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Carson City Michigan Map

Explore Carson City, 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 Carson City, Michigan

How to Use This Carson City, Michigan Map

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

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	Carson City
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Montcalm County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	43.176977
Longitude	-84.846394
Population	1,120
Density	378.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48811
Area Code	517
County Seat	Stanton
School District	Carson City-Crystal Area School District

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About Carson City, Michigan

Carson City is a locality in Montcalm County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,120. The population density is 378.0 people per km². Carson City is located at 43.1770°N, 84.8464°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Carson City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48811.

Carson City marks its presence across the flat, fertile plains of central Michigan, where the horizon stretches wide under an expansive sky. It lies 17.3 miles northeast of Ionia, MI (from Ionia, MI: bearing 41°T), and is situated 16.8 miles southwest of Alma. Fish Creek winds its quiet path through the landscape, acting as a subtle vein that feeds the surrounding fields and provides a soft, rhythmic backdrop to the stillness of the afternoon. At the center of this terrain, Mill Pond holds the reflection of the clouds, its surface often undisturbed save for the occasional ripple of wind or the movement of a water bird. Residents gather at the City of Carson City Park, where the trees cast long, cooling shadows as the light begins to amber, signaling the slow transition from the labor of the day to the quietude of evening.

Agriculture remains the steady pulse of Carson City, with the nearby farmland defining the rhythm of the seasons through the turning of soil and the harvest of crops. The history of the area is etched in the modest architecture of its streets, where the influence of mid-century commerce still lingers in the brickwork and the layout of the storefronts. While the pace of life here is deliberate, there is a certain dignity in the way the local economy supports the needs of the inhabitants, keeping the spirit of the settlement anchored to its origins. Far off to the northeast, the elevation known as The Island provides a faint, singular point of reference in an otherwise level expanse, reminding any traveler that the geography here is defined by patience and the slow, persistent work of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City of Carson City Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 272° W
Village Park (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 178° S
Maple River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 167° S
Stanton State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 309° NW
Huckleberry Creek Golf Course (Park) — 10.2 mi, 180° S
Holland Lake Golf Course (Park) — 10.8 mi, 289° W
Uncle John's Cider Mill (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 107° E
Fred Meijer Heartland Trail (State Recreation Area) — 16.0 mi, 214° SW
Kiddville Dam (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 256° W
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 088° E
Clinton Northern Railway Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 129° SE
Clinton County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 130° SE
Paine-Gillam-Scott House (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 130° SE
Ionia State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.3 mi, 221° SW
Tony's Chicken Statue (Attraction) — 19.7 mi, 036° NE
Belding Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 254° W
Ionia County Infirmary Burials Riverside Drive Site (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 223° SW
Equestrian Confidence Course (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 220° SW
Dr Drake Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 049° NE
Sleepy Hollow State Park (State Park) — 26.1 mi, 125° SE
McGuirk Arena (Stadium) — 28.2 mi, 007° N
Townsend Kiva (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 007° N
Bush Theater (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 007° N
Greek Rock (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 007° N
Museum of Cultural and Natural History (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 008° N
Sun Theatre (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 170° S
Fly Lansing Viewport (Viewpoint) — 30.9 mi, 154° SE
White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 34.4 mi, 283° W
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 37.6 mi, 302° NW · 539k acres
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.8 mi, 072° E · 20k acres

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