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West Olive Michigan Map

Explore West Olive, 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 West Olive, Michigan

How to Use This West Olive, Michigan Map

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

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	West Olive
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Ottawa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	42.92141
Longitude	-86.146435
Population	1,200
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49460
Area Code	616
County Seat	Grand Haven

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About West Olive, Michigan

West Olive is a locality in Ottawa County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². West Olive is located at 42.9214°N, 86.1464°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49460.

West Olive defines itself through the persistent, low-slung dialogue between the Pigeon River and the surrounding earth. It lies 9.4 miles north-northwest of Holland, MI (from Holland, MI: bearing 348°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northwest of Zeeland. The landscape here breathes in the cool, moist air drifting from the vast, open expanse of Lake Michigan, which sits just a few miles to the west, tempering the seasons with its immense, rhythmic presence. Within the quiet perimeter of Pine Bend, the ground yields to a mixture of sandy loam and dense thickets, where the light at dusk turns a bruised, singular violet as it filters through the canopy. The Pigeon River cuts a deliberate, winding path through the soil, its current carrying the scent of damp pine and cold silt, while the nearby Spring Bayou exerts a gravitational pull on the local horizon, anchoring the geography in a basin of quiet, reflective waters.

West Olive bears the marks of a history rooted in the patient extraction of timber and the slow, seasonal labor of agricultural life. The economy remains tethered to this legacy, shifting from the early mills that relied on the river’s flow to a contemporary cadence of small-scale farming and quiet residential stewardship. Life moves in sync with the changing color of the fields, where the remnants of old-growth forests meet the modern grid, and the proximity to the coast suggests a maritime influence felt in the biting winds of winter and the sudden, atmospheric shifts of summer storms. Far from the distant, hazy silhouette of Pelican Peak, the character of West Olive is found in the stillness of the shoreline and the steady, unpretentious industry of those who have made a home among the pines and the riverbeds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pine Bend (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 211° SW
Hemlock Crossing (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 179° S
Port Sheldon Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 195° S
West Ottawa Golf Club (Park) — 2.6 mi, 164° S
Pigeon Creek Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 068° E
Holland Beagle Club (Private Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 191° S
Van Buren Street Dunes (Local Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 214° SW
Olive Township State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 124° SE
Veldheer's Tulip Farm (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 155° SE
Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.9 mi, 208° SW
Grand Haven State Game Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 360° N
Helder Park Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 139° SE
Community Archive and Research Center (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 334° NW
Big White Pine Trailhead (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 186° S
Uniting Sun (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 168° S
Windmill Island Gardens (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 163° S
Bakale Wildlife Unit (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 054° NE
Albertus C. Van Raalte (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 168° S
Kumaji Kimura Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 166° S
Motoichiro Ohgimi Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 166° S
Tri-Cities Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 337° NW
Pere Marquette Railroad Locomotive 1223 (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 337° NW
The Starlight Room (Theatre) — 17.1 mi, 351° N
Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency (Arts Centre) — 17.8 mi, 189° S
Roan & Black (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 187° S
Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum at Mount Baldhead Park (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 190° S
Jenison Stump Fence (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 094° E
Jarvis Memorial Field (Stadium) — 18.4 mi, 188° S
The Owl House (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 189° S
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 26.3 mi, 000° N · 539k acres

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