Map of Detroit, United States

Detroit is a city in Michigan, United States, with a population of about 645,705. It lies at 42.3314°N, 83.0457°W, about 183 m above sea level. Detroit is about 635 km (394 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Windsor, 4 km to the southeast.

Detroit at a glance

Where is Detroit?

• The 30th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Michigan on this site.
• 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 Detroit

• Windsor — 4 km southeast, Canada
• Dearborn — 11 km west
• Lincoln Park — 14 km southwest
• Warren — 18 km north
• Dearborn Heights — 19 km west
• Royal Oak — 19 km northwest
• Roseville — 20 km northeast
• Taylor — 21 km southwest
• Redford — 21 km west
• Southfield — 21 km northwest

Largest cities in Michigan

• 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
• Canton — 86,825

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.