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Detroit Beach Michigan Map

Explore Detroit Beach, 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 Detroit Beach, Michigan

How to Use This Detroit Beach, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	41.931156
Longitude	-83.326875
Population	1,957
Density	1214.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	48162
Area Code	313
County Seat	Monroe
School District	Jefferson Schools

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About Detroit Beach, Michigan

Detroit Beach is a locality in Monroe County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,957. The population density is 1214.8 people per km². Detroit Beach is located at 41.9312°N, 83.3269°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48162.

Detroit Beach occupies a flat, low-lying expanse of land that stretches toward the vast, open horizon of Lake Erie. It lies 3.8 miles east-northeast of Monroe, MI (from Monroe, MI: bearing 74°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east-northeast of South Monroe. The landscape surrounding Detroit Beach remains defined by the heavy, humid air of the Great Lakes basin, where the sky often appears as a wide, pale canvas stretched tight over the horizon. Moisture from the nearby water permeates the soil, nourishing the thick grasses and hardy vegetation that thrive within the boundaries of Unknown Park. A mile to the north, the slow, meandering path of Sandy Creek cuts through the terrain, its banks lined with dense brush and silent trees that hold the stillness of the afternoon. When the light shifts toward dusk, the flat ground seems to absorb the deepening gray of the sky, creating a quiet, expansive solitude that feels removed from the frantic pace of the modern world.

Industry and the echoes of the regional manufacturing legacy have shaped the character of Detroit Beach, grounding its identity in a pragmatic, working-class endurance. Residents here maintain a steady, unadorned rhythm, living in a space that balances the proximity of heavy industrial corridors with the simple, domestic necessity of quiet residential life. The proximity to Lake Erie dictates the seasonal temperament of the locality, from the biting, wind-driven chill of winter to the humid, insect-heavy warmth of mid-summer. Life in Detroit Beach moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a history of labor and the persistent influence of the surrounding plains. Whether watching the weather patterns roll in across the water or observing the modest daily movements of neighbors, there is a tangible sense of a place that remains deeply connected to the realities of its own geography and the long, industrial heritage of the Michigan landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 103° E
Woodland Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 051° NE
Sterling State Park (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 242° SW
Raisin River Country Club (Park) — 1.2 mi, 262° W
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.0 mi, 199° S · 13k acres
The Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 259° W
Monroe Golf Country Club (Park) — 2.5 mi, 296° NW
Pointe Aux Peaux State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 080° E
Multi Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 249° W
American Legion World War I Monument (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 251° W
George Armstrong Custer Statue (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 256° W
Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 052° NE
Marina Point Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 11.1 mi, 040° NE
Toledo Harbor Light (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 181° S
Gibraltar Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 032° NE
Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.2 mi, 182° S · 7,798 acres
Open Book Theatre (Theatre) — 16.2 mi, 026° NE
Maumee Bay State Park (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 184° S
West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.3 mi, 139° SE · 77 acres
Big Goose (Public Artwork) — 17.7 mi, 241° SW
Bear Statue (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 278° W
PASC Art Studio (Gallery) — 19.7 mi, 021° N
Taylor Petting Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.9 mi, 011° N
Romulus Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 350° N
Sharon Sims Gallery (Gallery) — 20.9 mi, 026° NE
KeyBank Discovery Theatre (Cinema) — 22.0 mi, 209° SW
Burts Theater (historical) (Theatre) — 22.2 mi, 210° SW
Grimm Prairie - Ottawa NWR (Nature Reserve) — 22.3 mi, 171° S
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 22.5 mi, 165° S
Allen Park Civic Arena (Stadium) — 23.4 mi, 015° N

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