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Bendon Michigan Map

Explore Bendon, 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 Bendon, Michigan

How to Use This Bendon, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.633057
Longitude	-85.837859
Population	210
Density	40.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49643
Area Code	989
County Seat	Beulah
School District	Benzie County Central School

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About Bendon, Michigan

Bendon is a locality in Benzie County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 210. The population density is 40.4 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 occupies a quiet intersection of glacial till and dense, deciduous woodland where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant silhouette of Turtle Lake Hill. It lies 7.3 miles southwest of Long Lake Township, MI (from Long Lake Township, MI: bearing 218°T), and is situated 1.7 miles east-southeast of Inland Township. The light here filters through a canopy of hardwoods, casting long, bruised shadows across the damp soil that holds the memory of winter long after the frost has receded. Kinetic energy slows as one moves away from the more manicured clearings, finding instead the steady, low-frequency pulse of Kinney Creek as it carves a path through the undergrowth. A mile away, the Grass Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of marsh and reed, while the deeper, stiller waters of Grass Lake provide a mirror for the shifting clouds. Beyond the immediate thickets, the expansive reach of the Pere Marquette State Forest creates a dark, serrated boundary against the horizon, anchoring the landscape in a deep, verdant permanence that defines the northern interior.

Bendon traces its roots to the rhythm of the rail and the clearing of timber, a history etched into the grain of the land rather than the architecture of its streets. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the soil, favoring the deliberate labor of small-scale agriculture and the seasonal harvest of orchards that thrive in the well-drained, mineral-rich earth. Life in Bendon moves with the seasonal migration of the sun, shifting from the frantic bloom of the planting months to the introspective silence of the harvest. There is a particular weight to the air during the transition of autumn, when the scent of damp leaves and woodsmoke fills the spaces between the scattered homes. This is a place where the modern world feels like a distant hum, relegated to the margins by the sheer gravity of the surrounding woods and the persistent, unhurried flow of the local waterways.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grass Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 190° S
Interlochen Golf Club (Park) — 2.6 mi, 048° NE
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 152° SE
Harvey Theatre (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 091° E
Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 091° E
"two Bears" (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 091° E
Interlochen State Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 098° E
Green Township Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 114° SE
Mistwood Golf Course (Park) — 7.2 mi, 347° N
Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.1 mi, 058° NE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 8.4 mi, 063° NE · 539k acres
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 072° E
Cherry Lane Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.7 mi, 048° NE
Meyer & Keystone Soccer (State Park) — 11.7 mi, 067° NE
Suspendend Overlook (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 064° NE
Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 050° NE
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.5 mi, 304° NW · 32k acres
The Cistern (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 048° NE
World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 056° NE
Laughing Fish Gallery and Art Café (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 048° NE
Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 049° NE
Benzie Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 266° W
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 13.4 mi, 346° N · 127k acres
St. Francis A.D. 1887 (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 051° NE
Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 048° NE
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 14.6 mi, 306° NW
Miller Hill School (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 347° N
G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 23.6 mi, 066° NE
Tinker Studio (Gallery) — 23.7 mi, 042° NE
Manistee, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.2 mi, 194° S · 8,921 acres

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