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Parchment Michigan Map

Explore Parchment, 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 Parchment, Michigan

How to Use This Parchment, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	42.328095
Longitude	-85.56973
Population	1,926
Density	810.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49004
Area Code	269
County Seat	Kalamazoo
School District	Parchment School District

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About Parchment, Michigan

Parchment is a locality in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,926. The population density is 810.1 people per km². Parchment is located at 42.3281°N, 85.5697°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Parchment is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49004.

Parchment clings to the banks of the Kalamazoo River, where the water moves with a heavy, deliberate strength through a landscape defined by low, wooded rises and the quiet endurance of the Midwestern plains. It lies 2.7 miles north-northeast of Kalamazoo, MI (from Kalamazoo, MI: bearing 20°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north of Portage. The air here holds the cooling influence of Spring Valley Lake just a mile away, carrying the scent of damp earth and the subtle, metallic tang of an industrial heritage that once dictated the very pulse of the valley. To the east, the silhouette of Walnut Ridge marks the distant horizon, a blurred charcoal line against the pale sky that reminds residents of the expansive, unhurried geography stretching toward the horizon. Within the village limits, Kindleberger Park serves as a green anchor, its manicured lawns and mature trees offering a stillness that contrasts with the relentless, carving motion of the river nearby.

Parchment grew from the ambition of the paper industry, its identity forged in the vats and rollers that transformed raw pulp into the thin, white sheets that gave the locality its name. While the massive mills that once defined the local economy have largely faded into history, the architecture of the streets remains patterned by the needs of a workforce that built its life around the whistle of the factory. The legacy of those years lingers in the brick facades and the grid of modest, sturdy houses that seem to hold the memory of a busier time. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the W K Kellogg Experimental Forest provides a deeper connection to the timber-rich history of the region, standing as a quiet testament to the cycle of growth and harvest. Life in Parchment today moves with a measured, reflective pace, mirroring the slow drift of the river and the quiet stability of a place that has learned to define itself by what remains after the machines have gone silent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Glenn Allen Island (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 271° W
Markin Glen Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 294° NW
Spring Valley Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 144° SE
Kalamazoo Nature Center (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 322° NW
Maple Glen Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 286° W
Bow in the Clouds (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 109° E
Rose Park Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 184° S
Martin Luther King Jr. (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 200° S
Nature's Playground (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 345° N
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 195° S
Art Deco (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 195° S
Eastern Hills Golf Course (Park) — 2.7 mi, 082° E
Farmers Alley Theatre (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 193° S
Crawlspace Comedy Club (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 198° S
Kalamazoo Mall (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 195° S
South Street (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 197° S
Black Arts & Cultural Center (Gallery) — 2.8 mi, 194° S
Untitled (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 206° SW
Crestview Golf Course (Park) — 3.7 mi, 335° NW
Arboretum (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 228° SW
Kal-Haven Trail Sesq. State Park (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 267° W
Sports Life Art & Design (Gallery) — 5.3 mi, 176° S
Asylum Lake (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 218° SW
Artist Singh Gallery (Gallery) — 5.4 mi, 186° S
Overlook Deck (Viewpoint) — 7.0 mi, 247° SW
JCPenney Portraits (Arts Centre) — 7.5 mi, 190° S
Kalamazoo Film Society (Cinema) — 7.6 mi, 188° S
Bernatche School of Dance (Arts Centre) — 7.6 mi, 188° S
Celery Flats Interpretive Center (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 185° S
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 11.2 mi, 009° N · 539k acres

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