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Grass Lake Michigan Map

Explore Grass Lake, 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 Grass Lake, Michigan

How to Use This Grass Lake, Michigan Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Grass Lake, 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 Grass Lake.

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	Grass Lake
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Jackson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	42.250869
Longitude	-84.213008
Population	1,105
Density	453.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49240
Area Code	269
County Seat	Jackson
School District	Grass Lake Community Schools

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About Grass Lake, Michigan

Grass Lake is a locality in Jackson County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,105. The population density is 453.9 people per km². Grass Lake is located at 42.2509°N, 84.2130°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Grass Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49240.

Grass Lake occupies a quiet portion of the landscape where the land settles into a series of modest, glacial rises and verdant hollows. It lies 9.6 miles east of Jackson, MI (from Jackson, MI: bearing 88°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-northeast of Michigan Center. The Grass Lake Drain carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its water moving with a steady, hushed purpose toward the namesake water body of Grass Lake that anchors the local geography. To the west, the gentle, rounded rise of Sackrider Hill provides a subtle verticality to the horizon, breaking the flat continuity of the surrounding fields. Within the bounds of Grass Lake Park, the air holds a cool, damp clarity, especially as the late afternoon light elongates the shadows of the oaks and maples that define the local woods.

History at Grass Lake remains tied to the pulse of the regional transit lines that once facilitated the movement of grain and manufactured goods, shaping the layout of the streets and the sturdy brick facades that remain in the center. The economy, once tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the expansion of the rail, now finds its character in a blend of small-scale commerce and the preservation of its midwestern heritage. Daily life in Grass Lake moves with a patient, predictable cadence, marked by the changing colors of the crops in the nearby fields and the seasonal maintenance of the public spaces. Residents recognize the value of the open vistas, where the quality of the light during the transition from autumn to winter turns the grasses a brittle, luminous gold, reminding the observer of the land’s enduring, quiet capacity to sustain its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grass Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 358° N
Grass Lake State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 258° W
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 234° SW
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mi (Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 234° SW
Schlee Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 234° SW
Fa-Ho-Lo Park/Assemblies of God Camp (Private Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 360° N
G.W. Carver Camp (Private Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 331° NW
Waterloo Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 003° N
Sharonville State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 157° SE
Terry Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 209° SW
Lefglen (Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 180° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 278° W
The Upside Down (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 042° NE
Sky Miles (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 043° NE
Big Rock Candy Mountain (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 041° NE
Natural Selection (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 043° NE
McNaughton Family Plot (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 281° W
Summer Night Tree (Public Artwork) — 9.8 mi, 269° W
Hurst Planetarium (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 257° W
Ella Sharp Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 256° W
Pinckney Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.0 mi, 039° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 063° NE
Fen Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.1 mi, 242° SW
South Marker (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 327° NW
The Encore (Theatre) — 17.9 mi, 071° E
Boutique Art Gallery (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 194° S
Painting with a Twist (Arts Centre) — 22.6 mi, 091° E
Whitepine Studios LLC (Arts Centre) — 22.8 mi, 105° E
Argus Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 085° E
WSG Gallery (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 085° E

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