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Carsonville Michigan Map

Explore Carsonville, 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 Carsonville, Michigan

How to Use This Carsonville, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.426967
Longitude	-82.671318
Population	465
Density	155.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48419
Area Code	248
County Seat	Sandusky
School District	Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District

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About Carsonville, Michigan

Carsonville is a locality in Sanilac County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 465. The population density is 155.0 people per km². Carsonville is located at 43.4270°N, 82.6713°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Carsonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48419.

Carsonville occupies a stretch of fertile, level terrain where the horizon flattens into an expansive canvas of agricultural fields and open sky. It lies 28.6 miles north-northwest of Fort Gratiot, MI (from Fort Gratiot, MI: bearing 340°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Sandusky. The air here holds a crisp, continental clarity, often cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the distant, shadowed silhouettes of timber stands. Two miles to the west, the Black River carves a quiet, meandering path through the earth, its dark waters serving as a primary artery for the surrounding landscape. Six miles to the east, the vast, shimmering expanse of Lake Huron influences the local climate, tempering the extremes of the seasons and casting a silver light over the countryside on humid summer afternoons. Beyond the immediate reach of the cultivated plots, the Sandusky State Game Area offers five miles of protected habitat, preserving a wilder, more tangled density of brush and wood that stands in stark contrast to the orderly, geometric precision of the nearby farms.

Carsonville maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, rooted deeply in the cycles of the harvest and the enduring traditions of the Thumb region. The local economy persists as a testament to the resilience of the soil, with grain elevators and farmsteads providing the primary verticality to the otherwise horizontal landscape. Throughout the decades, the settlement has functioned as a central point for those who work the land, fostering a social character defined by neighborly reliance and a quiet, stoic pride. Even as the modern world shifts around it, Carsonville retains a sense of permanence, where the mechanical hum of seasonal equipment and the soft rustle of wind through dry stalks characterize the passage of time. It remains a place where the history of the region is measured not in monuments, but in the persistent, seasonal commitment to the earth that sustains the inhabitants.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sandusky State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 258° W
Huron Shores Golf Club (Park) — 5.9 mi, 063° NE
The Barn Theatre (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 092° E
Sanilac Shores Great Lakes State Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.5 mi, 065° NE
Catholic Camp (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 057° NE
Village of Deckerville Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 335° NW
Polish Youth Associates (Private Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 033° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 264° W
Woodland Hills Golf Course (Park) — 8.1 mi, 272° W
Minden City State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 329° NW
Lakeport State Park (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 157° SE
Painted Rocks (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 156° SE
Sanilac Petroglyphs State Park (State Park) — 23.3 mi, 312° NW
Survivor Pine (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 312° NW
Forever Soaring (Public Artwork) — 23.5 mi, 327° NW
Thumb Area Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 24.0 mi, 007° N
Vicki Keith (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 002° N
AMC Birchwood 10 (Cinema) — 29.2 mi, 158° S
Farm Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 179° S
Fort Gratiot Light (Monument) — 31.7 mi, 157° SE
Fort St. Joseph (Monument) — 32.0 mi, 157° SE
Pine Grove Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 32.9 mi, 158° S
The Citedel Stage (Theatre) — 33.2 mi, 158° S
Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 36.6 mi, 277° W
Sled Museum (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 164° S
Pigeon Historical Society (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 313° NW
Palmer Park Arch (Attraction) — 42.8 mi, 167° S
Boardwalk (Attraction) — 45.1 mi, 330° NW
The Mariner LLC (Gallery) — 50.0 mi, 170° S
Shelden Estate (Historic Ruins) — 53.7 mi, 205° SW

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