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Buckley Michigan Map

Explore Buckley, 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 Buckley, Michigan

How to Use This Buckley, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.504447
Longitude	-85.677014
Population	775
Density	164.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49620
Area Code	989
County Seat	Cadillac
School District	Buckley Community School District

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About Buckley, Michigan

Buckley is a locality in Wexford County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 775. The population density is 164.3 people per km². Buckley is located at 44.5044°N, 85.6770°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Buckley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49620.

Buckley emerges from the interior plains as a collection of low-slung buildings and quiet streets defined by the persistent, cooling influence of the surrounding inland landscape. It lies 15.0 miles south-southeast of Long Lake Township, MI (from Long Lake Township, MI: bearing 167°T), and is situated 18.1 miles south of Traverse City. The terrain around Buckley shifts in subtle, rhythmic swells, where the dark, loamy soil supports patches of dense timber and open fields that seem to hold the afternoon light long after the sun has begun its descent. A mile to the north, the East Branch Wheeler Creek carves a narrow, steady path through the undergrowth, while four miles away, the still surface of Bartlett Lake mirrors the graying sky. To the west, the distant silhouettes of Twin Mountains provide a jagged anchor to the horizon, marking the boundary of a region where the air feels sharp and clean, carrying the scent of pine needles and damp earth from the direction of the Pere Marquette State Forest.

Agriculture and the steady, patient work of the land remain the quiet pulse of Buckley, an identity forged through generations who have cleared brush and tended to the orchards that define the local economy. At the center of daily life, Village Park offers a modest clearing for residents to gather, providing a communal space that contrasts with the isolation of the nearby woods and the deeper, shadowed depths of Sneaky Valley. The local history is etched into the very layout of the streets, which follow the practical, unadorned logic of early settlers who favored function over flourish. Life here moves with a deliberate, singular pace, where the changing of the seasons dictates the rhythm of the day and the character of the work, leaving the residents of Buckley to find a grounded, enduring satisfaction in the simple, seasonal cycle of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Village Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 127° SE
Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 155° SE
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 074° E
High Rollway Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 103° E
Brair Valley Golf Course (Park) — 6.8 mi, 185° S
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 8.5 mi, 180° S · 539k acres
Kingsley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 051° NE
Interlochen State Park (State Park) — 8.8 mi, 333° NW
"two Bears" (Public Artwork) — 9.9 mi, 333° NW
Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 333° NW
Harvey Theatre (Theatre) — 9.9 mi, 333° NW
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 011° N
Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 13.2 mi, 356° N
Northrup Grave (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 053° NE
Suspendend Overlook (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 011° N
Manton Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 114° SE
World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 009° N
Fife Lake Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 072° E
Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 005° N
S-Curve (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 032° NE
Laughing Fish Gallery and Art Café (Gallery) — 17.5 mi, 005° N
Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Historic Ruins) — 18.8 mi, 008° N
Manistee, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.9 mi, 219° SW · 8,921 acres
Pine, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.1 mi, 194° S · 5,384 acres
Wexford County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 142° SE
Cadillac 5 Theater (Cinema) — 22.4 mi, 142° SE
White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 23.1 mi, 151° SE
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.3 mi, 311° NW · 32k acres
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 24.6 mi, 333° NW · 127k acres
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 31.3 mi, 347° N

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