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Lawton Michigan Map

Explore Lawton, 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 Lawton, Michigan

How to Use This Lawton, Michigan Map

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

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	Lawton
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Van Buren County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	42.167263
Longitude	-85.846954
Population	1,850
Density	311.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49065
Area Code	269
County Seat	Paw Paw
School District	Lawton Community School District

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About Lawton, Michigan

Lawton is a locality in Van Buren County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,850. The population density is 311.9 people per km². Lawton is located at 42.1673°N, 85.8470°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Lawton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49065.

Lawton occupies a quiet expanse of southwestern Michigan where the flat, fertile earth yields to the subtle indentations of the local topography. It lies 10.7 miles southwest of Oshtemo, MI (from Oshtemo, MI: bearing 234°T), and is situated 4.2 miles south-southeast of Paw Paw. The Lawton Drain carves a deliberate path through the landscape, acting as a quiet artery that directs the flow of seasonal runoff through the fields and past the edges of the grid. Two miles away, the surface of Sand Lake catches the pale, diffuse light of the afternoon, mirroring the wide sky that dominates this inland reach. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and ripening crops, and the horizon remains unbroken by the jagged influence of Walnut Ridge, which lingers far to the distance. Within the boundaries of Lawton, the presence of Unknown Park offers a simple, unadorned space where the grass grows tall and the silence of the plains settles in during the long, deepening hours of dusk.

Agriculture has long defined the character of Lawton, with the surrounding acreage providing a steady rhythm to the lives of those who work the soil. The legacy of fruit cultivation remains a quiet thread in the local economy, though the pace of modern days has shifted the focus toward a more varied industrial footprint. Residents often travel toward the greenery of Fred Russ State Forest when they seek the density of timber and the shade of mature hardwoods, finding a stark contrast to the open, sun-drenched rows of the local farms. Life in Lawton moves with a steady, predictable gravity, marked by the changing colors of the foliage and the seasonal cycles of the harvest. There is a particular clarity to the winters here, when the frost settles over the fields and the sky turns to a muted, heavy gray, grounding the identity of the people in the endurance of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 314° NW
Stephayns Sports Complex (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 322° NW
Marks Golf Course (Park) — 0.5 mi, 000° N
East Branch Prairie (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 052° NE
Mattawan Little League Fields (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 045° NE
Paw Paw Prairie (East)-MDOT SOUTH (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 089° E
Paw Paw Prairie (East)-MDOT NORTH (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 081° E
Van Buren County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 168° S
Kinney Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 168° S
Camp Shiawassee (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 134° SE
Lake of the Woods (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 239° SW
Year Round Golf (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 103° E
Overlook Deck (Viewpoint) — 11.4 mi, 043° NE
Dr. Nathan Thomas House (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 107° E
Lawrence Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 287° W
Kal-Haven Trail Sesq. State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 355° N
JCPenney Portraits (Arts Centre) — 13.5 mi, 074° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 079° E
Kalamazoo Film Society (Cinema) — 13.6 mi, 074° E
Bernatche School of Dance (Arts Centre) — 13.6 mi, 075° E
Wine and Canvas (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 076° E
Celery Flats Interpretive Center (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 077° E
Artist Singh Gallery (Gallery) — 14.8 mi, 067° NE
Dalton Theatre (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 056° NE
Nelda K. Balch Playhouse (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 056° NE
Sports Life Art & Design (Gallery) — 15.6 mi, 068° E
South Street (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 058° NE
Kalamazoo Mall (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 058° NE
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 057° NE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 26.3 mi, 351° N · 539k acres

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