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Alden Michigan Map

Explore Alden, 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 Alden, Michigan

How to Use This Alden, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.881115
Longitude	-85.275618
Population	123
Density	118.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49612
Area Code	989
County Seat	Bellaire
School District	Mancelona Public Schools

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About Alden, Michigan

Alden is a locality in Antrim County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 123. The population density is 118.7 people per km². Alden is located at 44.8811°N, 85.2756°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49612.

Alden emerges from the landscape where the steady current of Spencer Creek carves a path toward the crystalline depths of Torch Lake. It lies 18.8 miles east-northeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 64°T), and is situated 9.7 miles northeast of Williamsburg. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the water and the distant, hazy silhouette of Vosges Ridge rising against the western horizon. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into modest, wooded heights, where the light at dusk settles in long, pale ribbons across the forest floor. Visitors often wander through Helena Township Park, finding a quiet vantage point to watch the evening sky deepen over the water, while the nearby expanse of Spencer Bay draws the eye toward the horizon, suggesting the vastness of the coastal influence that shapes the atmosphere of this northern territory.

Alden maintains a character forged by the seasonal shifts of a region defined by its timber and water, where the economy has transitioned from the heavy industry of early settlement to a focus on the enduring rhythms of the local harvest. Small storefronts line the main thoroughfare, reflecting a legacy of trade that once relied on the movement of goods through the interconnected waterways, including the distant reach of Kunkosky Island. The pace of life here is dictated by the turning of the seasons, as the cycle of growth in the surrounding orchards and the quiet maintenance of the shoreline define the daily work of the residents. There is a distinct, unadorned honesty in the way the local life unfolds, where the memory of past enterprise lingers in the weathered wood of older buildings, yet the present remains firmly anchored to the clear, cold presence of Torch Lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Helena Township Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 042° NE
Alden Lighthouse (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 269° W
Alden Beach Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 205° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 200° S
Coy Mountain Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 0.3 mi, 159° S
W.L. Criger Wetland Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 288° W
Finch Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 047° NE
Skegemog Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 194° S
North Skegemog Nature Presreve (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 228° SW
Traverse City State Forest Area: Seven Bridges (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 152° SE
Shanty Creek Golf Course (Park) — 5.4 mi, 048° NE
Hugh J. Gray Cairn (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 321° NW
Double Jump (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 099° E
Skegemog Point Site (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 216° SW
Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 6.6 mi, 282° W
Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 279° W
45th Parallel Signpost (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 335° NW
G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.7 mi, 218° SW
Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 086° E
Stone Circle (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 341° N
Old Mission Peninsula State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 303° NW
Kalkaska Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 155° SE
Tinker Studio (Gallery) — 11.8 mi, 273° W
Anita Hill (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 225° SW
Milliken Auditorium (Theatre) — 17.3 mi, 242° SW
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.5 mi, 216° SW · 539k acres
Guardian (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 244° SW
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 25.8 mi, 279° W · 127k acres
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 26.2 mi, 280° W · 32k acres
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 26.3 mi, 281° W

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