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Waldron Michigan Map

Explore Waldron, 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 Waldron, Michigan

How to Use This Waldron, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityWaldron
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyHillsdale County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude41.727828
Longitude-84.418837
Population505
Density195.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code49288
Area Code269
County SeatHillsdale
School DistrictWaldron Area Schools

About Waldron, Michigan

Waldron is a locality in Hillsdale County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 505. The population density is 195.0 people per km². Waldron is located at 41.7278°N, 84.4188°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Waldron is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49288.

Waldron occupies a quiet expanse of southern Michigan, where the horizon stretches across a flat, fertile plain defined by the steady work of agriculture. It lies 22.9 miles west-southwest of Adrian, MI (from Adrian, MI: bearing 239°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-southwest of Hudson. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, particularly at dusk when the low sun casts long, amber shadows across the fields, lending the landscape a stillness that feels both ancient and enduring. Water moves with patient intention through the region, as the East Branch Saint Joseph River winds its path two miles away, carving a subtle depression into the soil. To the north, the terrain begins to shift toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Irish Hills, while the cool, sheltered canopy of Goll Woods remains a thirteen-mile trek for those seeking the denser, shadowed sanctuary of timberland.

Waldron traces its internal pulse to the rhythms of the farming season, a legacy of settlement that prioritizes the health of the soil and the cycles of harvest. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers, where the local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage. Residents often look toward the recreational quiet of Harrison Lake State Park, six miles distant, or the shimmering, localized presence of Lime Lake, which sits four miles from the center of activity. Whether tending to the land or traversing the quiet roads that connect these broader features, Waldron maintains a character defined by its independence and a deep, quiet respect for the geography that dictates the patterns of its days.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Harrison Lake State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 158° S
  • Lost Nation State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 343° N
  • De-Mor Hills Golf Club (Park) — 8.9 mi, 074° E
  • Lake Hudson Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 044° NE
  • Hudson Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 020° N
  • Tripp's Mill (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 332° NW
  • Hillcrest Golf Course (Park) — 11.1 mi, 212° SW
  • Lake La Su An Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 258° W
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.7 mi, 063° NE · 192 acres
  • Goll Woods Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.5 mi, 166° S
  • Williams County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 13.2 mi, 224° SW
  • Willams County Conservation League (Local Recreation) — 13.8 mi, 216° SW
  • Nettle Lake Mound Group (Historic Ruins) — 16.4 mi, 260° W
  • Boutique Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.8 mi, 018° N
  • Markel Auditorium (Theatre) — 17.8 mi, 322° NW
  • Phillips Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.0 mi, 322° NW
  • Civil War Monument (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 131° SE
  • Soldiers and Sailors of Fulton County Ohio (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 131° SE
  • Fulton County War Memorial (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 131° SE
  • Michigan-Ohio-Indiana tri-state marker (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 264° W
  • Grosvenor House Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 325° NW
  • Lenawee County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 059° NE
  • Hayes State Park (State Park) — 26.7 mi, 032° NE
  • Swanton Caboose (Attraction) — 29.2 mi, 109° E
  • MovieScoop Northtowne Cinemas (Cinema) — 29.6 mi, 175° S
  • Fen Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.4 mi, 360° N
  • Fitz Overshot Waterwheel (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 052° NE
  • Fort Cooper (Historic Castle / Fort) — 33.0 mi, 254° W
  • Waterloo Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 39.6 mi, 010° N
  • Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.9 mi, 085° E · 13k acres

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About This Waldron Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waldron, Michigan. Coordinates: 41.727828, -84.418837. 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 Waldron includes the ZIP code (49288), telephone area code (269), county seat of Hillsdale County (Hillsdale), and school district assignment (Waldron Area 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 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.