Explore Farmington Hills, 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 Farmington Hills, 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 Farmington Hills.
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 | Farmington Hills |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Oakland County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.485312 |
| Longitude | -83.377155 |
| Population | 83,986 |
| Density | 974.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 48334, 48336 |
| Area Code | 313 |
| County Seat | Pontiac |
| School District | Farmington Public School District |
Farmington Hills emerges from the gentle lift of the inland terrain as a place where the Minnow Pond Drain quietly maps the pulse of the earth. It lies 1.4 miles north of Farmington, MI (from Farmington, MI: bearing 358°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north of Livonia. The landscape here avoids the drama of high peaks, favoring instead the quietude of woodland tracts and the subtle elevation of the ground that rises toward the distant, unseen silhouette of Teeple Hill. Within the borders of Farmington Hills, the natural world finds sanctuary at Heritage Park, where the light at dusk filters through dense canopies to cast long, slender shadows across the forest floor. Four miles away, the waters of Lake Genesareth remain a steady, reflective presence, anchoring the horizon in a stillness that balances the measured pace of the surrounding woods.
Early settlers arrived in Farmington Hills to carve lives from the dense timber, finding in the soil a promise of longevity that transformed wilderness into a structured grid of homesteads. The narrative of Farmington Hills began with the quiet labor of those who cleared the brush and channeled the waters, establishing a rhythm of industry that favored endurance over haste. These pioneers recognized the value of the inland plains, building a foundation upon the hard work of agriculture and the eventual shift toward the mechanical ingenuity that came to define the broader region. The echoes of these founding families linger in the older structures that still stand, silent witnesses to the slow, deliberate evolution of the land from raw frontier to a place of permanent habitation.
Economic life in Farmington Hills flourishes through a diverse concentration of corporate headquarters and technical centers that drive the regional engine forward. Infrastructure here is designed for precision, connecting the professional corridors of the locality to the wider world with a quiet efficiency that leaves room for the surrounding trees. Education remains a pillar of the identity of Farmington Hills, supported by institutions that nurture the intellect of the youth, while the local economy benefits from a steady influx of skilled labor drawn to the stability of the terrain. The architecture of the workspace is often low and expansive, mirroring the horizontal reach of the land itself, ensuring that commerce feels integrated rather than intrusive.
Cultural life in Farmington Hills vibrates with the energy of a population that values both the reach of professional sports in the nearby metropolitan hubs and the localized traditions that define the calendar year. Residents find common ground at major annual festivals where the spirit of the collective is celebrated under the open, expansive sky, often gathering near the landmarks that lend the area its distinct character. While Farmington Hills does not claim the fame of global icons, it fosters individuals of quiet accomplishment whose contributions to the fields of science and business resonate far beyond the local borders. Life here is punctuated by the changing seasons, where the cool, crisp air of autumn and the quiet, snow-dusted silence of winter dictate a mode of existence that is as grounded as the earth itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Farmington Hills, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.485312, -83.377155. 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 Farmington Hills includes the ZIP code (48334, 48336), telephone area code (313), county seat of Oakland County (Pontiac), and school district assignment (Farmington Public 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. |