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Christmas Michigan Map

Explore Christmas, 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 Christmas, Michigan

How to Use This Christmas, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	46.436887
Longitude	-86.701547
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49862
Area Code	906
County Seat	Munising

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About Christmas, Michigan

Christmas is a locality in Alger County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Christmas is located at 46.4369°N, 86.7015°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49862.

Christmas emerges from the dense, coniferous shadows of the Upper Peninsula where the Gongeau Creek traces a cold, clear path through the undergrowth. It lies 33.8 miles east-southeast of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 102°T), and is situated 31.4 miles east of Chocolay Township. This landscape is defined by the heavy, silent weight of the Hiawatha National Forest, which wraps the settlement in a mantle of pine and hemlock. To the north, the immense, dark expanse of Lake Superior exerts a cooling influence on the air, ensuring that the winters are long and the snow settles in deep, insulating drifts. The light here has a peculiar, thin clarity, especially in the late afternoon when the sun struggles to crest the timberline, casting long, violet shadows across the frozen, uneven ground.

Christmas carries a name that belies its quiet, industrial lineage, rooted in the timber harvests that once fueled the regional economy. While the echoes of logging camps have largely faded into the hushed rustle of the surrounding woods, the spirit of the place remains tied to the rhythm of the seasons and the endurance of the local inhabitants. Visitors often find their way to the Valley Spur Ski Trail, where the groomed paths offer a solitary passage through the stillness of the trees. Life in Christmas moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, sustained by those who have learned to live in harmony with the vast, wild reaches of the North Woods, finding a particular beauty in the stark, monochromatic stillness of the dormant months.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 090° E · 899k acres
Alger Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 008° N
Grand Island National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 032° NE · 14k acres
Munising Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 119° SE
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 2.4 mi, 133° SE · 110k acres
MNRTF Parcel 82 (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 198° S
Munising Falls (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 104° E
Wagner Falls State Park (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 141° SE
West Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 000° N
Indian, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.7 mi, 181° S · 12k acres
Shingleton State Foreset Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 090° E
Sturgeon, Michigan (Hiawatha Nf) Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.3 mi, 196° S · 6,173 acres
Rock River Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.7 mi, 253° W · 5,263 acres
Eben Ice Caves (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 252° W
Big Island Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.6 mi, 152° SE · 5,728 acres
Chapel Rock (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 058° NE
Ewing Point (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 160° S
Lakenenland (Public Artwork) — 21.7 mi, 280° W
Abandoned car (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 059° NE
The Gallery (Gallery) — 33.8 mi, 283° W
Masonic Red Room (Theatre) — 33.8 mi, 283° W
Shiras Planetarium (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 284° W
Harlow Farms First Homestead (Monument) — 35.3 mi, 282° W
Indian Trail (Monument) — 36.4 mi, 197° S
Forsyth Township Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 253° W
Gitche Gumee Museum (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 064° NE
Schoolcraft Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 146° SE
Negaunee Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 43.2 mi, 276° W
Manistique River State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 44.6 mi, 166° S
Hay Barn Site (Historic Ruins) — 49.6 mi, 178° S

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