Explore Brohman, 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 Brohman, 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 Brohman.
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 | Brohman |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Newaygo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 43.685294 |
| Longitude | -85.81589 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 49312 |
| Area Code | 616 |
| County Seat | White Cloud |
Brohman emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed expanse of the Manistee National Forest, grounding its quiet existence directly upon the banks of Moonbeam Lake. It lies 38.0 miles northeast of Muskegon, MI (from Muskegon, MI: bearing 35°T), and is situated 16.6 miles west of Big Rapids. The landscape here is defined by an ancient, glacial character, where the earth rises in low, sandy ridges that hold the chill of the northern interior. Two miles to the west, the rhythmic passage of West Michigan Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the heavy timber, feeding the damp, fertile soil that sustains the deep greens of the understory. In the deepening light of dusk, the surface of Moonbeam Lake reflects the heavy, bruised purples of the sky, creating a stillness that seems to suspend the very air between the towering stands of cedar and pine.
History in Brohman is measured less by grand monuments and more by the enduring quiet of a region shaped by timber extraction and the slow, persistent reclamation of the woods. The local economy persists as a modest reflection of this rugged topography, favoring small-scale commerce and the seasonal movement of those who traverse the nearby Newaygo County Snowmobile Trail when the winter frost hardens the ground. Far to the south, the distant silhouette of the Ward Hills anchors the horizon, a reminder of the vast, varied terrain that separates this inland outpost from the rest of the world. Life in Brohman moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, a sustained observation of the transition from the thaw of spring to the brittle, white silence of the long months that follow.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brohman, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.685294, -85.81589. 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 Brohman includes the ZIP code (49312), telephone area code (616), county seat of Newaygo County (White Cloud), 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 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. |