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Pinckney Michigan Map

Explore Pinckney, 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 Pinckney, Michigan

How to Use This Pinckney, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityPinckney
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyLivingston County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude42.456701
Longitude-83.946336
Population2,415
Density578.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code48169
Area Code313
County SeatHowell
School DistrictPinckney Community Schools

About Pinckney, Michigan

Pinckney is a locality in Livingston County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,415. The population density is 578.1 people per km². Pinckney is located at 42.4567°N, 83.9463°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Pinckney is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48169.

Pinckney anchors itself firmly amidst a landscape of glacial till and dense, deciduous woodland that defines the interior of the lower peninsula. It lies 6.3 miles west of Hamburg Township, MI (from Hamburg Township, MI: bearing 270°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west of Hamburg. Honey Creek winds its way through the terrain, a steady presence that marks the transition between the low-lying wetlands and the higher, forested ground. The light here at dusk settles heavily over Mill Pond, turning the water into a dark, polished mirror that reflects the shifting hues of the evening sky. Beyond the immediate canopy, the silhouette of the Sharon Short Hills creates a jagged ink-line against the horizon, a distant reminder of the geological forces that once shaped this soil. The air carries the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a persistent reminder of the nearby Southern Michigan State Forest Nursery that influences the surrounding ecology.

Pinckney retains the quiet, deliberate character of a place built upon the rhythms of the land and the endurance of its early settlers. Town Square Park serves as the social axis, a simple expanse where the pace of the day slows to match the movement of the clouds above. The local economy has long since moved past the era of early mills, yet the legacy of these foundations remains in the sturdy architecture that lines the streets. Life here proceeds without the frantic velocity of larger centers, favoring instead the steady persistence of small-scale commerce and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding woods. Residents move through their days with a grounded familiarity, their lives tethered to the slow change of seasons and the enduring presence of the landscape that surrounds them.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Town Square Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 083° E
  • MNRTF Parcel 28 (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 000° N
  • Pinckney Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 271° W
  • Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 217° SW
  • Gregory State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 324° NW
  • Timber Trace Golf Club (Park) — 2.1 mi, 307° NW
  • Reichert Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 168° S
  • Whispering Pines Golf Club (Park) — 2.4 mi, 089° E
  • Brighton State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.1 mi, 041° NE
  • Stinchfield Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 177° S
  • University Of Michigan Sailing Club (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 145° SE
  • Hudson Mills Metropark (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 150° SE
  • Guinan Stone Fireplace & Root Cellar (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 204° SW
  • Old Car (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 174° S
  • Old Sawmill (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 153° SE
  • Bruin Lake Sandbar (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 243° SW
  • Rock Bath Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.5 mi, 067° NE
  • Day and Night (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 093° E
  • The Encore (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 159° S
  • Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 059° NE
  • 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 057° NE
  • Howell Opra House - Livingston Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 10.4 mi, 004° N
  • Howell Area Historical Society (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 005° N
  • Delhi Bridge Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 141° SE
  • Argus Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 142° SE
  • WSG Gallery (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 140° SE
  • Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 140° SE
  • Roeda Studio (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 140° SE
  • State Theatre (Cinema) — 16.1 mi, 139° SE
  • University of Michigan Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 139° SE

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About This Pinckney Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pinckney, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.456701, -83.946336. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Pinckney includes the ZIP code (48169), telephone area code (313), county seat of Livingston County (Howell), and school district assignment (Pinckney Community Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.