Explore Barton Hills, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Barton Hills, 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 Barton Hills.
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 | Barton Hills |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Washtenaw County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.316673 |
| Longitude | -83.756053 |
| Population | 316 |
| Density | 160.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 48105 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| County Seat | Ann Arbor |
| School District | Ann Arbor Public Schools |
Barton Hills unfolds as a quiet expanse of wooded ridges and deep, carved ravines where the Huron River bends with deliberate grace. It lies 3.8 miles northeast of Scio Township, MI (from Scio Township, MI: bearing 50°T), and is situated 4.1 miles north-northwest of Ann Arbor. The earth here holds a glacial memory, marked by steep slopes that descend toward the still, dark waters of Barton Pond, creating a landscape that feels sheltered from the frantic pace of the surrounding region. Autumn light filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the heavy clay soil and the dense undergrowth of the Barton Nature Area, where the air remains cool and damp even as the sun climbs high. On the distant horizon, the faint, blue-grey silhouette of the Sharon Short Hills suggests a wider world, yet the immediate terrain remains intimate, defined by the slow, rhythmic movement of the river and the quiet shadows cast by mature hardwoods.
Barton Hills emerged from a legacy of early twentieth-century planning, designed to integrate residential life into the natural contours of the river valley rather than imposing a grid upon the land. The local economy is inextricably linked to the intellectual and industrial vitality of the broader region, serving as a tranquil residential enclave for those drawn to the nearby centers of innovation and academic inquiry. Life in Barton Hills moves with a deliberate, private stillness, punctuated by the seasonal shift of leaves and the occasional geese traversing the surface of the water. While the Southern Michigan State Forest Nursery lies miles to the south, the local commitment to maintaining the integrity of the river corridor ensures that the human footprint remains light, favoring a balance between quiet habitation and the preservation of the wild, uneven ground that characterizes this particular stretch of the Midwest.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barton Hills, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.316673, -83.756053. 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 Barton Hills includes the ZIP code (48105), telephone area code (313), county seat of Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor), and school district assignment (Ann Arbor Public Schools).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |