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Beal City Michigan Map

Explore Beal City, 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 Beal City, Michigan

How to Use This Beal City, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityBeal City
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyIsabella County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude43.669195
Longitude-84.908632
Population332
Density31.9 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code48893
Area Code517
County SeatMount Pleasant
School DistrictBeal City Public Schools

About Beal City, Michigan

Beal City is a locality in Isabella County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 332. The population density is 31.9 people per km². Beal City is located at 43.6692°N, 84.9086°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48893.

Beal City emerges from the expansive, flat plains of central Michigan as a quiet congregation of homesteads and fields that hold the light of a long, golden sunset with particular reverence. It lies 8.6 miles northwest of Mount Pleasant, MI (from Mount Pleasant, MI: bearing 305°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east-northeast of Lake Isabella. Broad horizons stretch toward the sky, broken only by the silhouettes of silos and the sharp geometry of farmsteads that define the horizon. The North Branch Chippewa River meanders through the neighboring landscape, its waters carving a subtle path through the dense, fertile earth. A few miles away, the quiet stillness of Perch Lake offers a reflective surface for the shifting clouds, while the nearby Isabella 4-H Camp provides a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna to thrive in the undisturbed shade of the woods.

Beal City retains a character forged by generations of families who have worked the soil, maintaining a pace of life dictated by the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest. The local economy remains anchored in the stubborn vitality of agriculture, where the rhythm of the day is marked by the hum of machinery and the distant chime of school bells. Community identity centers on the enduring presence of the school system, which serves as a gravitational pull for the surrounding rural tracts. Even as modern industry touches the periphery, the spirit of Beal City remains tied to the land, an unassuming place where the crisp air of autumn and the deep, silent frost of winter define the passage of years in a steady, unyielding cadence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Isabella 4-H Camp (Private Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 254° W
  • Township of Sherman Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 290° W
  • The Pines (Park) — 4.2 mi, 253° W
  • State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 211° SW
  • Riverwood Golf Course (Park) — 6.3 mi, 146° SE
  • Meridian Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 153° SE
  • Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 123° SE
  • World War I Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 123° SE
  • World War II Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 123° SE
  • Museum of Cultural and Natural History (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 127° SE
  • Greek Rock (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 130° SE
  • Bush Theater (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 130° SE
  • Townsend Kiva (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 130° SE
  • Quadrant (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 130° SE
  • McGuirk Arena (Stadium) — 9.0 mi, 132° SE
  • Farwell Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 010° N
  • Clare Depot (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 034° NE
  • Clare County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 028° NE
  • Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.3 mi, 329° NW
  • Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.1 mi, 349° N
  • Tony's Chicken Statue (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 141° SE
  • Wilson State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 012° N
  • Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 273° W
  • Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 28.9 mi, 351° N · 13k acres
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 31.0 mi, 250° W · 539k acres
  • Rope Swing (Attraction) — 32.7 mi, 097° E
  • Snake Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 32.8 mi, 095° E
  • Wooden Jump (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 089° E
  • Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.6 mi, 111° E · 20k acres
  • Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 60.4 mi, 016° N · 436k acres

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About This Beal City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Beal City, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.669195, -84.908632. 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 Beal City includes the ZIP code (48893), telephone area code (517), county seat of Isabella County (Mount Pleasant), and school district assignment (Beal City Public Schools).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.