Explore Arnheim, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Arnheim, 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 Arnheim.
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 | Arnheim |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Baraga County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 46.916874 |
| Longitude | -88.482627 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 12.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 49908, 49430 |
| Area Code | 906, 616 |
| County Seat | L'Anse |
Arnheim occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon is defined by the expansive, slate-colored presence of Lake Superior, which exerts a cooling influence on the air throughout the shorter, brilliant summers. It lies 57.6 miles west-northwest of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 297°T), and is situated 14.7 miles south-southeast of Houghton. The terrain around Arnheim remains largely defined by the Sturgeon River, a waterway that cuts a purposeful path through the earth just two miles away, feeding into the Sturgeon River Sloughs State Wildlife Area that encompasses the immediate vicinity. Pikes Peak marks the distant skyline, a solitary silhouette against the clouds, while the ground itself consists of heavy, glacial-fed soils that support a dense, resilient flora. At dusk, the light here turns a pale, bruised violet, catching the tops of the marsh grasses in the wildlife area and casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the water’s edge.
Arnheim emerged from the rugged labor of the northern frontier, shaped by the cycles of extraction and timber that defined the early aspirations of the Upper Peninsula. While the economy has shifted away from the intensive labor of the past, the rhythm of daily life in Arnheim retains a steady, deliberate pace, reflecting the pragmatism of residents who navigate the shifting seasons with stoic grace. Locals maintain a deep connection to the Sturgeon River Sloughs State Wildlife Area, a landscape that serves as both a buffer against the encroachment of modern industry and a sanctuary for those who value the quiet observation of the natural world. The character of Arnheim is found in these small, persistent habits—the way a porch light flickers on against the gathering dark, or how the silence of the woods seems to settle over the streets long before the sun has fully vanished behind the trees.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Arnheim, Michigan. Coordinates: 46.916874, -88.482627. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Arnheim includes the ZIP code (49908, 49430), telephone area code (906, 616), county seat of Baraga County (L'Anse), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |