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Somerset Michigan Map

Explore Somerset, 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 Somerset, Michigan

How to Use This Somerset, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	42.048376
Longitude	-84.376615
Population	1,800
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49233, 49281
Area Code	269
County Seat	Hillsdale

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About Somerset, Michigan

Somerset is a locality in Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Somerset is located at 42.0484°N, 84.3766°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49233, 49281.

Somerset occupies a quiet expanse of the Michigan interior, where the land unfolds in broad, rhythmic swells of fertile earth and disciplined agriculture. It lies 10.9 miles south-southeast of Summit Township, MI (from Summit Township, MI: bearing 163°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-northwest of Rollin. The horizon is defined by the steady presence of the Blue Ridge, a faint, serrated line of shadows eight miles to the distance that catches the bruising purples of a dying sun. Water defines the immediate geometry of the landscape, as Lake Somerset provides a still, glassy centerpiece that mirrors the changing moods of the sky. Just a mile away, the persistent, low-slung currents of Goose Creek carve a path through the soil, feeding the verdant, dense thickets of the Somerset State Game Area. Here, the air holds a singular, crisp weight, smelling of damp loam and the turning of seasons, a fragrance that lingers long after the day’s heat has retreated into the tall, swaying grasses.

Somerset traces its character to the patient, methodical labor of those who first broke this ground for the plow. The local economy remains tethered to this legacy of cultivation, with wide fields of grain and rows of crops dictating the seasonal pulse of the inhabitants. Life in Somerset moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, indifferent to the frantic velocity of distant industrial centers. The Somerset State Game Area acts as a sanctuary not only for the local fauna but as an open, unvarnished refuge for those who seek the quietude of the woods. History here is not recorded in monuments of stone, but in the enduring layout of the roads and the stubborn persistence of family farms that have weathered generations. As evening descends, the light turns a pale, translucent gold, washing over the fields in a way that makes the familiar geography feel entirely new, as if the land itself were exhaling after a long day of sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Somerset State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 232° SW
Lake Leann Golf Course (Park) — 2.4 mi, 266° W
Goose Creek Grasslands (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 074° E
Woodstock Manual Labor Institute (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 152° SE
Grand River Fen (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 318° NW
Clark Lake Golf Club (Park) — 4.2 mi, 037° NE
4-H Camp McGregor (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 326° NW
Onsted State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 089° E
Boutique Art Gallery (Gallery) — 6.3 mi, 147° SE
Camp De Sales (Local Recreation) — 8.1 mi, 076° E
Fen Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 344° N
Ella Sharp Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 350° N
Reality T.V. (Public Artwork) — 11.7 mi, 350° N
Hurst Planetarium (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 350° N
Hayes State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 087° E
Terry Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 032° NE
Hudson Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 175° S
Tripp's Mill (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 209° SW
Grosvenor House Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 253° W
Lake Hudson Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.3 mi, 164° S
Markel Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 238° SW
McNaughton Family Plot (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 001° N
Waterloo Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 016° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.2 mi, 153° SE · 192 acres
Lenawee County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 121° SE
Historical monuments, war veterans (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 120° SE
Fitz Overshot Waterwheel (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 097° E
The Upside Down (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 034° NE
Sky Miles (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 035° NE
Natural Selection (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 035° NE

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