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Osseo Michigan Map

Explore Osseo, 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 Osseo, Michigan

How to Use This Osseo, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	41.885881
Longitude	-84.544117
Population	1,178
Density	280.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49266
Area Code	269
County Seat	Hillsdale

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About Osseo, Michigan

Osseo is a locality in Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,178. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Osseo is located at 41.8859°N, 84.5441°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49266.

Osseo occupies a quiet expanse of the Michigan interior where the East Branch Saint Joseph River carves a narrow, persistent path through the fertile soil. It lies 22.3 miles south-southwest of Summit Township, MI (from Summit Township, MI: bearing 194°T), and is situated 5.0 miles east-southeast of Hillsdale. The landscape surrounding Osseo is defined by the steady presence of Deer Lake, which mirrors the shifting, pale light of the Midwest sky as the seasons transition from the crisp, gold-leafed autumn to the deep, silent gray of winter. To the horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Blue Ridge provides a distant anchor to the view, while the immediate terrain remains dominated by open fields and the dense, tangled thickets of the nearby Lost Nation State Game Area. The air here holds a distinct, earthy scent of damp loam and cooling vegetation, a sensory reminder of the agrarian rhythm that dictates the pace of life in this corner of the state.

Economic life in Osseo has long been tethered to the productivity of the land and the ingenuity of its residents, who have adapted to the changing demands of regional industry over the decades. The influence of early settlement remains visible in the modest architecture and the deliberate layout of the roads, which follow the subtle contours of the watershed rather than imposing a rigid grid upon the earth. While the heavy machinery of larger centers may echo in the distance, the daily existence here is marked by the mechanical hum of tractors and the persistent, unforced flow of the local waterways. Those who call the area home find a particular satisfaction in the stillness of the landscape, where the legacy of the nineteenth-century pioneers informs a culture of self-reliance and a quiet, watchful appreciation for the changing colors of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lost Nation State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 130° SE
Tripp's Mill (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 135° SE
Owens Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 290° W
Hillsdale Country Club (Park) — 3.5 mi, 280° W
Lewis Emery County Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 310° NW
Hillsdale Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 291° W
Adams Township State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 026° NE
Markel Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 306° NW
Hillsdale Golf and Sportmens Club (Park) — 5.6 mi, 277° W
Phillips Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 305° NW
Grosvenor House Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 318° NW
Hudson Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 102° E
Woodstock Manual Labor Institute (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 051° NE
Lake Hudson Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 105° E
Boutique Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.5 mi, 064° NE
Nettle Lake Mound Group (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 215° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.6 mi, 106° E · 192 acres
Michigan-Ohio-Indiana tri-state marker (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 226° SW
Harrison Lake State Park (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 153° SE
Fen Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.5 mi, 018° N
Hayes State Park (State Park) — 23.6 mi, 060° NE
Wing House Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 279° W
Reality T.V. (Public Artwork) — 23.6 mi, 016° N
Ella Sharp Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 016° N
Hurst Planetarium (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 016° N
Goll Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.9 mi, 158° S
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 088° E
Historical monuments, war veterans (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 088° E
Waterloo Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 31.2 mi, 026° NE
Fort Cooper (Historic Castle / Fort) — 32.4 mi, 231° SW

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