Explore Brooklyn, 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 Brooklyn, 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 Brooklyn.
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 | Brooklyn |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Jackson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.105874 |
| Longitude | -84.248282 |
| Population | 1,313 |
| Density | 540.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 49230 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| County Seat | Jackson |
| School District | Columbia School District |
Brooklyn claims the quiet confluence of earth and water where the River Raisin carves a purposeful path through the landscape. It lies 11.7 miles east-southeast of Summit Township, MI (from Summit Township, MI: bearing 124°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-southeast of Michigan Center.
The terrain surrounding Brooklyn unfolds in a series of gentle swells and depressions, a topography shaped by the slow retreat of ancient ice. To the west, the distant outline of the Blue Ridge provides a muted, serrated edge to the horizon, while the immediate ground is defined by the damp, dark soils of Unknown Park. Vineyard Lake sits a short mile away, its surface reflecting the shifting temper of the Midwestern sky, whether bruised by the violet clouds of a late autumn storm or polished to a mirror finish by the thin, sharp light of a January noon. The air here carries a persistent, earthy scent of damp loam and decaying leaves, a reminder that the land is never truly still, but always in a state of quiet, seasonal respiration.
Brooklyn maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, anchored by a history of agrarian roots and the industrious spirit that defines this inland reach of the country. The local economy persists as a blend of small-scale commerce and the enduring legacy of mechanical craft, where the rhythm of the day is measured not by the frenetic pulse of the city, but by the turning of gears and the seasonal demands of the surrounding fields. Residents walk the streets with the familiarity of those who know the exact angle of the sun as it strikes the brickwork of the storefronts during the golden hour. It is a place where the stillness of the woods and the persistent flow of the River Raisin provide a sense of continuity, grounding the inhabitants in a landscape that demands both respect and a quiet, patient observation of its slow, seasonal transformations.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brooklyn, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.105874, -84.248282. 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 Brooklyn includes the ZIP code (49230), telephone area code (269), county seat of Jackson County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Columbia 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 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. |