Explore Westphalia, 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 Westphalia, 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 Westphalia.
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 | Westphalia |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Clinton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.929478 |
| Longitude | -84.798605 |
| Population | 924 |
| Density | 320.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 48894 |
| Area Code | 517 |
| County Seat | St. Johns |
| School District | Pewamo-Westphalia Community School District |
Westphalia emerges from the quiet intersection of fertile plains and the steady, rhythmic currents of Kloeckner and Fuller Creek. It lies 14.3 miles east-southeast of Ionia, MI (from Ionia, MI: bearing 106°T), and is situated 8.5 miles northwest of Watertown Township. This landscape is defined by the heavy, dark soil of a glacial legacy, where the horizon stretches wide across vast, open fields that catch the amber quality of late afternoon light. The air here holds a crisp, earthen stillness, undisturbed by the distant, phantom silhouettes of The Island rising twelve miles away. Within the quietude of Droste Memorial Park, the land offers a place for reflection, grounded by the steady flow of the nearby creek that winds through the periphery of the fields.
Westphalia preserves a distinct heritage, rooted in the diligent hands of those who first cleared the timber to establish a life on this productive expanse. The local economy remains anchored to the patterns of the harvest, reflecting a commitment to the land that has persisted through generations of agricultural cycles. Unlike the bustling, industrial centers of the region, Westphalia maintains a measured pace, where the labor of the day follows the slow arc of the sun. The presence of Lake Geneva, resting thirteen miles to the west, acts as a subtle anchor for the region, though the true character of Westphalia is found in the simple, enduring architecture of its buildings and the quiet pride of a life lived in accordance with the turning seasons.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westphalia, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.929478, -84.798605. 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 Westphalia includes the ZIP code (48894), telephone area code (517), county seat of Clinton County (St. Johns), and school district assignment (Pewamo-Westphalia Community School District).
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. |