Bendon Michigan Map
Bendon, Michigan — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Bendon, Benzie County.
Interactive Map of Bendon, Michigan
| City | Bendon |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Benzie |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 44.633057 |
| Longitude | -85.837859 |
| Population | 315 |
| Density | 54.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Bendon, Michigan
Bendon is a locality in Benzie County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 315. The population density is 54.7 people per km². Bendon is located at 44.6331°N, 85.8379°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49643.
Bendon rests in a quiet pocket of Benzie County, a place where the land gently rolls and dips, hinting at the glacial forces that shaped it long ago. It lies 67.8 miles east-south-east of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 119°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-west of Long Lake Township. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, a breath drawn deep from the surrounding forests. Fields, etched with the straight lines of careful cultivation, give way to the wilder, darker embrace of woodlands where sunlight filters in shifting patterns onto moss-covered logs and the forest floor. In the distance, the land rises and falls with a soft, persistent grace, creating a landscape that feels both vast and intimately known, a place where the sky seems to hold its breath at twilight, painting the clouds in hues of rose and lavender. This corner of Benzie County, where Bendon makes its quiet stand, carries the echoes of a history tied to the land and its bounty. Once, the hum of logging trucks might have been a more familiar sound, the forests yielding their timber to build homes and fuel industry further afield. Today, the economy leans more towards the patient rhythms of agriculture, with orchards bearing fruit under the vast Michigan sky and fields producing crops that feed the local markets. It’s a place where the pace of life feels measured, unhurried by the clamor of larger cities, allowing for a deep connection to the seasons and the steady work of tending the earth. The nearby waterways, though not immediately visible from Bendon’s heart, whisper of a connection to the larger watershed, a reminder of the water’s enduring power that sculpted this terrain.
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About This Bendon Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Bendon, Michigan with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bendon and Benzie County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Bendon is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Bendon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
