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Palmyra Michigan Map

Explore Palmyra, 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 Palmyra, Michigan

How to Use This Palmyra, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	41.85977
Longitude	-83.935776
Population	1,800
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49268
Area Code	269
County Seat	Adrian

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About Palmyra, Michigan

Palmyra is a locality in Lenawee County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Palmyra is located at 41.8598°N, 83.9358°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49268.

Palmyra anchors itself firmly within the flat, fertile expanse of the Midwestern plains, where the River Raisin cuts a quiet, meandering path through the earth. It lies 5.8 miles east-southeast of Adrian, MI (from Adrian, MI: bearing 117°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south of Tecumseh. Broad fields of corn and soybean stretch toward the horizon, their green husks turning to harvest gold under the vast, unobstructed sky. To the northwest, the distant silhouette of the Irish Hills breaks the monotony of the plains, offering a faint, shadowy relief against the evening light. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and the subtle, metallic tang of the river, a landscape defined not by dramatic heights but by the rhythmic, patient work of the seasons on the open ground.

Palmyra emerged from the nineteenth-century urge to tame the wilderness, its economy long tethered to the productivity of the surrounding topsoil and the seasonal cycles of agrarian life. Residents often look toward the nearby Ottawa Lakebed for a sense of the region's ancient, geological origins, while the proximity of Bachmayer Park provides a quiet, managed space for the community to engage with the local flora. Further refinement of the day is found six miles away at Lake Adrian, where the water serves as a local focal point for quiet reflection rather than commerce. Life in Palmyra maintains a steady, deliberate pace, where the history of early settlement remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that stands as a silent witness to the generations who have worked this stubborn, rewarding earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ellis Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 118° SE
Woodlawn Golf Club (Park) — 4.3 mi, 263° W
Lenawee Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 303° NW
McCulley-Bastian (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 343° N
Heritage Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 328° NW
Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 298° NW
Historical monuments, war veterans (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 298° NW
Lenawee County Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 296° NW
Ives Road Fen (Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 358° N
Dawson Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 292° W
Mitchell Park (Local Recreation) — 7.2 mi, 352° N
Fitz Overshot Waterwheel (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 000° N
White Deer of Tecumseh (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 001° N
Petersburg State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 086° E
Fossil Park (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 136° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.5 mi, 256° W · 192 acres
Bear Statue (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 062° NE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 131° SE
Lake Hudson Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.5 mi, 266° W
Fuller Art House (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 129° SE
Hudson Gallery (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 130° SE
Big Goose (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 103° E
Hayes State Park (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 325° NW
Swanton Caboose (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 172° S
Boutique Art Gallery (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 292° W
Whitepine Studios LLC (Arts Centre) — 22.6 mi, 020° N
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.5 mi, 103° E · 13k acres
KeyBank Discovery Theatre (Cinema) — 25.3 mi, 124° SE
Audubon Islands Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.5 mi, 143° SE
Western-most point on Lake Erie (Viewpoint) — 26.0 mi, 115° SE

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