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Brownton Minnesota Map

Explore Brownton, 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 Brownton, Minnesota

How to Use This Brownton, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.731907
Longitude	-94.350259
Population	731
Density	710.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55312
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Glencoe
School District	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District

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About Brownton, Minnesota

Brownton is a locality in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 731. The population density is 710.9 people per km². Brownton is located at 44.7319°N, 94.3503°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brownton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55312.

Brownton emerges from the vast, flat expanse of the Minnesota prairie, defined by the slow, deliberate meander of Buffalo Creek as it cuts through the surrounding fields. It lies 10.8 miles south of Hutchinson, MN (from Hutchinson, MN: bearing 175°T), and is situated 10.1 miles west-southwest of Glencoe. The horizon here possesses a singular, expansive clarity, where the sky seems to press down upon the earth, meeting the golden stalks of grain and the deep green windbreaks that shield the farmsteads. Lake Addie sits quietly at the edge of the landscape, its surface often mirroring the pale, high-altitude light that characterizes the long, introspective autumns of the interior. A few miles to the west, the subtle, low-lying depression of the Nobles Lakebed offers a reminder of the ancient glacial movements that leveled this terrain, leaving behind a soil rich with the promise of the harvest.

Brownton carries the quiet weight of an agricultural legacy, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the turning of the soil and the eventual gathering of the crops. The economic life of the locality remains tethered to the land, supported by the hardworking persistence of those who manage the grain elevators and the local machinery that keeps the seasons moving. Just a short distance away, the Mcleod County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, serving as a wild, untamed counterpoint to the orderly geometry of the surrounding farms. Life in Brownton follows a steady, unadorned pulse, marked by the changing temperaments of the prairie wind and the stark, beautiful endurance of the winters that arrive with a profound and heavy silence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mcleod County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 261° W
Kohl's State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 142° SE
Schaefer Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 102° E
Baker's Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 171° S
Sibley County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.2 mi, 130° SE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 254° W
All Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 029° NE
Glencoe Fort (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 073° E
Wheel and Cog (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 352° N
Glencoe Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 076° E
State Theatre (Cinema) — 11.1 mi, 355° N
Just Add You Butterfly Mural (Public Artwork) — 11.2 mi, 355° N
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.9 mi, 113° SE · 24k acres
Depot Museum (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 004° N
Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 005° N
World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 353° N
Fort Ridgely State Park (State Park) — 25.7 mi, 227° SW
Sibley County Historic Society and Museum (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 123° SE
Le Sueur Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 130° SE
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 191° S
Wanda Gag House (Attraction) — 29.4 mi, 191° S
John Lind House (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 191° S
State Street Theater Co. (Theatre) — 29.5 mi, 191° S
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 192° S
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.4 mi, 192° S
Harold and Ruth Schaefer Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 33.9 mi, 147° SE
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 33.9 mi, 147° SE
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.5 mi, 029° NE · 61k acres

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