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Buchanan Michigan Map

Explore Buchanan, 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 Buchanan, Michigan

How to Use This Buchanan, Michigan Map

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

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	Buchanan
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Berrien County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	41.827268
Longitude	-86.361125
Population	4,300
Density	658.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49107
Area Code	269
County Seat	St. Joseph
School District	Buchanan Community School District

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About Buchanan, Michigan

Buchanan is a locality in Berrien County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,300. The population density is 658.3 people per km². Buchanan is located at 41.8273°N, 86.3611°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Buchanan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49107.

Buchanan occupies a quiet stretch of land where the steady, rhythmic pulse of McCoy Creek defines the movement of the terrain. It lies 5.5 miles west of Niles, MI (from Niles, MI: bearing 268°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south of Berrien Springs. The landscape unfolds in a series of gentle swells that lead toward the expanse of Portage Prairie, a broad openness that catches the low, golden light of late afternoon. At the center of the grid, the Buchanan Garden Club Memorial Park offers a deliberate stillness, its curated greens providing a sharp contrast to the wilder, wooded edges that shadow the creek bed. Only two miles distant, the surface of Moon Lake remains a dark, reflective mirror under the shifting Midwestern sky, holding the shadows of the oaks that line its bank. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling asphalt, a physical weight that marks the transition from the heat of the day to the cooling stillness of the evening.

Industry and history in Buchanan are tethered to the flow of water and the tenacity of the hands that built the early metalworks and manufacturing shops. The economy has shifted over generations, moving from the heavy clatter of iron foundries to a more measured pace of small-scale commerce and local trade. Residents move with an inherited patience, familiar with the weight of the seasons and the cycle of the orchard harvests that surround the perimeter. While Mount Randall stands as a distant, hazy silhouette thirteen miles away, the life of Buchanan remains grounded in the local streets and the steady preservation of its architectural roots. It is a place that values the endurance of its brick facades and the quiet persistence of its people, who continue to shape the character of the settlement with every passing decade.

Nearby Outdoor Places

SL Consignment Gallery (Gallery) — 0.1 mi, 078° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 070° E
Mccoy Creek Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 212° SW
Spafford Woods (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 056° NE
Andrew's Farm (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 259° W
Brookwood Golf Course (Park) — 0.8 mi, 105° E
Bakertown Fen (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 235° SW
Orchard Hills Golf Course (Park) — 1.4 mi, 086° E
Miami Marina Boat Launch (State Recreation Area) — 2.0 mi, 002° N
Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 012° N
South Vista (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 016° N
Bauer Terrace (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 016° N
Moore Woodlot (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 015° N
Hosta Bowl (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 015° N
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 014° N
Topinabee Lake Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 113° SE
Camp Madron (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 328° NW
Niles Riverfront Amphitheater (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 087° E
Hybrid Form, Number 2 (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 088° E
Fort Saint Joseph Monument (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 101° E
Ebel Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 187° S
Freedom Memorial (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 134° SE
Indiana Dinosaur Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 175° S
History Center at Courthouse Square (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 007° N
Horn Archeological Institute and Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 002° N
Center for Adventist Research (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 001° N
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 9.6 mi, 001° N
Schaller Gallery (Gallery) — 11.0 mi, 324° NW
Old Rugged Cross (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 059° NE
Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.9 mi, 306° NW

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