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Brownsville Minnesota Map

Explore Brownsville, 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 Brownsville, Minnesota

How to Use This Brownsville, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.701134
Longitude	-91.288028
Population	566
Density	118.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55919
Area Code	218
County Seat	Caledonia
School District	Caledonia Public School District

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About Brownsville, Minnesota

Brownsville is a locality in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 566. The population density is 118.2 people per km². Brownsville is located at 43.7011°N, 91.2880°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brownsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55919.

Brownsville occupies a narrow strip of land where the earth rises abruptly to meet the sky, defined by the persistent, rhythmic movement of the Spring Branch as it carves through the limestone bedrock. It lies 30.4 miles southeast of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 144°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-southwest of La Crosse. The landscape is dominated by the presence of German Ridge to the west, its shadowed slopes acting as a silent sentinel over the valley floor, while the nearby Lawrence Lake reflects the pale, shifting light of the upper Midwest. To the south, the Wildcat Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Houston) offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and damp earth, where the air feels heavy with the scent of decaying leaves and the quiet industry of insects. Beyond the immediate valley, the distant silhouettes of Chipmunk Coulee suggest a terrain that has been folded and refolded by ancient currents, creating a horizon that feels both immense and intensely private.

Brownsville maintains a character forged by the slow accumulation of seasons and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants, who have long looked to the land for both sustenance and shelter. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the seasonal shifts of the regional climate, a life marked by the steady work of agriculture and the maintenance of a heritage that values endurance over novelty. Those who wander the area often seek the Goose Island Canoe Trail, following the water’s edge where the history of early settlement is still legible in the sturdy foundations of older structures and the layout of the local roads. Even as modern demands press in, Brownsville keeps a measured pace, defined by the way the winter frost tightens the ground or the way the autumn sun illuminates the distant timber of the Coulee State Experimental Forest, reminding all who remain that the land here is not merely a backdrop, but a living, changing participant in the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wildcat Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Houston) (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 202° S
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.1 mi, 052° NE · 274k acres
Goose Island Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 057° NE
Scattered Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 098° E
Scattered Forest Land - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 098° E
R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 180° S
FerryRock (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 172° S
Scattered Wildlife - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 024° NE
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 145° SE
Rattler Cairn (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 192° S
Saint Joseph the Workman (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 056° NE
Dahl Auto Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 014° N
The Pump House Regional Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.7 mi, 012° N
Swarthout Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 016° N
Red Cloud Park (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 017° N
Dams on the Mississippi (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 162° S
La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 162° S
Riverside Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 11.3 mi, 013° N
International Owl Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.6 mi, 287° W
Schechs Mill (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 261° W

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