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Burr Oak Michigan Map

Explore Burr Oak, 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 Burr Oak, Michigan

How to Use This Burr Oak, Michigan Map

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

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	Burr Oak
State	Michigan (MI)
County	St. Joseph County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	41.847272
Longitude	-85.31859
Population	753
Density	289.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49030
Area Code	269
County Seat	Centreville
School District	Burr Oak Community School District

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About Burr Oak, Michigan

Burr Oak is a locality in St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 753. The population density is 289.0 people per km². Burr Oak is located at 41.8473°N, 85.3186°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Burr Oak is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49030.

Burr Oak emerges from the flat, fertile plains of southern Michigan as a quiet assembly of wood and brick gathered near the steady, winding path of the Prairie River. It lies 6.2 miles east-northeast of Sturgis, MI (from Sturgis, MI: bearing 57°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west-southwest of Bronson. The landscape here is characterized by the patient accumulation of silt and soil, where the horizontal lines of farmland stretch toward the horizon, interrupted only by the occasional rise of Colon Mountain seven miles to the north. Sunlight in Burr Oak possesses a specific, heavy gold quality during the transition into evening, illuminating the tall grasses that lean against the banks of the river. A short distance away, the surface of Adams Lake holds the reflection of the sky with a mirror-like stillness, acting as a cool, quiet anchor for the surrounding acreage. Within the center of the grid, Railroad Park offers a modest clearing where the air carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, rhythmic hum of regional traffic, grounding the observer in the physical reality of a land shaped by glacial retreat and agricultural persistence.

Burr Oak maintains a rhythm defined by the seasonal cycles of the harvest and the enduring legacy of the iron rails that once dictated the pace of regional commerce. The local economy persists as an extension of the land, reflecting a history built upon the steady labor of those who cleared the timber and tilled the heavy loam. While the machinery of modern industry has reshaped the demands of daily life, the character of the place remains fixed in the deliberate, unadorned habits of its inhabitants. Visitors passing through Railroad Park might note the absence of artifice in the architecture, where simple facades stand as quiet evidence of a settlement that grew by necessity rather than grand design. Burr Oak functions as a point of intersection where the memory of earlier trade routes lingers in the layout of the streets, ensuring that the passage of time is measured not by sudden changes, but by the slow, predictable turn of the seasons across the surrounding fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Railroad Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 165° S
Prairie River Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 094° E
MandT Par 3 Golf Course (Park) — 2.9 mi, 203° SW
Prairie River Golf Club (Park) — 4.2 mi, 106° E
Sturgis Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 240° SW
The Strand (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 238° SW
Pigeon River Fish And Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 190° S
Lime Lake Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 132° SE
Fort Hill Camp and Nature Conservation Area (Local Recreation) — 10.4 mi, 259° W
Scott Mill Pond Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 236° SW
Three Rivers High School Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 16.8 mi, 295° NW
Pokagon State Park (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 121° SE
Tibbits Opera House (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 068° E
Wetland View (Viewpoint) — 17.5 mi, 120° SE
Carnegie Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 17.6 mi, 293° NW
Coldwater State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 099° E
Wing House Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 069° E
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 124° SE
Wahbememe Historical Monument (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 259° W
Trine State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.8 mi, 120° SE
Fort Cooper (Historic Castle / Fort) — 23.0 mi, 140° SE
SOZO Art Studio LLC (Gallery) — 23.9 mi, 174° S
Dr. Nathan Thomas House (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 319° NW
Year Round Golf (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 321° NW
Michigan-Ohio-Indiana tri-state marker (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 111° E
Celery Flats Interpretive Center (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 332° NW
Mid-America Windmill Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 171° S
Wine and Canvas (Gallery) — 28.8 mi, 332° NW
John Yoder Memorial Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 28.9 mi, 237° SW
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 45.6 mi, 346° N · 539k acres

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