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Auburn Michigan Map

Explore Auburn, 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 Auburn, Michigan

How to Use This Auburn, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityAuburn
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyBay County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude43.603358
Longitude-84.069705
Population2,068
Density756.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code48611
Area Code586
County SeatBay City
School DistrictBay City School District

About Auburn, Michigan

Auburn is a locality in Bay County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,068. The population density is 756.1 people per km². Auburn is located at 43.6034°N, 84.0697°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Auburn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48611.

Auburn occupies a stretch of flat, fertile earth where the sky feels expansive and unburdened by the clutter of high relief. It lies 8.9 miles east of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 95°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Bay City. The landscape around Auburn is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Bradford Creek, which cuts a quiet path through the surrounding fields and provides a subtle moisture to the heavy, dark soil. Light here behaves with a particular clarity in the late afternoon, catching the edges of the horizon and illuminating the vast, open plains that define the local geography. Residents often find their way to the Auburn Recreational Facility, a space that anchors the immediate vicinity and serves as a common ground for the daily movements of the people who live here. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain remains largely agricultural, a patchwork of crops that shifts in color from the bright, tender greens of spring to the muted, golden browns of a late harvest.

Auburn maintains a character built on the resilience of a regional economy rooted in the legacy of Midwestern industry and the steady yield of the land. While the quiet flow of Bradford Creek marks the passage of seasons, the local history is tethered to the development of interior transit and the slow, deliberate growth of a place that values its distance from the frantic pace of larger hubs. Life in Auburn moves with a predictable, grounded rhythm, punctuated by the seasonal demands of the fields and the modest commerce that supports its inhabitants. Though the deeper woods of Whiting Forest and the waters of Brine Pond Number 6 sit several miles away, they offer a sense of scale to the surrounding geography, reminding those who live in Auburn that they occupy a specific, measured point in a much larger, inland expanse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Auburn Recreational Facility (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 006° N
  • Auburn Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 177° S
  • Bay City Bowmen (Private Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 013° N
  • Private Golf Course (Park) — 5.1 mi, 169° S
  • Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 040° NE
  • Al Kaner (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 126° SE
  • Bay Valley Golf Course (Park) — 5.7 mi, 122° SE
  • State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 094° E
  • Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 243° SW
  • Bay City Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 052° NE
  • Midland Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 297° NW
  • Malcolm Fields Theatre (Theatre) — 8.1 mi, 140° SE
  • Lillian R. Zahnow Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 8.1 mi, 140° SE
  • Leaping Gazelle Fountain (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 139° SE
  • Vietnam Veterans Monument (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 092° E
  • Veterans Park War Memorial (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 092° E
  • Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 079° E
  • Snake Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.4 mi, 279° W
  • Rope Swing (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 273° W
  • Wooden Jump (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 299° NW
  • Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.7 mi, 177° S · 20k acres
  • Hemlock Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 212° SW
  • Wildlife Blind (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 159° S
  • Boardwalk (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 159° S
  • Ultimate Mirror Maze (Theme Park) — 25.5 mi, 139° SE
  • Gladwin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 323° NW
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 34.4 mi, 163° S · 539k acres
  • Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 34.6 mi, 103° E
  • Museum of Cultural and Natural History (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 269° W
  • McGuirk Arena (Stadium) — 35.3 mi, 268° W

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About This Auburn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Auburn, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.603358, -84.069705. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Auburn includes the ZIP code (48611), telephone area code (586), county seat of Bay County (Bay City), and school district assignment (Bay City School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.