Explore Richland, 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 Richland, 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 Richland.
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 | Richland |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Kalamazoo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.37615 |
| Longitude | -85.455005 |
| Population | 946 |
| Density | 359.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 49083 |
| Area Code | 269 |
| County Seat | Kalamazoo |
| School District | Gull Lake Community Schools |
Richland endures as a quiet expanse of inland terrain where the heavy, humid air of late summer settles over the flat, agrarian grid of southwestern Michigan. It lies 6.9 miles north-northeast of Comstock, MI (from Comstock, MI: bearing 26°T), and is situated 8.9 miles northeast of Kalamazoo. The horizon remains unbroken by the jagged peaks of Walnut Ridge, which looms fifteen miles away as a distant, hazy suggestion of elevation against the pale sky. Within the local borders, the Village Of Richland Park serves as a central green lung, offering a quiet contrast to the surrounding fields that stretch toward the horizon. A mile away, the surface of Grassy Lake catches the low, slanted light of the afternoon, holding the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that feels heavy and permanent. The land here does not rush, but instead waits, defined by the slow transition of seasons across the open, fertile soil.
Richland maintains a legacy rooted in the methodical clearing of timber and the subsequent taming of the plains for agricultural yield. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, supported by a history of cultivation that continues to shape the character of the local industry. Five miles away, the W K Kellogg Experimental Forest stands as a deliberate intervention in the landscape, a scientific study of timber and growth that informs the region’s long-standing relationship with its natural resources. Water moves sluggishly through the geography, with Comstock Creek winding three miles from the center, quietly draining the moisture from the low-lying sectors of the soil. Life in Richland proceeds with a measured, deliberate pace, where the legacy of regional development is felt not in grand monuments, but in the enduring, quiet utility of the architecture and the persistent, industrious nature of its inhabitants.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richland, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.37615, -85.455005. 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 Richland includes the ZIP code (49083), telephone area code (269), county seat of Kalamazoo County (Kalamazoo), and school district assignment (Gull Lake 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. |