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Berlin Michigan Map

Explore Berlin, 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 Berlin, Michigan

How to Use This Berlin, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityBerlin
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyMonroe County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude41.994821
Longitude-83.28667
Population480
Density8.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes48166, 48838
Area Code313, 517
County SeatMonroe

About Berlin, Michigan

Berlin is a locality in Monroe County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Berlin is located at 41.9948°N, 83.2867°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 48166, 48838.

Berlin holds a quiet authority over the flat, silt-rich plains where the Swan Creek carves its slow, muddy path toward the horizon. It lies 7.0 miles south of Flat Rock, MI (from Flat Rock, MI: bearing 178°T), and is situated 7.9 miles northeast of Monroe. The landscape surrounding Berlin is defined by the heavy, humid stillness of the lowlands, where the atmosphere clings to the skin like damp wool during the long, gray afternoons of autumn. Only two miles to the east, the vast, restless expanse of Lake Erie dictates the character of the wind, pulling moisture inland and softening the sharp edges of the horizon. Near the Swan Creek Access Site, the earth transitions into a marshy mosaic of tall, swaying reeds and sediment, a terrain that feels less like solid ground and more like a bridge between the firm soil of the interior and the distant, unseen pull of the open coast.

History in Berlin is measured in the steady, rhythmic turn of the seasons and the lingering remnants of an economy built on the extraction of the land’s bounty. The water of West Lead exerts a quiet influence over the local temperament, serving as a reminder of the proximity to deeper, more expansive currents. While the town remains modest, it carries the weight of a regional heritage that favored the toil of the fields and the seasonal migrations of the labor force over the frantic pace of modern industry. Life in Berlin moves with the deliberate caution of a creature accustomed to the shifting tides of the nearby lake, where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered lead, grounding the inhabitants in a cycle of work and rest that has remained largely unchanged by the passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Swan Creek Access Site (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 163° S
  • Lilac Bros. (18) (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 013° N
  • Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.2 mi, 118° SE · 13k acres
  • Brest Bay Sportsmans Club (Park) — 1.9 mi, 225° SW
  • Pointe Aux Peaux State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 168° S
  • Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 086° E
  • Pte. Mouille Shooting Range (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 054° NE
  • Westburn Golf Club (Park) — 5.0 mi, 004° N
  • Sterling State Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 210° SW
  • The Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 221° SW
  • Marina Point Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 6.5 mi, 052° NE
  • Battle of Monguagon Monument (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 033° NE
  • American Legion World War I Monument (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 224° SW
  • Gibraltar Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 036° NE
  • Open Book Theatre (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 027° NE
  • PASC Art Studio (Gallery) — 14.8 mi, 019° N
  • Taylor Petting Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.2 mi, 006° N
  • Sharon Sims Gallery (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 026° NE
  • Coins Collection (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 348° N
  • Toledo Harbor Light (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 188° S
  • Romulus Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 341° N
  • Allen Park Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 17.8 mi, 010° N
  • Allen Park Civic Arena (Stadium) — 18.6 mi, 012° N
  • Blue Elephant Studio Gallery (Gallery) — 19.5 mi, 014° N
  • Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.7 mi, 187° S · 7,798 acres
  • West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.8 mi, 152° SE · 77 acres
  • Bear Statue (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 264° W
  • Five Replica Homes of Great Americans (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 008° N
  • Maumee Bay State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 189° S
  • Davidson Gerson Gallery of Glass (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 008° N

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About This Berlin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Berlin, Michigan. Coordinates: 41.994821, -83.28667. 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 Berlin includes the ZIP code (48166, 48838), telephone area code (313, 517), county seat of Monroe County (Monroe), and school district assignment.

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.