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Alger Michigan Map

Explore Alger, 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 Alger, Michigan

How to Use This Alger, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.125576
Longitude	-84.121108
Population	1,200
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	48610
Area Code	586
County Seat	Standish

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About Alger, Michigan

Alger is a locality in Arenac County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Alger is located at 44.1256°N, 84.1211°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48610.

Alger endures as a quiet convergence of flat, expansive terrain and the subtle transition between dense woodland and open, worked earth. It lies 35.8 miles north of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 10°T), and is situated 5.8 miles southwest of Skidway Lake. The landscape surrounding Alger is defined by its low-slung, unassuming horizon, where the ground holds the damp, cool weight of the inland air and the light at dusk settles in long, gray bars across the fields. Only a mile away, the quiet movement of Wells Creek cuts through the brush, while the still, dark surface of Forest Lake reflects the changing foliage of the season. At the edge of the local grid, Moffatt Township Park offers a modest clearing where the wind shifts through the tall grasses, undisturbed by the rush of more populated corridors.

History clings to the wood-frame structures and the remnants of rail-side commerce that once tied Alger to the broader currents of regional industry. While the bustling economy of the past has softened into a slower, more deliberate pace, the character of the place remains fixed in its connection to the land and the quiet endurance of its people. Travelers might find their way toward the Lame Duck Truck Trail, a path that speaks to the functional, rugged utility of the local spirit. Farther out, the distant reaches of the Ogemaw State Forest stand as a silent, dark wall of pine, while the gentle rise of Kuhn Hill breaks the monotony of the plains, marking a landscape that asks for little but reveals its beauty to those who watch the shadows lengthen across the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Moffatt Township Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 008° N
School District #2 (Private Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 088° E
Detroit Boy Scouts of America (Private Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 018° N
Lucky Eight Hunting Club (Park) — 2.6 mi, 288° W
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 157° SE
Molasses River Flooding No.1 State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 239° SW
Mansfield Club (Park) — 4.5 mi, 056° NE
Village of Sterling Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 128° SE
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 117° SE
Lumber Jack statue (Public Artwork) — 10.0 mi, 329° NW
Frank Sabastian Smith House (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 332° NW
Rifle River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.7 mi, 011° N
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 326° NW · 13k acres
Ramp Jumps (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 351° N
Gladwin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 244° SW
Observation Tower (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 016° N
ADA Hunting Blind (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 012° N
Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 104° E
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 23.4 mi, 000° N · 436k acres
Pontoon Alley (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 210° SW
Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 29.1 mi, 330° NW
Larkin Baseball Memorial (Monument) — 30.0 mi, 190° S
Iargo Springs Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 045° NE
Au Sable Vista (Viewpoint) — 34.5 mi, 029° NE
Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 318° NW
Clare County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 35.2 mi, 242° SW
Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 36.2 mi, 162° S
World Friendship Shell (Theatre) — 38.2 mi, 162° S
Clare Depot (Museum) — 38.6 mi, 237° SW
Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 44.5 mi, 256° W

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