Explore Bridgman, 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 Bridgman, 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 Bridgman.
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 | Bridgman |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Berrien County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 41.935169 |
| Longitude | -86.56711 |
| Population | 2,096 |
| Density | 279.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 49106 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| County Seat | St. Joseph |
| School District | Bridgman Public Schools |
Bridgman reveals itself through a landscape dominated by the restless, shifting architecture of sand, where the proximity of Lake Michigan exerts a constant, humid pressure on the air. It lies 15.1 miles south-southwest of Benton Township, MI (from Benton Township, MI: bearing 211°T), and is situated 17.4 miles west-northwest of Niles. The terrain rises in subtle, wind-sculpted swells toward the modest rise of Mount Edward, while the cool, clear waters of Keelo Creek cut a quiet passage through the woodland floor. Legion Park serves as a green anchor for the immediate surroundings, providing a space where the scent of pine needles sharpens as the sun dips low, casting long, bruised-purple shadows across the dunes. Even at a remove from the open coastline, the atmosphere retains a maritime weight, as if the vast, inland lake dictates the very temperament of the soil and the way the light fractures against the horizon.
Bridgman maintains a quiet equilibrium, anchored by a legacy of fruit production that once defined the surrounding orchards and continues to color the local economy with a seasonal, agricultural pulse. The rhythm of daily life moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, far removed from the clamor of the industrial centers that shaped much of the regional history. While the distant, basin-like expanse of Elm Valley and the winding path of Morrison Channel lie beyond the immediate horizon, the focus here remains fixed on the intersection of commerce and the wild, encroaching perimeter of the dunes. It is a place where the stillness of the woods and the persistent influence of the water create a distinct, singular character, grounding the inhabitants in a cycle of growth and harvest that has persisted through generations.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bridgman, Michigan. Coordinates: 41.935169, -86.56711. 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 Bridgman includes the ZIP code (49106), telephone area code (269), county seat of Berrien County (St. Joseph), and school district assignment (Bridgman 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. |