Forest Hills Michigan Map
Explore Forest 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.
Interactive Map of Forest Hills, Michigan
How to Use This Forest Hills, Michigan Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Forest 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 Forest 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 | Forest Hills |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Ingham County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.960191 |
| Longitude | -85.489674 |
| Population | 28,573 |
| Density | 223.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 48864, 49301 |
| Area Code | 517, 616 |
| County Seat | Mason |
| School District | Forest Hills Public Schools |
About Forest Hills, Michigan
Forest Hills is a locality in Ingham County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of 28,573. The population density is 223.8 people per km². Forest Hills is located at 42.9602°N, 85.4897°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 48864, 49301.Forest Hills reveals its character through a landscape of persistent, verdant elevation where the earth rises into gentle swells and sheltered hollows. It lies 1.4 miles east-southeast of Okemos, MI (from Okemos, MI: bearing 121°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of Lansing. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of hardwoods, casting elongated shadows that stretch across the grounds of the Sander Property, a quiet expanse of protected land that defines the immediate surroundings. To the west, the Red Cedar River cuts a narrow, meandering path through the soil, its current muted by the dense vegetation along the banks. Further inland, the stillness of Wildlife Lake provides a reflective mirror for the changing seasons, offering a tranquil counterpoint to the subtle, restless energy of the terrestrial terrain.
Forest Hills evolved from a sparse agrarian settlement into a residential landscape defined by its commitment to preservation and suburban refinement. The local economy thrives on the quiet industriousness of professional families and specialized services, maintaining a pace that favors deliberate growth over rapid transformation. Education and community-focused development serve as the primary anchors of daily life, fostering an environment where the influence of regional history remains visible in the thoughtful maintenance of the land. Even as the modern world encroaches, the presence of the Sander Property ensures that the natural rhythm of the woods remains an integral component of the identity of Forest Hills, grounding the lives of its inhabitants in a persistent, quiet connection to the earth.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Chief Hazy-Cloud County Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 029° NE
- Grand River Nature Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 134° SE
- Ada Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 155° SE
- Kent County Conservation Club (Park) — 1.9 mi, 046° NE
- Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 308° NW
- Forest Hills Golf Club (Park) — 2.7 mi, 226° SW
- Mainstem Grand River-Leonard Fase Trust 1 (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 142° SE
- Mainstem Grand River- Leonard Fase Trust 1 (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 138° SE
- Cannonsburg State Game Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 359° N
- Leaping Gazelle Fountain (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 285° W
- Sang Yoon (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 285° W
- Matthews Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.6 mi, 286° W
- Pine Plantation (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 090° E
- Mixed Oak Forest (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 088° E
- The McKendrick Building (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 267° W
- Arts in Motion (Arts Centre) — 7.9 mi, 270° W
- Saranac-Lowell State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 094° E
- Muse SE (Gallery) — 8.1 mi, 267° W
- Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 8.3 mi, 301° NW · 539k acres
- Cultivate (Gallery) — 8.3 mi, 268° W
- The Castle (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 270° W
- The Hiker (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 270° W
- Dog Story Theater (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 270° W
- Hyser Rivers Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 324° NW
- Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 272° W
- GLC Live at 20 Monroe (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 272° W
- White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 303° NW
- Van Andel Living Shores (Aquarium) — 10.9 mi, 271° W
- Sawtooth Drop (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 335° NW
- White, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 43.8 mi, 338° N · 21k acres
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About This Forest Hills Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest Hills, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.960191, -85.489674. 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 Forest Hills includes the ZIP code (48864, 49301), telephone area code (517, 616), county seat of Ingham County (Mason), and school district assignment (Forest Hills Public Schools).
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. |
