Woodland Beach Michigan Map
Woodland Beach, Michigan — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Woodland Beach, Van Buren County.
Interactive Map of Woodland Beach, Michigan
| City | Woodland Beach |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Van Buren |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 42.081987 |
| Longitude | -86.191684 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Woodland Beach, Michigan
Woodland Beach is a locality in Van Buren County, Michigan, United States. Woodland Beach is located at 42.0820°N, 86.1917°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48162.0.
Woodland Beach unfurls along the Lake Michigan shoreline, a place where the sand whispers secrets of the prevailing winds and the water, a vast, shifting canvas of blues and grays. It lies 23.1 miles north of Granger, IN (from Granger, IN: bearing 350°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-north-west of Dowagiac. The air here carries a distinct tang of freshwater and pine, a scent that clings to the skin and lingers long after one has left the immediate embrace of the dunes. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense, verdant tapestry of deciduous and coniferous trees, give way to the wide, inviting expanse of the beach itself. This is a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent artistry of erosion and deposition, where the land meets the lake in a gentle, undulating embrace, and the sky, when it clears, stretches in an unbroken arc of pale, luminous blue. The history of Woodland Beach is a story woven into the very grain of its sandy soil, a tale of hardy settlers drawn by the bounty of the lake and the promise of timber. For generations, the local economy has ebbed and flowed with the fortunes of fishing and agriculture, with small farms dotting the surrounding countryside, their fields a patchwork quilt under the sun. Though industry has shifted over the decades, the spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the natural world remain. The rhythm of life in Woodland Beach is unhurried, dictated by the changing seasons and the steady pulse of the lake, a place where the quiet beauty of the natural world still holds sway.
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About This Woodland Beach Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Woodland Beach, Michigan with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Woodland Beach and Van Buren County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Woodland Beach is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Woodland Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
