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Browns Pennsylvania Map

Explore Browns, Pennsylvania, 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, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Browns, Pennsylvania Map

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

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
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Luzerne County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.344802
Longitude	-75.728247
Population	3,081
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	18641
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Wilkes-Barre

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About Browns, Pennsylvania

Browns is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,081. Browns is located at 41.3448°N, 75.7282°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18641.

Browns defines itself through the persistent, low-slung movement of the Spring Brook, which carves a path through the landscape as it makes its way toward the larger regional watersheds. It lies 5.6 miles southwest of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 7.2 miles southwest of Dunmore. The terrain surrounding Browns is characterized by a dense, deciduous canopy that marks the immediate boundary of Pinchot State Forest, an expanse of timber and undergrowth that dictates the rhythm of the local seasons. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the blue-gray silhouettes of the Pocono Mountains, which seem to hold the heat of the afternoon in the valleys below. The nearby Spring Brook Intake provides a stagnant, reflective contrast to the restless motion of the brook, casting a heavy, glassy light across the woods during the long, humid afternoons of July. In the deeper recesses of the topography, Dark Hollow acts as a basin for the mist that settles before dawn, muffling the sound of the wind and insulating the soil against the harshness of the winter chill.

Browns emerged from the rugged necessity of the Pennsylvania interior, where the extraction of resources and the movement of timber once dictated the survival of those who settled here. The legacy of these industries remains visible in the skeletal remains of old mills and the overgrown paths that lead toward the Pinnacle Trail, a route that demands a steady pace from those who traverse its incline. While the heavy industrial clamor of the past has quieted, the economy now rests on a quiet rotation of small-scale commerce and the maintenance of the surrounding woodlands. Visitors sometimes venture toward the sound of Nay Aug Falls, seeking the kinetic energy of the water as it drops over the tiered rock, yet the character of the locality remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pace of the forest. Life in Browns continues as a measured response to the terrain, where the cycle of the leaves and the cooling of the brook provide the primary punctuation for the passing years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pinchot State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 026° NE
Plane Street Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 252° W
Felter Field (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 354° N
Avoca Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 242° SW
Avoca Flats (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 247° SW
Montage Tract (State Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 109° E
Old Forge Wall of Honor (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 346° N
155 Mm. Howitzer (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 346° N
Anchor of The USS Carpellotti (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 346° N
The Pavilion at Montage Mountain (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 086° E
The Famous Tomato Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 245° SW
Inspection Pit (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 034° NE
Sgl 091 (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 160° S
Iron Horse Movie Bistro (Cinema) — 5.4 mi, 036° NE
Laura Craig Gallery (Gallery) — 5.6 mi, 036° NE
Civil War Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 038° NE
Smurfit Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.8 mi, 040° NE
Everhart Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 049° NE
Rie Rie Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 050° NE
Battle of Wyoming (Registered Battlefield) — 6.6 mi, 246° SW
Houdini Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 029° NE
Frances Slocum State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 266° W
AT&T Long Lines RANSOM Facility Historical Site (Historic Ruins) — 7.8 mi, 011° N
Seven Tubs Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 206° SW
Art 'n Vino (Arts Centre) — 9.2 mi, 231° SW
KISS Theatre Company (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 223° SW
Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 (Cinema) — 10.7 mi, 229° SW
Lehigh Gorge State Park (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 183° S

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