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Grand Beach Michigan Map

Explore Grand 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 Grand Beach, Michigan

How to Use This Grand Beach, Michigan Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Grand 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 Grand 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	Grand Beach
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Berrien County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	41.773374
Longitude	-86.797528
Population	310
Density	131.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49117
Area Code	269
County Seat	St. Joseph
School District	New Buffalo Area School District

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About Grand Beach, Michigan

Grand Beach is a locality in Berrien County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 310. The population density is 131.7 people per km². Grand Beach is located at 41.7734°N, 86.7975°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Grand Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49117.

Grand Beach unfolds as a quiet expanse where the shifting sands meet the vast, restless horizon of Lake Michigan. It lies 28.3 miles west of Niles, MI (from Niles, MI: bearing 262°T), and is situated 6.8 miles northeast of Michigan City. The shoreline here is defined by a rhythmic erosion, where the wind pushes grains of quartz into low, wandering dunes that soften the transition between the forest edge and the water. Inland, the topography rises in subtle, wooded swells that temper the breeze, directing the flow of Bock Arm as it winds through the lowlands toward the Outer Basin. The air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, especially during the long, amber-hued afternoons when the light seems to linger against the pines, emphasizing the stillness of the terrain.

Grand Beach retains the character of a seasonal retreat, shaped by a history of summer migration that lingers in the architecture of its older, shingled cottages. The local pace is dictated by the maintenance of the Grand Beach Golf Course, which serves as a central green lung where the manicured fairways contrast with the wild, unkempt thickets nearby. While the economy remains largely tethered to the ebb and flow of visitors, the residents maintain a quiet vigilance over the landscape, mindful of the distance to the distant, hazy silhouette of Mount Baldy. Life here is measured in the slow accumulation of seasons, a steady cycle of maintenance and repose that defines the daily existence of those who remain long after the summer sun has retreated.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grand Beach Golf Course (Park) — 0.2 mi, 144° SE
Village Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 177° S
Grand Beach Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 186° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 217° SW
Whittaker Woods Golf Course (Park) — 1.2 mi, 122° SE
Dunes Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 211° SW
Turtle Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 068° E
Lighthouse Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 069° E
Notre Dame Elementary School (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 224° SW
Lake Clare (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 229° SW
Pottawattamie (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 226° SW
Trail Creek Public Fishing Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 210° SW
Warren Nelson Plaque (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 233° SW
Blue Chip Hotel (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 232° SW
Rotary Centennial Monument (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 238° SW
Rawson Memorial Stone Plaque (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 238° SW
Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 055° NE
SFC Gallery (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 233° SW
Breakwater Light (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 243° SW
Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 7.3 mi, 237° SW · 11k acres
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Marine Protected Area) — 7.3 mi, 237° SW
Warren Woods State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 066° NE
The Region of Three Oaks Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 078° E
Three Oaks Township Library and Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 079° E
Three Oaks Bicycle Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 079° E
Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.6 mi, 026° NE
Potawatomi Warrior (Public Artwork) — 11.8 mi, 161° S
Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 235° SW
First Church Camp (water tank) (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 045° NE
Captain Mike's Fun Park (Theme Park) — 15.2 mi, 048° NE

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