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Bruce Crossing Michigan Map

Explore Bruce Crossing, 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 Bruce Crossing, Michigan

How to Use This Bruce Crossing, Michigan Map

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

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	Bruce Crossing
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Ontonagon County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	46.534944
Longitude	-89.178754
Population	184
Density	15.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49912
Area Code	906
County Seat	Ontonagon
School District	Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools

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About Bruce Crossing, Michigan

Bruce Crossing is a locality in Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 184. The population density is 15.7 people per km². Bruce Crossing is located at 46.5349°N, 89.1788°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49912.

Bruce Crossing emerges from the dense, dark timber of the Upper Peninsula where the quiet current of Clear Creek cuts through the heavy loam. It lies 84.8 miles west of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 270°T), and is situated 49.8 miles southwest of Houghton. The landscape here is defined by a deep, wooded solitude, anchored by the sprawling expanse of the Ottawa National Forest just six miles away. To the south, the profile of South Military Hill rises eleven miles off, a muted silhouette against the pale, thin light of the afternoon. The air holds a sharp, clean clarity that speaks of long winters and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, while the nearby waters of Kennedy Lake remain still and glass-like, mirroring the towering canopy that defines the perimeter of the region.

Bruce Crossing retains the modest, utilitarian character of a place built upon the extraction of timber and the rugged necessity of the interior wilderness. Residents navigate a life dictated by the rhythm of the woods and the seasonal demands of the land, finding a quiet purpose in the maintenance of local roads and the enduring legacy of the logging camps that first broke the silence of the pines. While the North Country National Scenic Trail winds through the terrain nine miles away, inviting the occasional traveler, the local pace is set by the steady hum of the Local Forest, a managed expanse that sustains the quiet industry of the residents. Life here is measured not by the rush of commerce, but by the gray, enduring strength of the landscape and the way the shadows lengthen across the clearings as the day wanes into a cool, silver dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 169° S
Ontonagon, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.1 mi, 043° NE · 46k acres
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 4.1 mi, 350° N · 995k acres
Paynesville Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 4.3 mi, 036° NE · 1,754 acres
Ontonagon, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.4 mi, 271° W · 8,876 acres
Agate Falls Scenic Site (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 131° SE
Bond Falls Scenic Site (State Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 167° S
Old Victoria Historic Townsite (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 349° N
Paulding Light (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 180° S
Childhood Cottage Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 000° N
Baraga State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.6 mi, 017° N
Crystal Falls State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.8 mi, 134° SE
Sylvania Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.3 mi, 191° S · 18k acres
Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.4 mi, 076° E · 17k acres
The Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts (Theatre) — 24.1 mi, 345° N
Bear's Den Overlook (Viewpoint) — 24.7 mi, 073° E
Northern Waters Museum (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 185° S
Marenisco Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 26.8 mi, 246° SW
Sand Dunes (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 320° NW
Wisconsin River Headwaters (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 183° S
Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 183° S
Phelps Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 172° S
Alberta Village Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 077° E
Nee-gaw-nee-gaw-bow (Public Artwork) — 36.5 mi, 264° W
Kartway (Theme Park) — 41.2 mi, 185° S
Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist (Attraction) — 44.3 mi, 178° S
Chassell Mountain Bike Skills Park (Attraction) — 46.2 mi, 042° NE
Wisconsin Slough State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 46.4 mi, 145° SE
Historic Ironwood Theatre (Theatre) — 47.4 mi, 264° W
Isle Royale National Park (National Park) — 49.9 mi, 035° NE · 1.1M acres

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