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Allendale Michigan Map

Explore Allendale, Michigan, 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 Allendale, Michigan

How to Use This Allendale, Michigan Map

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

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	Allendale
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Clare County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	42.981962
Longitude	-85.944126
Population	27,073
Density	449.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	48625, 49401
Area Code	586, 616
County Seat	Harrison
School District	Allendale Public School District

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About Allendale, Michigan

Allendale is a locality in Clare County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of 27,073. The population density is 449.9 people per km². Allendale is located at 42.9820°N, 85.9441°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 48625, 49401.

Allendale stretches across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of agricultural plains and the slow, steady hum of a growing educational corridor. It lies 28.1 miles north of Mount Pleasant, MI (from Mount Pleasant, MI: bearing 358°T), and is situated 1.3 miles southeast of Harrison. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, marked by the shifting light that settles over the flat, fertile earth and the dense pockets of woodland that define the local terrain. A mile from the center, the quiet waters of Budd Lake reflect the expansive Midwestern sky, while the nearby currents of Spike Horn Creek carve a modest path through the soil. Travelers passing through the surrounding State Forest find a stillness in the trees that contrasts with the predictable rhythm of the seasons, as the air turns crisp and the fields transition from the deep green of summer to the muted, golden browns of late harvest.

Allendale carries the weight of a history rooted in the cultivation of the land, though its character has shifted alongside the expansion of the university that now anchors its daily life. The economy pulses with the energy of students and the legacy of families who have worked this soil for generations, maintaining a balance between academic industry and the rural traditions of the region. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, where the sight of tractors navigating the roads is as common as the bustle of campus activity. Far to the south, the shadow of McWatty Knoll lingers as a distant point of interest, but the true identity of Allendale remains anchored in the immediate, hardworking reality of the surrounding fields and the steady, unpretentious flow of its inland life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Allendale Community Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 211° SW
Ripps Bayou Site (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 018° N
Eastmanville Bayou (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 360° N
Kuits Bayou (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 050° NE
The Meadows (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 109° E
Bass River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 329° NW
Bakale Wildlife Unit (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 289° W
Eastmanville Farm (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 319° NW
Blendon Township State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 203° SW
Sweets Monument (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 090° E
Walker Police & Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 077° E
Howard Stanton Memorial (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 094° E
North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train (Public Artwork) — 9.0 mi, 317° NW
Grand Haven State Game Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 297° NW
Trail Hub (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 116° SE
Jenison Stump Fence (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 124° SE
Trail Head (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 115° SE
Helder Park Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.2 mi, 208° SW
Van Andel Living Shores (Aquarium) — 12.2 mi, 096° E
Veldheer's Tulip Farm (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 219° SW
Muse GR (Gallery) — 13.0 mi, 089° E
ArtPrize Oasis (Arts Centre) — 13.7 mi, 092° E
AllArtWorks Viewing Studio (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 097° E
Canal Park Presented by SILVA (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 090° E
GLC Live at 20 Monroe (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 095° E
Artists Creating Together (Arts Centre) — 13.9 mi, 089° E
Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 095° E
Community Archive and Research Center (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 282° W
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 16.1 mi, 080° E · 539k acres
Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 17.0 mi, 233° SW

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