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Perrinton Michigan Map

Explore Perrinton, 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 Perrinton, Michigan

How to Use This Perrinton, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.18281
Longitude	-84.679166
Population	393
Density	240.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48871
Area Code	517
County Seat	Ithaca
School District	Fulton Schools

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About Perrinton, Michigan

Perrinton is a locality in Gratiot County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 393. The population density is 240.1 people per km². Perrinton is located at 43.1828°N, 84.6792°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Perrinton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48871.

Perrinton defines itself through the persistent, quiet passage of Pine Creek, which carves a narrow, winding path through the flat, fertile plains of the central lower peninsula. It lies 24.0 miles northeast of Ionia, MI (from Ionia, MI: bearing 56°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southwest of Ithaca. The horizon here is vast and unobstructed, marked by the steady horizontal lines of plowed fields that shift in color from the deep, dark brown of spring thaw to the pale, sun-bleached gold of autumn harvest. Sunlight catches the moisture rising from the earth at dawn, creating a thin veil of silver mist that clings to the low-lying grasses, while the nearby State Forest provides a dense, wooded reprieve of oak and maple just three miles away. Even at a distance of six miles, the slight elevation of The Island breaks the monotony of the plains, acting as a fixed point for the eye across the expansive, open sky.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Perrinton, dictating the seasonal cadence of the local economy as tractors move slowly along rural roads, turning the soil that has sustained families for generations. The legacy of the nineteenth-century rail lines, which once spurred the growth of small depots and grain elevators, still lingers in the grid of the streets and the utilitarian architecture of the older storefronts. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the frantic momentum of larger industrial hubs. Residents often look toward Mill Pond for a sense of stillness, finding in its quiet, inland waters a reflection of the same enduring, modest character that defines Perrinton itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 187° S
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 089° E
Maple River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 170° S
North Star Country Club (Park) — 5.9 mi, 062° NE
Gratiot County Farm (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 030° NE
City of Ithaca Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 010° N
Emerald Golf Course (Park) — 7.2 mi, 130° SE
Uncle John's Cider Mill (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 129° SE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 088° E
Clinton Northern Railway Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 153° SE
Clinton County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 154° SE
Paine-Gillam-Scott House (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 154° SE
Rochester Colony Historical Marker (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 130° SE
Tony's Chicken Statue (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 012° N
Dr Drake Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.6 mi, 033° NE
Sleepy Hollow State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 140° SE
Ionia State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 25.8 mi, 234° SW
Kiddville Dam (Historic Ruins) — 27.0 mi, 260° W
Equestrian Confidence Course (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 233° SW
Hemlock Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 054° NE
Bath School Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 155° SE
McGuirk Arena (Stadium) — 28.0 mi, 350° N
Belding Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 258° W
Townsend Kiva (Theatre) — 28.3 mi, 351° N
Bush Theater (Theatre) — 28.3 mi, 351° N
Greek Rock (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 350° N
Fly Lansing Viewport (Viewpoint) — 28.6 mi, 169° S
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 068° E · 20k acres
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 41.0 mi, 095° E · 539k acres
White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 42.5 mi, 280° W

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