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Advance Michigan Map

Explore Advance, 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 Advance, Michigan

How to Use This Advance, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	45.221397
Longitude	-85.077557
Population	340
Density	48.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49712
Area Code	906
County Seat	Charlevoix
School District	Boyne City Public Schools

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About Advance, Michigan

Advance is a locality in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 340. The population density is 48.3 people per km². Advance is located at 45.2214°N, 85.0776°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49712.

Advance sustains a quiet presence where the steady, cool currents of Dyer Creek carve through the earth to meet the vast, expansive reach of Lake Charlevoix. It lies 41.3 miles northeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 40°T), and is situated 3.1 miles west of Boyne City. The landscape here is defined by a glacial patience, where the light at dusk settles in long, bruised purples over the water, softening the sharp edges of the shoreline. While the distant silhouette of the Chandler Hills looms on the horizon, the immediate terrain remains defined by the rhythmic pull of the lake, which dictates the temperament of the air and the slow migration of the seasons. Residents often look toward the four-mile mark where the waters of Horton Bay gather, finding a mirror in the stillness that reflects a deep, enduring connection to the surrounding basin.

Advance emerged from the labor of those who sought a living within the timber-rich corridors of this rugged northern territory, leaving behind a legacy that lingers in the weathered foundations of the local economy. The pulse of the locality remains tethered to the water, though the modern day finds its recreation in the manicured fairways of Yo Nyne Olde Holles Golf Course, where the green grass stands in stark contrast to the wilder, wooded reaches that eventually stretch toward the Hardwood State Forest. Travelers seeking a winter passage often traverse the paths of Donna's Delight Ski Trail, finding clarity in the stark, frozen silence of the woods. Out upon the water, Holy Island remains a sentinel of the bay, a quiet point of reference for a place that favors the deliberate pace of labor and the honest, unvarnished beauty of the Michigan landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yo Nyne Olde Holles Golf Course (Park) — 0.7 mi, 302° NW
Whiting Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 326° NW
Young State Park (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 041° NE
Darnton Family (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 165° S
The Hill Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 066° NE
Open Space (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 090° E
Gatt Family (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 319° NW
Charles M Taylor III (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 250° W
Avalanche Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 117° SE
The Summit (hub) (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 041° NE
Camp Michigania (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 028° NE
Browns Creek Pathway (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 201° S
Old mill ruins (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 033° NE
Block M Rock (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 024° NE
Elm Pointe Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 221° SW
The Boulder (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 061° NE
Norcross Family Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.3 mi, 069° E
Hungry Ducks Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.5 mi, 298° NW
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 068° E
Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 068° E
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 073° E
Still on Patrol (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 307° NW
Elements (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 307° NW
Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 034° NE
Somebody's Gallery (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 029° NE
Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 028° NE
Ward & Elis Gallery (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 029° NE
Fisherman's Island State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 297° NW
Lyrics Theatre (Theatre) — 15.1 mi, 017° N
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 24.4 mi, 137° SE · 539k acres

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