Explore Plymouth, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Plymouth, 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 Plymouth.
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 | Plymouth |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Wayne County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.371246 |
| Longitude | -83.467617 |
| Population | 9,370 |
| Density | 1635.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 49968, 48170 |
| Area Code | 906, 313 |
| County Seat | Detroit |
| School District | Plymouth-Canton Community Schools |
Plymouth occupies a quiet expanse of land where the earth settles into a steady, inland rhythm far from the salt and turbulence of any distant coast. It lies 4.4 miles north of Canton, MI (from Canton, MI: bearing 8°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west of Livonia. Tonquish Creek winds its way through the landscape, acting as a slow, deliberate pulse that shapes the terrain with its unassuming persistence. A mere mile away, the surface of Wilcox Lake reflects the changing sky, offering a still mirror to the shifting colors of the changing seasons. Though the horizon remains largely level, the distant Sharon Short Hills stand as a faint, jagged reminder of the rugged earth lying thirty-three miles to the west. The air here carries the weight of the interior plains, crisp and clean as it moves over the wooded corridors that define the outskirts of Plymouth.
Settlers arrived in Plymouth with the intent to carve a life from the dense timber, establishing a foothold that eventually evolved into a center of industrious activity. The local economy grew in tandem with the broader regional shift toward manufacturing, as the hum of machinery became a familiar cadence in the workday. As the decades turned, Plymouth transitioned from its early agrarian roots into a place where technical skill and production remain vital to the daily cycle. Small storefronts and modest workshops line the streets, reflecting an era when the strength of one’s output dictated the prosperity of the neighborhood. The enduring legacy of this labor is visible in the solid brick facades and the organized layout of the streets, which speak of a people who valued permanence and steady progress.
Kellogg Park serves as the green heart of Plymouth, providing a space where the pace of life slows to match the movement of the wind through the trees. Residents gather here during the summer months to enjoy the local concerts and festivals that bring a vibrant, communal energy to the center of the district. The cultural character of the place is marked by a certain steadfastness, a habit of looking toward the future while honoring the quiet traditions of the past. While many have passed through, individuals such as the legendary jazz musician Gerald Wilson once called this environment home, carrying the influence of its steady atmosphere into the wider world. Life in Plymouth continues with a balanced composure, where the evening light softens the edges of the architecture and signals the close of another productive day.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Plymouth, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.371246, -83.467617. 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 Plymouth includes the ZIP code (49968, 48170), telephone area code (906, 313), county seat of Wayne County (Detroit), and school district assignment (Plymouth-Canton 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |