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Willis Michigan Map

Explore Willis, 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 Willis, Michigan

How to Use This Willis, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	42.158374
Longitude	-83.557992
Population	1,200
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	48191
Area Code	313
County Seat	Ann Arbor

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About Willis, Michigan

Willis is a locality in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Willis is located at 42.1584°N, 83.5580°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48191.

Willis emerges from the flat, expansive plains of southeastern Michigan as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the wide, open sky and the patient labor of the soil. It lies 5.8 miles southwest of Van Buren Township, MI (from Van Buren Township, MI: bearing 220°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-southwest of Romulus. The horizon remains unbroken by the jagged peaks of distant ranges, though the Sharon Short Hills linger as a faint, hazy memory nearly twenty-six miles to the west. Water moves with a deliberate, sluggish grace through Bradshaw Drain, which cuts a narrow path through the earth just a mile away, feeding the thirsty fields that stretch toward the horizon. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, amber weight, turning the harvested fields into vast sheets of beaten copper before the evening cools. Travelers passing through find a landscape defined by its humility, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and the distant, metallic hum of industrial ambition that characterizes the broader region.

Willis maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasonal turning of the land, echoing a history rooted in the quiet industriousness of the American Midwest. While the modern economy shifts away from the solitary plow, the presence of the Detroit-Greenfield KOA two miles away offers a gateway for those drawn to the flat, rural tranquility that defines the immediate surroundings. Life here exists in the shadow of larger ambitions, yet it retains a distinct character, far removed from the bustle of the Great Lakes to the north. A short distance away, Susterka Lake provides a small, reflective mirror for the clouds, offering a place of stillness that mirrors the steady, unpretentious nature of the people who call Willis their own. It is a place where the passage of time is marked not by grand monuments, but by the slow, inevitable growth of the woods and the steady persistence of the regional landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Detroit-Greenfield KOA (Private Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 355° N
Sherwood Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 143° SE
Pine Creek Golf Club (Park) — 2.8 mi, 022° N
Unknown Park (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 014° N
Hewen'S Creek Park (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 291° W
Ford Lake Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 348° N
Old Rawsonville Village Historical Marker (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 011° N
Pine View Golf Course (Park) — 4.5 mi, 314° NW
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 322° NW
North Bay Park (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 332° NW
Pirate Ship (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 296° NW
Woodruff’s Grove (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 336° NW
Tipsy Ypsi (Arts Centre) — 6.4 mi, 333° NW
22 North (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 334° NW
Harriet Tubman (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 333° NW
Crosswinds Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 122° SE
Nelson Amos Studio (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 336° NW
The Depot (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 336° NW
Decode Detroit (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 314° NW
Romulus Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 063° NE
MTB Skinny (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 028° NE
Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 027° NE
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 006° N
Park and Watch (Viewpoint) — 11.0 mi, 072° E
Jewel Heart (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 297° NW
Whitepine Studios LLC (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 273° W
University of Michigan Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 313° NW
Maybury State Park (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 002° N
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.9 mi, 155° SE · 13k acres
Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.6 mi, 159° S · 21k acres

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