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Channing Michigan Map

Explore Channing, 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 Channing, Michigan

How to Use This Channing, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	46.141614
Longitude	-88.094023
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49815
Area Code	906
County Seat	Iron Mountain

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About Channing, Michigan

Channing is a locality in Dickinson County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Channing is located at 46.1416°N, 88.0940°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49815.

Channing emerges from the dense, verdant expanse of the Upper Peninsula as a quiet convergence of iron-red earth and towering white pines. It lies 43.4 miles southwest of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 230°T), and is situated 22.2 miles north of Iron Mountain. The landscape around Channing holds a stillness that feels ancient, characterized by low, timbered ridges and the persistent, low-frequency hum of the Ford River as it cuts through the local clay. To the horizon, the silhouette of Michigamme Mountain rises like a dormant sentinel, while the nearby Crystal Falls State Forest Area offers a labyrinth of cedar swamps and thickets that swallow the sound of passing winds. When the light shifts at dusk, the atmosphere takes on a bruised, metallic violet, casting long, stark shadows across the forest floor of the Michigamme State Forest that stretches toward the northern reaches.

Economic life in Channing bears the enduring fingerprints of the rail era, a time when the rhythmic clatter of freight signaled the pulse of the region’s timber and mining ambitions. Today, the pace remains tethered to the seasonal migrations of the woods, where the proximity to the Ford River and the quiet depths of Holmes Lake define the rhythm of the work week. The heritage of the area is not found in grand monuments but in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that stands against the weight of heavy winters and the relentless regrowth of the surrounding flora. Visitors who travel seven miles to witness the raw, turbulent rush of the Glidden Rapids find a place that favors the endurance of the land over the fleeting noise of modern industry, maintaining a character forged by isolation and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Crystal Falls State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 221° SW
MNRTF Parcel 94 (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 082° E
Great Lakes Baptist Conf. Inc. (Private Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 310° NW
Camp Neverlost II (Private Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 307° NW
Sagola Sportsman Club (Park) — 4.0 mi, 028° NE
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 209° SW
Paint, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.6 mi, 259° W · 22k acres
Amasa Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 290° W
St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 291° W
Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 290° W
Republic Mine Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 18.9 mi, 016° N
Brule, Michigan And Wisconsin Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 19.0 mi, 236° SW · 11k acres
Whisker Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.3 mi, 235° SW · 7,434 acres
Nicolet National Forest (National Forest) — 19.3 mi, 236° SW · 663k acres
Pine-Popple Wild Rivers (State Park) — 20.8 mi, 194° S
Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 179° S
Cornish Pump Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 177° S
Gravity Hub (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 174° S
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 183° S
House of Yesteryear Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 170° S
Jake Menghini Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 161° S
Hoover Park Memorial (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 261° W
Iron Mountain Iron Mine (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 156° SE
Wisconsin Slough State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 27.4 mi, 247° SW
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 32.0 mi, 256° W · 995k acres
Lower Carp Falls (Attraction) — 39.8 mi, 051° NE
Father Marquette Statue (Public Artwork) — 43.3 mi, 050° NE
The Gallery (Gallery) — 43.4 mi, 050° NE
Masonic Red Room (Theatre) — 43.4 mi, 050° NE
Little Rice Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 55.8 mi, 230° SW

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