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Sidney Michigan Map

Explore Sidney, 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 Sidney, Michigan

How to Use This Sidney, Michigan Map

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

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.

CitySidney
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyMontcalm County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude43.250032
Longitude-85.133075
Population480
Density8.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code48885
Area Code517
County SeatStanton

About Sidney, Michigan

Sidney is a locality in Montcalm County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Sidney is located at 43.2500°N, 85.1331°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48885.

Sidney occupies a quiet expanse of the Michigan interior where the earth settles into a tapestry of fertile fields and dense woodlots. It lies 18.4 miles north of Ionia, MI (from Ionia, MI: bearing 350°T), and is situated 7.8 miles northeast of Greenville. The landscape maintains a steady, deliberate elevation, marked by the presence of Derby Lake, which offers a reflective stillness to the nearby countryside. To the west, the winding path of West Branch Fish Creek cuts through the terrain, providing a slow, rhythmic movement to the otherwise static fields. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially as the late afternoon light elongates the shadows of the oaks, casting a golden, amber hue over the horizon that makes the distance feel both infinite and intimate.

Sidney reflects the enduring character of a region built upon the persistent labor of the soil. The nearby Stanton State Game Area serves as a living library of the local ecosystem, preserving a wilder, more ancient iteration of the land that once defined the broader territory. Economic life remains tethered to these agricultural roots, where the cycle of the seasons dictates the pace of industry and the patterns of daily existence. The history of the area is not found in grand monuments, but in the steady endurance of those who work the land, maintaining a connection to the geography that remains as quiet and unassuming as the morning mist rising from the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Stanton State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 053° NE
  • City of Stanton Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 045° NE
  • Holland Lake Golf Course (Park) — 3.9 mi, 111° E
  • Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 032° NE
  • State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 016° N
  • Flat River Conservation Club (Park) — 6.5 mi, 293° NW
  • Michigan Trails Girl Scouts (Private Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 277° W
  • City of Greenville Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 220° SW
  • Kiddville Dam (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 201° S
  • Belding Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 204° SW
  • Hazel Iva Weatherby Memorial Tree (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 314° NW
  • White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 19.2 mi, 278° W
  • Ionia State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 176° S
  • Ionia County Infirmary Burials Riverside Drive Site (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 180° S
  • Equestrian Confidence Course (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 178° S
  • Cannonsburg State Game Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.0 mi, 231° SW
  • White Creek Railroad (Theme Park) — 22.5 mi, 271° W
  • Izaak Walton League Conservation Club (Viewpoint) — 22.6 mi, 236° SW
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 22.7 mi, 308° NW · 539k acres
  • Mixed Oak Forest (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 212° SW
  • Pine Plantation (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 212° SW
  • Wynalda Flow Trails Hub (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 247° SW
  • Hyser Rivers Museum (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 241° SW
  • The Big Apple (Public Artwork) — 27.8 mi, 237° SW
  • McGuirk Arena (Stadium) — 29.1 mi, 038° NE
  • Townsend Kiva (Theatre) — 29.5 mi, 038° NE
  • Bush Theater (Theatre) — 29.5 mi, 038° NE
  • Sang Yoon (Monument) — 29.8 mi, 231° SW
  • Matthews Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 29.8 mi, 232° SW
  • Museum of Cultural and Natural History (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 037° NE

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About This Sidney Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sidney, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.250032, -85.133075. 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 Sidney includes the ZIP code (48885), telephone area code (517), county seat of Montcalm County (Stanton), and school district assignment.

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.