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Bay Shore Michigan Map

Explore Bay Shore, 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 Bay Shore, Michigan

How to Use This Bay Shore, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	45.36082
Longitude	-85.11155
Population	687
Density	170.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49720, 49711
Area Code	906
County Seat	Charlevoix
School District	Charlevoix Public Schools

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About Bay Shore, Michigan

Bay Shore is a locality in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 687. The population density is 170.7 people per km². Bay Shore is located at 45.3608°N, 85.1115°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49720, 49711.

Bay Shore exists as a quiet confluence of water and woodland, where the air carries the cool, damp breath of Lake Michigan just a mile to the west. It lies 48.4 miles north-northeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 32°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Petoskey. The landscape unfolds in a series of modest elevations that eventually give way to the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Chandler Hills, which mark the horizon like a frayed hem of the earth. Within the immediate perimeter of the village, the land remains soft and porous, defined by the presence of Kinglet, a local preserve that anchors the terrain in a state of protected stillness. During the transition of seasons, the light here takes on a pale, silver quality, catching the movement of Horton Creek as it winds its way toward the larger basins, carving a narrow, persistent path through the soil.

Bay Shore traces its character to the historical rhythms of timber and rail, a legacy that lingers in the way the local economy has shifted from raw extraction to the quieter, more deliberate work of small-scale agriculture and seasonal hospitality. While the grander expanse of Little Traverse Bay exerts a gravitational pull on the surrounding region, the life of Bay Shore remains tethered to the intimate geography of the nearby orchards and the quiet industry of those who have made a home in the shadow of the Hardwood State Forest. The days here move with a deliberate, unadorned pace, occasionally punctuated by the sight of travelers heading toward the distant allure of Park Island. There is a distinct, grounding honesty in the way the inhabitants observe the shifts in the weather, recognizing that their existence remains a minor, steady dialogue with the vast, neighboring waters of Lake Michigan.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kinglet (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 097° E
Bay Harbor Golf Club (Park) — 1.0 mi, 084° E
Loeb (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 307° NW
Ransom Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 211° SW
Dunmaglas Golf Course (Park) — 3.8 mi, 205° SW
Camp Michigania (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 142° SE
Block M Rock (Public Artwork) — 6.2 mi, 142° SE
The Dunes (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 021° N
Old mill ruins (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 142° SE
Scenic Waterfall (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 085° E
Overlook Cliff (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 085° E
Highpoint Corner (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 085° E
Peace Pole (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 083° E
Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 082° E
Five Mile Creek (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 017° N
Somebody's Gallery (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 083° E
Ward & Elis Gallery (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 082° E
Lyrics Theatre (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 052° NE
Elements (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 247° SW
Still on Patrol (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 247° SW
Blackbird Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 052° NE
Hungry Ducks Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.8 mi, 219° SW
Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 092° E
Young State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 163° S
Fisherman's Island State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 250° W
Norcross Family Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.0 mi, 130° SE
Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 128° SE
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 127° SE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 33.1 mi, 147° SE · 539k acres
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 38.1 mi, 021° N · 899k acres

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