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Muir Michigan Map

Explore Muir, 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 Muir, Michigan

How to Use This Muir, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	42.995866
Longitude	-84.942501
Population	646
Density	350.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48860
Area Code	517
County Seat	Ionia
School District	Ionia Public Schools

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About Muir, Michigan

Muir is a locality in Ionia County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 646. The population density is 350.3 people per km². Muir is located at 42.9959°N, 84.9425°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Muir is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48860.

Muir anchors itself where the slow, deliberate pulse of the Maple River carves a quiet path through the heart of the Michigan landscape. It lies 6.5 miles east of Ionia, MI (from Ionia, MI: bearing 85°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-northwest of Portland.

The terrain surrounding Muir unfolds in a series of broad, modest swells of earth, where the soil holds the deep, dark promise of the interior plains. In the soft, amber light of late afternoon, the river reflects the shifting sky, its banks lined with the steady, weathered silhouettes of hardwoods that have long defined the regional horizon. Residents often gather at Village Park, a space that serves as a communal clearing where the pace of the day slows to match the drift of the water. While the quietude suggests a place untouched, the land eight miles to the east toward Woodard Lake holds the same stillness, a reminder of the vast, hushed interior that defines this part of the country.

Muir emerged from the early ambition of settlers who recognized the potential in the convergence of timber and trade along the waterway. The local economy, once tethered to the relentless output of sawmills that fueled the expansion of a growing nation, has since transitioned into the measured rhythm of agricultural stewardship and small-scale enterprise. Traces of this industrial history remain in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the streets, where the labor of previous generations persists in the solid foundation of every structure. Life here moves with a deliberate consistency, a reflection of a populace that values the enduring utility of the land over the frantic pace of larger centers. Whether it is the seasonal cycle of the fields or the maintenance of the public grounds, the people of Muir carry on with a quiet, persistent industry that honors the character of the settlement.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Village Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 004° N
Devore Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 191° S
Grand River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 235° SW
Portland State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 128° SE
Fred Meijer Heartland Trail (State Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 259° W
Rolling Hills Golf Course (Park) — 5.1 mi, 248° W
Shadow Ridge Golf Course (Park) — 5.5 mi, 252° W
Ionia Free Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 257° W
Ionia State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 254° W
Bertha Brock Park (Local Recreation) — 8.7 mi, 261° W
Equestrian Confidence Course (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 247° SW
Ionia County Infirmary Burials Riverside Drive Site (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 254° W
Grave of Okemos (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 172° S
Kiddville Dam (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 301° NW
Belding Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 296° NW
Michigan's Capital (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 140° SE
"tangled" (Public Artwork) — 18.7 mi, 150° SE
Clinton County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 089° E
Clinton Northern Railway Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 088° E
Sun Theatre (Cinema) — 19.5 mi, 149° SE
Performance Shelter at Jaycee Park (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 149° SE
Grand Ledge High School Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 151° SE
Uncle John's Cider Mill (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 067° NE
Mixed Oak Forest (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 264° W
Pine Plantation (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 264° W
Fly Lansing Viewport (Viewpoint) — 24.0 mi, 129° SE
The Gallery in Old Town (Gallery) — 26.2 mi, 131° SE
MICA Gallery (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 131° SE
Sleepy Hollow State Park (State Park) — 26.3 mi, 100° E
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 34.8 mi, 273° W · 539k acres

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