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Benzonia Michigan Map

Explore Benzonia, 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 Benzonia, Michigan

How to Use This Benzonia, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.621388
Longitude	-86.099258
Population	551
Density	188.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49616
Area Code	989
County Seat	Beulah
School District	Benzie County Central School

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About Benzonia, Michigan

Benzonia is a locality in Benzie County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 551. The population density is 188.1 people per km². Benzonia is located at 44.6214°N, 86.0993°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Benzonia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49616.

Benzonia occupies a high, glacial ridge that surveys the deep, blue basin of Crystal Lake with a quiet, observant gravity. It lies 18.5 miles west-southwest of Long Lake Township, MI (from Long Lake Township, MI: bearing 250°T), and is situated 11.4 miles west of Inland Township. The land here rises in robust, forested swells, where the air grows thin and sharp as it catches the cooling influence of the surrounding woods. Below the crests, the terrain drops toward the damp, verdant hollows where Cold Creek carves a persistent path through the soil. Travelers moving through the landscape encounter the dense, shadowed canopy of the nearby Pere Marquette State Forest, a vast expanse that defines the horizon and anchors the wild character of the region. The light at dusk settles over the ridges in long, bruised purples, illuminating the stillness of the trees and the heavy, fertile potential of the earth.

Benzonia carries the weight of a deliberate, intellectual heritage, having been established by pioneers who sought to build a colony around a rigorous educational vision. This historical commitment to learning remains visible in the way the architecture maintains a modest, dignified austerity, reflecting a culture that values endurance over excess. The modern economy draws its vitality from the land itself, with the surrounding slopes supporting orchards that harvest the cold, crisp fruit of the northern climate. Residents move with a measured pace, often utilizing the Betsie Valley Trail to traverse the wooded corridors that link the various pockets of the landscape. Within the borders of MNRTF Parcel 1, the natural environment is preserved in a state of quiet transition, ensuring that the legacy of the original founders remains legible in the preservation of the woods and the slow, seasonal rhythm of the life they cultivated.

Nearby Outdoor Places

MNRTF Parcel 1 (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 002° N
Benzie Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 233° SW
Trapp Farm Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 035° NE
Pinecroft Golf Plantation (Park) — 1.0 mi, 076° E
Crystal Lake Golf Course (Park) — 1.6 mi, 040° NE
Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 293° NW
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 2.7 mi, 003° N · 127k acres
Sagaser Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 351° N
Betsie River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 264° W
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.7 mi, 345° N · 32k acres
City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 278° W
Marquette's Death (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 275° W
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.5 mi, 354° N
Stockade Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 146° SE
Empire Bluff Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 006° N
Harvey Theatre (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 087° E
Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 087° E
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 19.9 mi, 167° S · 539k acres
Miller Hill School (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 025° NE
Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 20.4 mi, 075° E
Bear Creek, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.4 mi, 173° S · 1,894 acres
Manistee, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 22.2 mi, 184° S · 8,921 acres
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 080° E
The Cistern (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 067° NE
Suspendend Overlook (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 076° E
Laughing Fish Gallery and Art Café (Gallery) — 24.3 mi, 067° NE
World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 071° E
Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Historic Ruins) — 25.7 mi, 066° NE
The Vogue Theatre (Cinema) — 28.1 mi, 203° SW
Our Savior's Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 203° SW

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