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Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan Map

Explore Grosse Pointe Shores, 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 Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan

How to Use This Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Grosse Pointe Shores, 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 Grosse Pointe Shores.

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	Grosse Pointe Shores
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Wayne County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	42.436703
Longitude	-82.876859
Population	2,984
Density	680.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	48236
Area Code	313
County Seat	Detroit

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About Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan

Grosse Pointe Shores is a locality in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,984. The population density is 680.0 people per km². Grosse Pointe Shores is located at 42.4367°N, 82.8769°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48236.

Grosse Pointe Shores holds a singular posture along the flat, expansive horizon of Lake Saint Clair, where the water often mirrors the pale, shifting moods of the sky. It lies 1.6 miles east-southeast of Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (from Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: bearing 107°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east-southeast of Warren. The shoreline here does not collapse into abrupt drama, but instead stretches out in a low, deliberate line, defined by manicured lawns that meet the rhythmic, shallow lapping of the lake. Near the water’s edge, the air carries a persistent, cooling dampness, a reminder of the vast basin that dominates the local climate. Beyond the immediate waterfront, the landscape is punctuated by the quiet, winding presence of the Milk River, which meanders through the terrain with a gravity that feels ancient and unhurried. Residents often gather at City Park, a space that serves as a communal anchor, providing a steady view of the light as it catches the ripples of the lake at dusk, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered silver.

Grosse Pointe Shores emerged from a history of grand ambition, once serving as a destination for the architects of the regional automotive industry who sought to build their estates away from the grit of the burgeoning factories. The legacy of this era remains visible in the architecture of the grand residences that line the coast, standing as reminders of a time when the local economy was tethered directly to the rise of massive industrial production. While the nearby influence of the city’s manufacturing heritage remains a part of the regional identity, the daily life here has shifted toward a more private, residential stillness. The proximity to Fords Cove offers a sheltered pocket of water that has long invited leisure, contrasting with the distant, bustling silhouette of Belle Isle visible across the expanse of the lake. Today, Grosse Pointe Shores functions as a quiet sanctuary where the weight of its industrial origins is softened by the slow, seasonal turn of the water and the persistent, orderly care of its gardens.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grosse Pointe Shores Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 104° E
Lochmoor Country Club (Park) — 0.8 mi, 287° W
Lake Front Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 003° N
Country Club of Detroit (Park) — 1.5 mi, 203° SW
Cook Schoolhouse (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 262° W
Municipal Pier (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 193° S
Balduck (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 228° SW
Alger Theater (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 233° SW
Coriander Dockside Patio (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 208° SW
Former Site of Eminem Childhood Home (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 274° W
North Coast Studios (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 319° NW
The Baumgartner House Museum And Fraser Depot Visitor Center (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 338° N
Kayak Sandbar (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 213° SW
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 214° SW
Pewabic Pottery exhibitions (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 226° SW
One World . . . Under Michigan Stars (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 213° SW
Helicopter Memorial (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 333° NW
James D. Standish Jr. House (Historic House / Palace) — 8.0 mi, 232° SW
Reverend Samuel Francis Smith Flagpole (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 217° SW
Major General Alpheus Starkey Williams (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 220° SW
Seafoam Palace of Arts and Amusements (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 230° SW
The Players Theater (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 227° SW
Hamtramck Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 253° W
Belle Isle Sunset Point (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 222° SW
Tricentennial State Park And Harbor (State Park) — 10.3 mi, 227° SW
St. Clair Flats State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 044° NE
River Bend Township Park (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 328° NW
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.9 mi, 224° SW · 13k acres

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