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Napoleon Michigan Map

Explore Napoleon, 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 Napoleon, Michigan

How to Use This Napoleon, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	42.160594
Longitude	-84.246062
Population	1,131
Density	166.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49261, 49201
Area Code	269
County Seat	Jackson
School District	Napoleon Community Schools

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About Napoleon, Michigan

Napoleon is a locality in Jackson County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,131. The population density is 166.6 people per km². Napoleon is located at 42.1606°N, 84.2461°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49261, 49201.

Napoleon occupies a quiet expanse of the Michigan interior, where the land shifts into a gentle, glacial mosaic of fertile soil and hardwood groves. It lies 9.9 miles southeast of Jackson, MI (from Jackson, MI: bearing 126°T), and is situated 6.5 miles southeast of Michigan Center. The horizon remains wide and open, marked by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge, which anchors the view against a pale, expansive sky. Beneath the reach of these heights, the landscape sustains a calm stillness, particularly near the edges of Stony Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting amber and bronze of the changing seasons. The air carries a crisp, earthen clarity, especially as the light wanes and settles over the fields that stretch toward the meandering path of the River Raisin.

Napoleon maintains a character forged by the persistence of its early settlers, who found in this geography a reliable foundation for agriculture and trade. The local economy persists with a steady, unadorned diligence, grounding the daily rhythm of the residents in the work of the fields and the maintenance of the homesteads that dot the periphery. Within the quiet boundaries of Stetler Park, the community finds a respite that reflects the broader, enduring spirit of the region. Life in Napoleon moves with a deliberate pace, defined by the seasonal cycles of the earth rather than the clamor of external industry, preserving a sense of place that remains tethered to the fundamental, quiet virtues of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stetler Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 024° NE
Camp Storer (Private Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 268° W
Kleinbach Campground (Private Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 184° S
Lefglen (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 037° NE
Sharonville State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 056° NE
Terry Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 356° N
Swanee's Twin Knolls Golf Course (Park) — 2.8 mi, 022° N
Heart of the Lakes Golf Course (Park) — 2.9 mi, 174° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 180° S
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 001° N
Onsted State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 179° S
Hayes State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 141° SE
Fen Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 273° W
Waterloo Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 359° N
Hurst Planetarium (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 293° NW
Beverley Simmons Bunny (Public Artwork) — 9.5 mi, 294° NW
Ella Sharp Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 293° NW
McNaughton Family Plot (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 320° NW
Woodstock Manual Labor Institute (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 205° SW
Boutique Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.4 mi, 194° S
Sky Miles (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 030° NE
The Upside Down (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 030° NE
Natural Selection (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 031° NE
Big Rock Candy Mountain (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 030° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 046° NE
Dawson Auditorium (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 153° SE
Lenawee County Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 149° SE
Hudson Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 195° S
Whitepine Studios LLC (Arts Centre) — 23.8 mi, 089° E
Grosvenor House Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 240° SW

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