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Britton Michigan Map

Explore Britton, 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 Britton, Michigan

How to Use This Britton, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityBritton
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyLenawee County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude41.986711
Longitude-83.831051
Population537
Density262.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code49229
Area Code269
County SeatAdrian
School DistrictBritton Deerfield School District

About Britton, Michigan

Britton is a locality in Lenawee County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 537. The population density is 262.1 people per km². Britton is located at 41.9867°N, 83.8311°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Britton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49229.

Britton occupies a quiet expanse of land defined by the steady, unassuming geometry of Midwestern farmland. It lies 12.3 miles east-northeast of Adrian, MI (from Adrian, MI: bearing 60°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-southeast of Tecumseh. The horizon stays wide and open, interrupted only by the vertical lines of grain silos and the occasional cluster of oaks that break the flat, fertile soil. Schreeder Brook meanders through the landscape a mile away, its path marked by a subtle thickening of brush and the persistent dampness of the earth. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Irish Hills color the sky in shades of bruised purple as the sun descends, while the quiet waters of Standish Pond remain tucked away six miles to the north, offering a stillness that mirrors the temperament of the countryside.

Britton maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the harvest and the persistent, industrious nature of its inhabitants. The land here has long been shaped by agriculture, a legacy that survives in the orderly rows of crops that stretch toward the edges of the Martin Beland Miller preserve. Life in Britton moves with the deliberate pace of a place where the seasons dictate the schedule, far removed from the frantic pulse of industrial centers. The local economy persists as a reflection of this rural endurance, anchored by those who work the soil and maintain the small-scale commerce that keeps the center of the locality functioning. Evenings here are marked by the cooling of the air and the lengthening of shadows, a time when the hum of machinery fades and the land returns to a profound, solitary silence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Martin Beland Miller (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 336° NW
  • Tecumseh Country Club (Park) — 4.6 mi, 290° W
  • Ives Road Fen (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 266° W
  • Indian Crossing Trails Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 288° W
  • Raisin Valley Golf Club (Park) — 5.3 mi, 270° W
  • Fitz Overshot Waterwheel (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 283° W
  • White Deer of Tecumseh (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 291° W
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 284° W
  • Mitchell Park (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 258° W
  • Bear Statue (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 101° E
  • Petersburg State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 135° SE
  • Milan War Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 048° NE
  • Braun (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 014° N
  • Historical monuments, war veterans (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 239° SW
  • Lenawee County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 240° SW
  • Whitepine Studios LLC (Arts Centre) — 12.7 mi, 012° N
  • Mill Pond Painted Rock (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 009° N
  • Dawson Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 242° SW
  • Hayes State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 289° W
  • Pirate Ship (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 034° NE
  • Jewel Heart (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 013° N
  • Painting with a Twist (Arts Centre) — 17.9 mi, 010° N
  • Decode Detroit (Theatre) — 19.5 mi, 024° NE
  • Fuller Art House (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 161° S
  • Hudson Gallery (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 161° S
  • Argus Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 011° N
  • Roeda Studio (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 012° N
  • State Theatre (Cinema) — 20.7 mi, 013° N
  • Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.3 mi, 127° SE · 13k acres
  • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.3 mi, 129° SE · 21k acres

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About This Britton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Britton, Michigan. Coordinates: 41.986711, -83.831051. 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 Britton includes the ZIP code (49229), telephone area code (269), county seat of Lenawee County (Adrian), and school district assignment (Britton Deerfield 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.