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Paw Paw Lake Michigan Map

Explore Paw Paw Lake, 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 Paw Paw Lake, Michigan

How to Use This Paw Paw Lake, Michigan Map

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

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	Paw Paw Lake
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Berrien County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	42.21226
Longitude	-86.271967
Population	3,323
Density	250.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49038, 49098
Area Code	269
County Seat	St. Joseph
School District	Coloma Community Schools

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About Paw Paw Lake, Michigan

Paw Paw Lake is a locality in Berrien County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,323. The population density is 250.0 people per km². Paw Paw Lake is located at 42.2123°N, 86.2720°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49038, 49098.

Paw Paw Lake holds the afternoon light in its cool, expansive basin, reflecting the deepening greens of the surrounding woodlands and the soft, heavy sky of inland Michigan. It lies 9.0 miles northeast of Benton Township, MI (from Benton Township, MI: bearing 51°T), and is situated 8.9 miles northeast of Benton Heights. The terrain here rises in modest, glacial swells, where the earth is thick with the scent of damp soil and the persistent, quiet growth of hardwoods. A mile to the east, the Paw Paw River winds through the lowlands, its current pulling slow and steady through the marshy bottomlands before threading toward the distant horizon. Not far from the water, the quiet canopy of Forest Beach provides a sanctuary of shaded trails, where the air remains still and the sun filters through the leaves in broken, golden shafts that shift as the day wanes.

Economic life around Paw Paw Lake has long been tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, moving from the quiet labor of early agricultural roots to the steady, seasonal influx of those seeking refuge from the heat. The land itself is marked by the legacy of orchards and the patient cultivation of the soil, though the character of the place is now defined by the persistent, domestic hum of summer residences and year-round dwellings that line the irregular edges of the water. To the west, the subtle rise of Thunder Mountain breaks the monotony of the plains, a distant, silent guardian that reminds the observer of the ancient, uneven cooling of the landscape. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, unhurried pace, as if the water itself dictates a slower tempo for the people who traverse its perimeter, finding a simple, enduring beauty in the way the shadows lengthen across the quiet, inland fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Paw Paw Lake Golf Course (Park) — 0.9 mi, 198° S
Papoose Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 143° SE
Woodland Nature Conservancy Inc. (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 092° E
Hetherington Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 095° E
Paw Paw Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 223° SW
Sarett Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 250° W
F.O.P. Sports Park (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 210° SW
North Berrien Historical Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 223° SW
Ross Coastal Plain Marsh (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 324° NW
Van Buren Trail State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 091° E
Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.4 mi, 312° NW
Crate Basket and Veneer Machinery Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 251° W
Keeler State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 157° SE
Van Buren State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 351° N
Beach and natural area (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 352° N
Lawrence Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 087° E
Morton House Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 234° SW
Richard Hunt Studio Center (Gallery) — 11.3 mi, 235° SW
Water Street Glassworks (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 235° SW
St. Joseph's Firemen (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 237° SW
Fort Miami (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 237° SW
Silver Beach Carousel (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 237° SW
Eleven Inch Dahlgren (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 237° SW
Curious Kids' Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 237° SW
Heritage Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 236° SW
Foundry Hall (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 359° N
Dickenson Stadium (St. Joseph High School) (Stadium) — 14.2 mi, 233° SW
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 17.6 mi, 194° S
Ravine Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.1 mi, 186° S
Schaller Gallery (Gallery) — 20.8 mi, 212° SW

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