Explore Spring Lake, 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 Spring Lake, 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 Spring Lake.
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 | Spring Lake |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Ottawa County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 43.076962 |
| Longitude | -86.196997 |
| Population | 2,497 |
| Density | 771.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 49456 |
| Area Code | 616 |
| County Seat | Grand Haven |
| School District | Spring Lake Public Schools |
Spring Lake unfolds as a tranquil expanse of water and low-lying shore, defined by the quiet persistence of the North Channel that carves its way through the landscape. It lies 1.9 miles east-northeast of Grand Haven, MI (from Grand Haven, MI: bearing 59°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-southeast of Norton Shores. The air here holds a distinct coolness, a reminder that the vast, open expanse of Lake Michigan lies only a few miles to the west, tempering the summer heat with a persistent, moisture-laden breeze. Along the water’s edge, the Lakeside Trail offers a path for those who wish to trace the shoreline, where the light at dusk turns the water to a muted, hammered pewter. Eastmans Island sits like a quiet sentinel in the distance, its presence grounding the view as the shadows lengthen over the reeds and the gently shifting surface of Spring Lake.
History in this region is tethered to the timber and boat-building trades that once defined the local economy, leaving behind a legacy of craftsmanship that still echoes in the quiet hum of the marinas. The land bears the mark of an industrious past, where the movement of logs down the waterways dictated the early rhythm of the settlement, shaping the character of the people who remain. Today, the pace is measured by the seasonal migration of pleasure craft and the patient work of local businesses that thrive on the proximity to the water. Life here maintains an unpretentious quality, reflecting a deep-seated connection to the environment where the influence of the Great Lakes is felt in every shift of the wind and every gray, reflective morning.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spring Lake, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.076962, -86.196997. 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 Spring Lake includes the ZIP code (49456), telephone area code (616), county seat of Ottawa County (Grand Haven), and school district assignment (Spring Lake Public 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. |