Map of Battle Creek, United States
Battle Creek is a city in Michigan, United States, with a population of about 51,589. It lies at 42.3173°N, 85.1782°W, about 255 m above sea level. Battle Creek is about 785 km (488 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kalamazoo, 34 km to the west.
Battle Creek at a glance
Country
Region
Michigan
Population
51,589GeoNames
Coordinates
42.3173, -85.178242°19′02″N 85°10′41″W
Time zone
America/DetroitUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
785 km (488 mi)
Where is Battle Creek?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 05 min on the shortest day to 15 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Battle Creek
- Kalamazoo — 34 km west
- Portage — 36 km west
- Lansing — 69 km northeast
- Kentwood — 72 km northwest
- East Lansing — 74 km northeast
- Wyoming — 79 km northwest
- Grand Rapids — 82 km northwest
- Holland — 92 km northwest
- Elkhart — 97 km southwest
- Mishawaka — 109 km southwest
Largest cities in Michigan
- Detroit — 645,705
- Grand Rapids — 195,097
- Warren — 134,056
- Sterling Heights — 132,052
- Ann Arbor — 117,070
- Lansing — 112,644
- Clinton Township — 99,753
- Flint — 98,310
- Dearborn — 95,171
- Livonia — 94,635
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.