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Brethren Michigan Map

Explore Brethren, 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 Brethren, Michigan

How to Use This Brethren, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.304449
Longitude	-86.018969
Population	331
Density	99.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49619
Area Code	989
County Seat	Manistee
School District	Kaleva Norman Dickson School District

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About Brethren, Michigan

Brethren is a locality in Manistee County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 331. The population density is 99.9 people per km². Brethren is located at 44.3044°N, 86.0190°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49619.

Brethren anchors itself firmly upon the quiet, reflective waters of Lake Elinor, where the water mirrors the shifting moods of the Michigan sky. It lies 30.8 miles west of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 277°T), and is situated 15.7 miles east-northeast of Manistee. The landscape around Brethren unfolds in a series of wooded elevations and low-lying hollows, a terrain shaped by the slow, grinding patience of glacial retreat. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed thickness in the late afternoon, catching the needles of distant pines and illuminating the quietude of Dickson Township Park that sits at the very center of the local geography. Beyond the immediate reach of the lake, the horizon hints at the distant presence of the Ward Hills, their silhouettes softened by the atmospheric haze of a region that has long understood the value of silence.

History breathes through the soil of Brethren, echoing a heritage of timber harvests and the steady, rhythmic labor of those who cleared the dense canopy to organize a life on this inland frontier. The local economy maintains a modest, resilient pulse, tethered to the land and the seasonal cycles that dictate the pace of work, from the management of timberlands to the quiet stewardship of the surrounding environment. Boswell Creek meanders a solitary mile away, carving a path through the earth that serves as a reminder of the water’s constant, patient movement toward larger basins. Travelers passing through might glimpse the rugged character of the region in the way the land rises toward the distant Sweets Ravine, a place where the stillness of the North Woods remains the dominant, defining feature of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dickson Township Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 094° E
Manikiwa Recreation Area (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 059° NE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 153° SE · 539k acres
Bear Creek, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.9 mi, 256° W · 1,894 acres
Manistee, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.2 mi, 181° S · 8,921 acres
Udell Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 5.8 mi, 191° S
Manistee River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 262° W
Slagle Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 089° E
Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 059° NE
Orchard Beach State Park (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 265° W
Stockade Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 002° N
Our Savior's Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 254° W
The Vogue Theatre (Cinema) — 15.5 mi, 255° W
Ramsdell Theatre Opera House (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 255° W
Benzie Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 349° N
Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.2 mi, 235° SW · 3,271 acres
Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 345° N
City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 337° NW
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 24.7 mi, 355° N · 127k acres
Marquette's Death (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 334° NW
Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.8 mi, 028° NE
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.9 mi, 349° N · 32k acres
Adventure Island (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 099° E
Big Sable Point Lighthouse (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 235° SW
Idlewild Historical and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 30.0 mi, 156° SE
AMC CLASSIC Ludington 8 (Cinema) — 30.0 mi, 216° SW
KISS Monument (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 097° E
Wexford County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 097° E
Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 31.3 mi, 030° NE
Manton Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 076° E

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