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Carp Lake Michigan Map

Explore Carp Lake, 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 Carp Lake, Michigan

How to Use This Carp Lake, Michigan Map

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

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	Carp Lake
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Emmet County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	45.697234
Longitude	-84.750049
Population	356
Density	66.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49718
Area Code	906
County Seat	Petoskey
School District	Pellston Public Schools

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About Carp Lake, Michigan

Carp Lake is a locality in Emmet County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 356. The population density is 66.8 people per km². Carp Lake is located at 45.6972°N, 84.7500°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49718.

Carp Lake draws its character from the persistent, silver pulse of the Carp Lake River as it wanders through the landscape, feeding the quiet expanse of Lake Paradise. It lies 58.5 miles south-southwest of Sault Ste Marie, MI (from Sault Ste Marie, MI: bearing 200°T), and is situated 13.8 miles west-northwest of Cheboygan. The earth here holds a damp, cooling weight, where the light at dusk slants low and long, turning the surface of Lake Paradise into a sheet of hammered pewter that swallows the shadows of the surrounding trees. A mile away, the quiet reach of Stony Point offers a threshold between the dense inland brush and the open sky, while the distant silhouette of Mount Nebo serves as a solitary anchor on the horizon. The air carries a crisp, pine-heavy sharpness, a sensory reminder that the vast, restless energy of Trails End Bay waits only a few miles to the north, pulling at the atmosphere even when the water itself remains out of sight.

Carp Lake sustains a rhythm defined by the seasonal migrations of visitors and the quiet persistence of those who remain when the frost settles deep into the soil. Historical echoes remain in the remnants of timber-era industry, a time when the movement of wood down the watercourses dictated the local economy and gave shape to the settlement’s earliest foundations. Today, the pace is governed by the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, as the local life revolves around the maintenance of the land and the stewardship of the waterways. While Pells Island sits far enough away to remain a quiet, unreachable presence, the focus of daily existence remains squarely on the immediate, tangible features of the river and the shoreline, where the work of generations has left a subtle, enduring mark on the woods and the water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stony Point (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 158° S
Joihn & Julia Pachy (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 213° SW
Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 054° NE
French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 357° N
Wilderness Golf Course (Park) — 3.8 mi, 279° W
Straits of Mackinac Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 4.3 mi, 334° NW
Wilderness State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 302° NW
Mackinaw Trolley Company (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 011° N
Dark Sky Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 5.9 mi, 341° N
Shipwreck (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 339° N
Mackinaw City (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 012° N
Seven Elements Art Gallery (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 010° N
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 009° N
Colonial Michilimackinac (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 008° N
Sea Shell City (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 128° SE
Round Island Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.2 mi, 037° NE · 375 acres
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 11.6 mi, 004° N · 899k acres
Fishermen's Memorial (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 007° N
William H. Barnum Rudder (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 007° N
Mackinac State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 028° NE
Grave of Father Marquette (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 004° N
Museum of Ojibwa Culture (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 004° N
Round Island Lighthouse (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 031° NE
Mackinac Island Art Gallery (Gallery) — 12.3 mi, 031° NE
Deer Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.3 mi, 348° N
Cheboygan Opera House (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 105° E
Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl") (Public Artwork) — 13.7 mi, 105° E
Cheboygan Point Light #592 (Historic Ruins) — 16.1 mi, 097° E
Horseshoe Bay Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.3 mi, 000° N · 3,879 acres
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 20.1 mi, 090° E

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