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Brownsdale Minnesota Map

Explore Brownsdale, 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 Brownsdale, Minnesota

How to Use This Brownsdale, Minnesota Map

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

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	Brownsdale
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Mower County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.74024
Longitude	-92.869354
Population	633
Density	605.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55918
Area Code	218
County Seat	Austin
School District	Hayfield Public School District

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About Brownsdale, Minnesota

Brownsdale is a locality in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 633. The population density is 605.0 people per km². Brownsdale is located at 43.7402°N, 92.8694°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brownsdale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55918.

Brownsdale occupies a quiet stretch of the Mower County plains where the horizon expands with an unyielding, meditative breadth. It lies 7.3 miles northeast of Austin, MN (from Austin, MN: bearing 46°T), and is situated 19.9 miles south of Dodge Center. The land here is defined by the subtle persistence of the Wild Indigo Prairie State Scientific and Natural Area, which preserves the native grasses that once rippled like a golden sea across this inland expanse. Only a mile away, the quiet current of Roberts Creek carves a thin, reflective ribbon through the soil, while the distant, muted silhouette of Table Rock remains a mere suggestion against the far western sky. During the long, deepening afternoons of autumn, the air takes on a crisp, sharpened clarity, turning the fields into vast, amber-hued canvases that emphasize the quiet isolation of the prairie landscape.

Brownsdale maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the earth and the enduring legacy of agricultural labor that first drew settlers to these fertile, dark soils. Beyond the immediate reach of the Wild Indigo Prairie State Scientific and Natural Area, the local economy continues to honor a heritage built upon the steady harvest of the surrounding acreage. Five miles distant, the waters of Ramsey Mill Pond offer a reflective stillness that mirrors the town’s own measured pace, where life moves according to the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic demands of urban density. In the evening, the lights of Brownsdale flicker against the darkening expanse of the plains, marking a point of continuity where the history of the frontier meets the modern dedication to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wild Indigo Prairie State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 180° S
Ramsey Mill Pond State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 260° W
Jay C Hormel Nature Center (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 215° SW
Todd Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 232° SW
Rydjor Bike Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 227° SW
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 235° SW
Mower County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.8 mi, 260° W
Mower County Historical Society Exhibits (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 228° SW
Freeborn County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.5 mi, 257° W
Welcome to Hayfield (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 003° N
Myrtle Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 231° SW
Bear Cave Park Meadow (Viewpoint) — 19.9 mi, 066° NE
Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 255° W
Lake Louise State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 130° SE
Washburn-Zittleman Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 099° E
Methodist Church Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 098° E
Byron Bear (Public Artwork) — 24.2 mi, 027° NE
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 24.6 mi, 261° W
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 186° S
Freeborn County Courthouse (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 256° W
Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.1 mi, 025° NE
Driftless Art Academy (Arts Centre) — 26.5 mi, 046° NE
Threshold Arts (Gallery) — 28.0 mi, 046° NE
Taylor Arena (Stadium) — 28.3 mi, 046° NE
Rochester Civic Theatre (Theatre) — 28.3 mi, 046° NE
Historic Structure (Historic Ruins) — 29.5 mi, 047° NE
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.9 mi, 116° SE · 2,440 acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.4 mi, 041° NE · 274k acres

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