Benton Heights Michigan Map
Explore Benton Heights, 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 Benton Heights, Michigan
How to Use This Benton Heights, Michigan Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Benton Heights, 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 Benton Heights.
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 | Benton Heights |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Berrien County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.122196 |
| Longitude | -86.415051 |
| Population | 3,652 |
| Density | 365.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 49022 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| County Seat | St. Joseph |
| School District | Benton Harbor Area Schools |
About Benton Heights, Michigan
Benton Heights is a locality in Berrien County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,652. The population density is 365.4 people per km². Benton Heights is located at 42.1222°N, 86.4151°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49022.Benton Heights emerges from the low, damp earth where the steady pulse of Sand Creek defines the rhythm of the immediate landscape. The terrain remains largely flat, a testament to the glacial legacy that smoothed these plains into a quiet expanse of fertile soil and woodland. To the west, the air carries a faint, salt-less maritime quality, a reminder that the vast, shifting expanse of Lake Michigan lies only three miles away, exerting a constant influence on the local humidity and the gray, heavy light of late afternoons. Within the boundaries of Benton Heights, the grounds of Byrite Park offer a small, green sanctuary where the wind often catches in the branches, mirroring the distant, restless currents of the Morrison Channel.
History in Benton Heights is written in the steady persistence of agriculture and the industrial echoes of the region, where the labor of the past has shaped the quiet, pragmatic character of the present. The local economy draws its strength from the surrounding orchards and the shifting needs of a working populace, grounding the daily life of residents in the cycles of the seasons. On the horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of Thunder Mountain provides a singular point of focus against the sky, while the proximity to Marina Island adds a sense of isolation to the local waterways. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own boundaries, finding a subtle, enduring beauty in the way the sun clears the horizon to illuminate the quiet, working edges of the land.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Blossom Trails Golf Course (Park) — 0.5 mi, 198° S
- Byrite Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 033° NE
- East Robbins Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 241° SW
- Sarett Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 360° N
- Morton House Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 262° W
- Richard Hunt Studio Center (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 260° W
- Water Street Glassworks (Arts Centre) — 2.1 mi, 260° W
- Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.7 mi, 323° NW
- Riverfront Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 240° SW
- Point O' Woods Golf Course (Park) — 2.7 mi, 072° E
- City Boat Launch (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 245° SW
- St. Joseph's Firemen (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 258° W
- Fort Miami (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 257° W
- Heritage Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 252° W
- Curious Kids' Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 255° W
- Eleven Inch Dahlgren (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 256° W
- Silver Beach Carousel (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 257° W
- Crate Basket and Veneer Machinery Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 021° N
- Dickenson Stadium (St. Joseph High School) (Stadium) — 4.7 mi, 241° SW
- North Berrien Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 053° NE
- Jasper Dairy Road Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 173° S
- Grand Mere State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 219° SW
- Art Center (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 165° S
- Schaller Gallery (Gallery) — 12.0 mi, 198° S
- Ravine Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 155° SE
- First Church Camp (Historic Ruins) — 16.1 mi, 214° SW
- Captain Mike's Fun Park (Theme Park) — 16.3 mi, 211° SW
- Beach and natural area (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 020° N
- Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 38.1 mi, 223° SW · 11k acres
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About This Benton Heights Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Benton Heights, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.122196, -86.415051. 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 Benton Heights includes the ZIP code (49022), telephone area code (269), county seat of Berrien County (St. Joseph), and school district assignment (Benton Harbor Area 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. |
