Explore Nazareth, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Nazareth, 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 Nazareth.
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 | Nazareth |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Kalamazoo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.350254 |
| Longitude | -85.530157 |
| Population | 3,200 |
| Density | 480.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 49004, 49074, 49048 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| County Seat | Kalamazoo |
Nazareth emerges from the quiet, verdant expanse of the Michigan landscape as a place defined by the steady, persistent flow of Spring Brook. It lies 4.5 miles north of Comstock, MI (from Comstock, MI: bearing 349°T), and is situated 5.0 miles northeast of Kalamazoo. The terrain here is characterized by subtle, undulating plains and patches of woodland that soften the horizon, providing a grounded, inland atmosphere that feels miles removed from any restless coast. While Lyons Lake sits just three miles away, offering a reflective stillness to the surrounding fields, the immediate environment remains focused on the quiet interaction between soil and water. The light at dusk here has a particular clarity, catching the blades of grass and the edges of the nearby Eastern Hills Golf Course, where the manicured green contrasts against the wilder, uncultivated edges of the local thickets.
History in Nazareth is anchored by a legacy of institutional dedication, once serving as a center for religious education and service that shaped the local identity long before the modern pace of the economy took hold. The influence of the Sisters of St. Joseph remains imprinted on the land, a quiet gravity that persists in the architecture and the deliberate, unhurried movement of those who navigate its roads today. Though the region is distant from the rugged elevations of The Hogback or the dense, managed canopy of the W K Kellogg Experimental Forest, the character of Nazareth is defined by this blend of past stewardship and a present that favors steady, productive growth. Life moves with a certain patience here, observed in the way the morning mist clings to the banks of the creek, marking a rhythm that is both functional and deeply settled.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nazareth, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.350254, -85.530157. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Nazareth includes the ZIP code (49004, 49074, 49048), telephone area code (269), county seat of Kalamazoo County (Kalamazoo), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |