Caberfae Michigan Map

About Caberfae, Michigan

Caberfae is a locality in Wexford County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 62.9 people per km². Caberfae is located at 44.2492°N, 85.7256°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49601.

Caberfae reveals itself through the steady, rhythmic pulse of Johnson Creek, which carves a path through the dense, verdant expanse of the Manistee National Forest. It lies 16.1 miles west of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 269°T), and is situated 32.2 miles south of Long Lake Township. This landscape is defined by its deep, earthen silence, where the light at dusk catches the needles of the Pine River Experimental Forest, casting long, bruised shadows across the uneven terrain. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, untainted by any distant salt air, instead smelling of damp loam and the slow decay of autumn leaves. Beyond the immediate canopy, the land rises toward the distant, modest silhouette of Briar Hill, while the McKenzie Ski Trial winds quietly through the brush, waiting for the first heavy frost to bind the earth in white.

Caberfae maintains an economy deeply intertwined with the shifting seasons, drawing its character from the cycles of the woods and the recreational currents of the region. The history of the area is etched into the rugged topography, where the influence of the forest industry once shaped the local pace, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that persists in the quiet industry of the present day. Residents and visitors alike look toward the proximity of Tippy Dam for the quiet stillness of the water, or traverse the distance to the Flower Flats to witness the subtle, flat expanses that break the monotony of the hills. Life in Caberfae moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, reflecting a culture that values the permanence of the timber and the seasonal transformation of the land over the fleeting noise of the modern world.

About This Caberfae Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Caberfae, Michigan. Coordinates: 44.2492, -85.7256. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Caberfae includes the ZIP code (49601), telephone area code (989), county seat of Wexford County (Cadillac), and school district assignment (Cadillac Area Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.