5 miles east-southeast of Sisseton. The Little Minnesota River carves a deliberate, winding path through this terrain, its slow-moving waters defining the low-lying basin where the sky seems to claim more than its share of the horizon. Just a mile away, the stillness of Lake Traverse mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a vast, reflective expanse that grounds the landscape in a deep, elemental calm. The light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the fields into muted shades of gold and gray before the long, rigorous winters settle over the frost-hardened soil.

Browns Valley bears the weight of a history rooted in the intersection of ancient migratory routes and the persistent labor of agricultural settlement. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, as the cycles of planting and yield dictate the pulse of daily life across the surrounding plains. Visitors often find their way to the Lake Traverse to observe the quiet transition of the seasons or to engage with the natural solitude that characterizes this remote corner of the state. Life in Browns Valley persists with a measured, intentional pace, defined by the endurance of those who cultivate the land and the quiet, persistent presence of the waterways that have long shaped the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Samuel J Brown State Monument (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 273° W
Lake Traverse (Recreation Area) — 1.2 mi, 332° NW
Big Stone Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 151° SE
Metz State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 083° E
Eastman (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 214° SW
Traverse County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 076° E
Big Stone County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 098° E
Mud Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 206° SW
Big Stone Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 151° SE
Hartford Beach (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 151° SE
Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 15.8 mi, 148° SE
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 358° N
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 013° N
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.2 mi, 243° SW · 9,262 acres
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 160° S
Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 159° S
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 27.7 mi, 160° S
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 137° SE
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.1 mi, 140° SE · 23k acres
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 35.0 mi, 350° N · 70k acres
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 46.3 mi, 287° W
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 47.8 mi, 014° N
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 50.5 mi, 064° NE
Lac qui Parle County Museum (Museum) — 51.1 mi, 142° SE
A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 59.5 mi, 036° NE
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 61.8 mi, 039° NE
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 62.0 mi, 261° W
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 64.8 mi, 066° NE
Boyd House (Attraction) — 68.6 mi, 138° SE
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 71.7 mi, 048° NE

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