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Brownwood Texas Map

Explore Brownwood, Texas, 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 Brownwood, Texas

How to Use This Brownwood, Texas Map

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

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	Brownwood
State	Texas (TX)
County	Harris County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.712856
Longitude	-98.977053
Population	18,862
Density	486.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	77520, 77522, 77630, 76801
Area Code	281, 325
County Seat	Houston
School District	Brownwood Independent School District

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About Brownwood, Texas

Brownwood is a locality in Harris County, Texas, United States. It has a population of 18,862. The population density is 486.6 people per km². Brownwood is located at 31.7129°N, 98.9771°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brownwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77520, 77522, 77630.

Brownwood occupies a salt-misted stretch of low-lying terrain where the land yields to the encroaching tides of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 4.3 miles east-southeast of Channelview, TX (from Channelview, TX: bearing 116°T), and is situated 4.5 miles west-northwest of Baytown. Brownwood sits entirely within the protected boundaries of the Baytown Nature Center (Undeveloped) Park, a landscape defined by the rhythmic pulse of saline marshes and the serrated silhouettes of grasses swaying in the maritime breeze. A mile offshore, the quiet, scrub-covered expanse of Goat Island marks the horizon, while the fresh waters of Lynchburg Reservoir shimmer just inland. Further afield, the distant, hazy outline of The Ridge suggests a tectonic permanence that contrasts with the fluid, shifting character of the local salt flats. The air here holds a heavy, brine-soaked weight, especially at dusk when the fading light turns the mudflats into vast, polished mirrors of bruised violet and charcoal gray.

Brownwood carries the weight of a working coastline, where the industrial legacy of the nearby Buffalo Bayou has long dictated the flow of commerce and the movement of goods. Beyond the quietude of the park, the local economy remains tethered to the shifting fortunes of maritime trade and the intricate, labor-intensive extraction processes that define this stretch of the coast. Life in Brownwood moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the tides, far removed from the inland bustle of the Boggy Basin. While the modern world presses against its borders, the area retains a rugged, unvarnished character, shaped by the constant negotiation between the encroaching ocean and the persistent, salt-crusted infrastructure of the harbor. Here, the hum of industry serves as a steady, mechanical counterpoint to the persistent rustle of wind through the coastal reeds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dr. Mollie W. Armstrong (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 235° SW
Daniel Baker College (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 198° S
Brownwood Harvey House (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 323° NW
Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 338° N
Lyric Theatre (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 330° NW
Sharp Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 031° NE
Coggin Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 158° S
Brown County Museum of History (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 340° N
Regal Heartland (Cinema) — 2.0 mi, 027° NE
Camp Bowie Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 180° S
Camp Bowie Family Aquatic Center (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 180° S
Lake Brownwood State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 337° NW
McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 027° NE
Muse Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.8 mi, 034° NE
Comanche County Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 054° NE
Santa Anna (Conservation Area) — 24.2 mi, 226° SW
Longhorn Cattle Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.4 mi, 060° NE
Proctor Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 30.5 mi, 055° NE
Proctor Lake (Recreation Area) — 31.2 mi, 055° NE
San Saba County Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 156° SE
Doole High School (Historic Ruins) — 42.8 mi, 239° SW
Ol' Rip (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 011° N
Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum (Museum) — 48.5 mi, 011° N
Colorado Bend State Park (State Park) — 52.7 mi, 150° SE
Art Briles Stadium (Stadium) — 55.3 mi, 051° NE
Pontotoc Winery (Attraction) — 55.5 mi, 180° S
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 56.2 mi, 052° NE
John Tarleton Ranch House (Attraction) — 57.6 mi, 052° NE

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