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Palms Michigan Map

Explore Palms, 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 Palms, Michigan

How to Use This Palms, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.613629
Longitude	-82.768268
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	48465
Area Code	248
County Seat	Sandusky

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About Palms, Michigan

Palms is a locality in Sanilac County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Palms is located at 43.6136°N, 82.7683°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48465.

Palms exists as a quiet coordinate of flat, fertile earth where the horizon pulls wide and low against a vast, pale Michigan sky. It lies 42.4 miles north-northwest of Fort Gratiot, MI (from Fort Gratiot, MI: bearing 340°T), and is situated 17.4 miles southeast of Bad Axe. The landscape around Palms is defined by the steady, unyielding geometry of agricultural fields, broken only by the thin, dark veins of windbreaks and the distant, muted silhouette of the Minden City State Game Area. Two miles to the west, the Black River marks the terrain with a sluggish, persistent flow, carving a path through the silt and heavy soil that dictates the rhythm of the local seasons. At dusk, the quality of light here is thin and sharp, casting long, bruised shadows across the stubble of harvested crops, turning the earth into a quiet, monochrome study of resilience.

History in Palms remains tethered to the iron rails and the slow, mechanical labor of the harvest, a heritage that lingers in the weathered grain elevators and the sparse, functional architecture of the main thoroughfare. Economic life continues to turn on the cycle of the seasons, as the local economy leans heavily into the cultivation of the surrounding plains, a practice that has defined the character of the inhabitants for generations. While the Deckerville Reservoir sits seven miles to the north as a reminder of the region’s hydrological patience, the residents of Palms maintain a focus on the immediate, tangible yields of their land. The pace of daily life is measured by the changing color of the stalks and the quiet, persistent hum of machinery, creating a stillness that feels less like isolation and more like an intentional, grounded composure.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Minden City State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 251° W
Four Point Hunt Club (Park) — 4.4 mi, 303° NW
Whitetail Farm Club (Park) — 4.7 mi, 218° SW
Township of Delaware Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 066° NE
Village of Deckerville Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 170° S
Sanilac Shores Great Lakes State Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.4 mi, 091° E
Verona State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 341° N
Forever Soaring (Public Artwork) — 10.5 mi, 310° NW
Sanilac Petroglyphs State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 282° W
Survivor Pine (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 283° W
Thumb Area Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.3 mi, 035° NE
Vicki Keith (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 021° N
The Barn Theatre (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 139° SE
Pigeon Historical Society (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 301° NW
Port Crescent State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 333° NW
Boardwalk (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 326° NW
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 31.7 mi, 327° NW
Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 32.6 mi, 255° W
Painted Rocks (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 157° SE
AMC Birchwood 10 (Cinema) — 43.0 mi, 158° S
Farm Museum (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 173° S
Columbiaville Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 45.1 mi, 226° SW
Fort Gratiot Light (Monument) — 45.4 mi, 157° SE
The Citedel Stage (Theatre) — 47.0 mi, 158° S
Sled Museum (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 163° S
Ultimate Mirror Maze (Theme Park) — 52.7 mi, 248° W
Silent Night Chapel (Attraction) — 52.8 mi, 247° SW
Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 54.9 mi, 303° NW
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 58.1 mi, 329° NW · 436k acres
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 64.6 mi, 238° SW · 539k acres

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