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Middleton Michigan Map

Explore Middleton, 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 Middleton, Michigan

How to Use This Middleton, Michigan Map

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

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	Middleton
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Gratiot County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	43.183366
Longitude	-84.70889
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	48856
Area Code	517
County Seat	Ithaca

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About Middleton, Michigan

Middleton is a locality in Gratiot County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Middleton is located at 43.1834°N, 84.7089°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48856.

Middleton emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the central plains, where the horizon stretches thin and wide under a sky that feels remarkably expansive. It lies 22.8 miles northeast of Ionia, MI (from Ionia, MI: bearing 53°T), and is situated 9.1 miles southwest of Ithaca. The landscape is defined by the quiet persistence of Otter Creek, which winds through the low-lying fields just one mile from the center, and the gentle, reflective waters of Rainbow Lake only two miles further out. Beyond the cultivated rows of corn and soy, the terrain rises slightly toward the modest elevation of The Island, a landmark that breaks the monotony of the leveled earth. Three miles distant, the State Forest provides a dense, wooded anchor to the region, where the light filters through layers of oak and maple in a way that turns the afternoon air a deep, translucent gold.

Middleton maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by a history rooted in the productive soil that has long sustained its agricultural economy. The rhythm of daily life follows the seasonal turning of the crops, a cycle that has informed the character of the people for generations. While the industrial hum of larger hubs remains a distant abstraction, Middleton keeps its own counsel, focusing on the maintenance of its local grain elevators and the quiet upkeep of its residential streets. There is a particular clarity to the evenings here, when the cooling air settles over the fields and the distant silhouette of the woods suggests a landscape that has remained largely unchanged by the frantic pace of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 161° S
Maple River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 167° S
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 089° E
North Star Country Club (Park) — 7.2 mi, 068° E
City of Ithaca Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 021° N
Gratiot County Farm (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 040° NE
Emerald Golf Course (Park) — 8.4 mi, 124° SE
Uncle John's Cider Mill (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 123° SE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 089° E
Clinton Northern Railway Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 148° SE
Clinton County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 149° SE
Paine-Gillam-Scott House (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 149° SE
Rochester Colony Historical Marker (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 126° SE
Tony's Chicken Statue (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 017° N
Dr Drake Statue (Public Artwork) — 19.4 mi, 037° NE
Sleepy Hollow State Park (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 137° SE
Ionia State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 24.6 mi, 232° SW
Kiddville Dam (Historic Ruins) — 25.5 mi, 259° W
Equestrian Confidence Course (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 231° SW
Belding Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 257° W
McGuirk Arena (Stadium) — 27.7 mi, 353° N
Townsend Kiva (Theatre) — 28.1 mi, 354° N
Bush Theater (Theatre) — 28.1 mi, 353° N
Greek Rock (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 353° N
Museum of Cultural and Natural History (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 354° N
Bath School Museum (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 152° SE
Fly Lansing Viewport (Viewpoint) — 29.0 mi, 166° S
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.2 mi, 069° E · 20k acres
White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 41.1 mi, 281° W
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 43.4 mi, 297° NW · 539k acres

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