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Alba Michigan Map

Explore Alba, 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 Alba, Michigan

How to Use This Alba, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.97473
Longitude	-84.968658
Population	287
Density	40.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49611, 49730
Area Code	989, 906
County Seat	Bellaire
School District	Alba Public Schools

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About Alba, Michigan

Alba is a locality in Antrim County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 287. The population density is 40.7 people per km². Alba is located at 44.9747°N, 84.9687°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49611, 49730.

Alba claims a quiet position upon the high, glacial plains of northern Michigan, where the earth holds the chill of the deep woods long after the snows have retreated. It lies 35.1 miles east-northeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 65°T), and is situated 14.8 miles west-southwest of Gaylord. The landscape surrounding Alba is defined by a rhythmic succession of ridges and hollows, carved by ancient ice and now softened by dense thickets of hardwoods and pine. Cascade Creek wanders through the lowlands just a mile from the center, its water clear and cold, carving a narrow path through the silt and stone toward its destination. To the west, the surface of Satterly Lake reflects the pale, wide sky, serving as a silent anchor for the local horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Chandler Hills provides a permanent boundary to the far east.

Hardwood timber once fueled the early expansion of Alba, drawing laborers who built their lives amidst the vast, unyielding stands of cedar and maple. The regional economy has since shifted away from the intensive logging camps of the nineteenth century, leaving behind a pace of life dictated more by the turning of the seasons than the demands of industrial progress. Residents frequently find respite in the nearby Mancelona Township Park, a space that preserves the stillness of the countryside, while the expansive Au Sable State Forest remains a short journey away for those seeking the solitude of deeper timberland. In the quiet transition of an autumn dusk, the air carries the scent of damp earth and cooling leaf litter, marking the steady, unassuming passage of time in this corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mancelona Township Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 204° SW
Jordan River Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 009° N
Green River (Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 304° NW
Windmill Farms Golf Course (Park) — 5.6 mi, 209° SW
Lakes of the North Golf Club (Park) — 5.7 mi, 127° SE
Cedar River (Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 251° W
MNRTF Parcel 54 (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 165° S
Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 221° SW
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 11.3 mi, 095° E · 539k acres
Double Jump (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 231° SW
Finch Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.1 mi, 252° W
Browns Creek Pathway (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 331° NW
4-season Mural (Public Artwork) — 14.6 mi, 076° E
Otsego County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 075° E
Elm Pointe Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 326° NW
Coy Mountain Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 16.4 mi, 246° SW
Alden Lighthouse (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 247° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 246° SW
Quick Dip (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 136° SE
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 18.4 mi, 160° S · 13k acres
Stone Circle (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 281° W
45th Parallel Signpost (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 275° W
Hartwick Pines State Park (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 138° SE
Kalkaska Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 211° SW
Norcross Family Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.7 mi, 004° N
Old mill ruins (Historic Ruins) — 21.3 mi, 353° N
Skegemog Point Site (Historic Ruins) — 21.9 mi, 238° SW
Major Hartwick Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 136° SE
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 29.6 mi, 141° SE · 436k acres
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 40.5 mi, 268° W · 127k acres

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