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Breckenridge Michigan Map

Explore Breckenridge, 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 Breckenridge, Michigan

How to Use This Breckenridge, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.408085
Longitude	-84.474998
Population	1,238
Density	449.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48615
Area Code	586
County Seat	Ithaca
School District	Breckenridge Community Schools

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About Breckenridge, Michigan

Breckenridge is a locality in Gratiot County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,238. The population density is 449.7 people per km². Breckenridge is located at 43.4081°N, 84.4750°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Breckenridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48615.

Breckenridge emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of central Michigan as a quiet collection of homes and storefronts surrounded by the fertile, dark earth of the agricultural plain. It lies 18.3 miles southwest of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 219°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-northeast of Alma. The landscape maintains a steady, level composure, interrupted only by the narrow, winding passage of Beaver Creek as it cuts through the fields three miles from the center. Light here possesses a heavy, unfiltered quality, particularly at dusk when the sun hangs low over the cornrows, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the Private Golf Course that occupies the immediate perimeter. Though the distant woods of Whiting Forest wait nineteen miles away and the waters of Madison Lake remain thirteen miles to the south, the immediate geography is defined by the intimate, rhythmic work of the soil and the vast, unencumbered sky that commands the view in every direction.

Breckenridge carries the mark of an era built on the rails and the promise of the harvest, a legacy that remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of its primary streets. The economy continues to draw its vitality from the surrounding acreage, where the seasonal cycles of planting and gathering dictate the pace of daily affairs. Life operates with a deliberate focus, favoring the practical over the ornamental, as residents navigate a routine shaped by the local school calendar and the steady maintenance of the regional infrastructure. Occasionally, the distant silhouette of Bradshaw Hill is discernible on the far edge of the horizon, a faint reminder of the geological variety that exists beyond the immediate, industrious flatness of these plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dr Drake Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 272° W
Private Golf Course (Park) — 0.3 mi, 174° S
City Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 290° W
Township of Bethany Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 280° W
Church of God Campground (Private Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 270° W
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 188° S
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 315° NW
Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 252° W
Tony's Chicken Statue (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 270° W
Deerless Acres Club (Park) — 7.6 mi, 355° N
Hemlock Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 087° E
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 180° S
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 038° NE
Feldt-Houthoofd Waterfall (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 089° E
Snake Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.6 mi, 036° NE
McGuirk Arena (Stadium) — 19.2 mi, 309° NW
Townsend Kiva (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 310° NW
Bush Theater (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 310° NW
Greek Rock (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 310° NW
Museum of Cultural and Natural History (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 311° NW
World War II Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 313° NW
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.4 mi, 097° E · 20k acres
Uncle John's Cider Mill (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 192° S
Clinton Northern Railway Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 188° S
Clinton County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 189° S
Sleepy Hollow State Park (State Park) — 31.2 mi, 175° S
Clare Depot (Museum) — 32.0 mi, 333° NW
NCG Owosso Cinemas (Cinema) — 32.4 mi, 151° SE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 36.1 mi, 122° SE · 539k acres
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 76.1 mi, 001° N · 436k acres

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