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Chums Corner Michigan Map

Explore Chums Corner, 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 Chums Corner, Michigan

How to Use This Chums Corner, Michigan Map

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

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	Chums Corner
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Grand Traverse County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	44.6767
Longitude	-85.6564
Population	1,065
Density	154.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49685
Area Code	989
County Seat	Traverse City
School District	Traverse City Area Public Schools

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About Chums Corner, Michigan

Chums Corner is a locality in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,065. The population density is 154.6 people per km². Chums Corner is located at 44.6767°N, 85.6564°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49685.

Chums Corner emerges from the intersection of major transit arteries where the landscape shifts from dense woodland into a corridor of commerce and open, level ground. It lies 5.2 miles east-southeast of Long Lake Township, MI (from Long Lake Township, MI: bearing 121°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-southwest of Traverse City.

The terrain surrounding Chums Corner is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of the Boardman River, which meanders through the landscape just a mile away, carrying the cool runoff of the uplands. Nearby, the quiet waters of Bass Lake provide a stillness that contrasts with the relentless hum of modern transit, while the elevation of McCrea Hill rises two miles distant, a subtle landmark against the wide, inland sky. A short distance away, the Nature Reserve offers a sanctuary of uncultivated land, serving as a reminder of the wilder, wooded character that defines the broader regional terrain before the expansion of roads and trade.

The economic identity of Chums Corner is anchored in its history as a functional crossroads, a place where the movement of goods and the needs of travelers have dictated the rhythm of daily life for generations. Rather than the grandiosity of a metropolis, the area possesses a utilitarian vitality, where the architecture of supply depots and local businesses reflects a focus on logistics and regional connectivity. The air here holds a distinct, crisp quality, often carrying the scent of pine from the expansive greenery of the Pere Marquette State Forest situated fourteen miles away. Life in Chums Corner moves with the efficiency of its intersections, yet there remains a localized grace in the way the afternoon light catches the intersection of asphalt and earth, grounding the frantic pace of the highway in the quiet endurance of the Michigan interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nature Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 191° S
Natural Education Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 090° E
Beitner Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 094° E
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 079° E
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.6 mi, 301° NW · 539k acres
Blair Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 232° SW
Meyer & Keystone Soccer (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 053° NE
Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.4 mi, 302° NW
Suspendend Overlook (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 039° NE
Crown Golf Course (Park) — 3.3 mi, 336° NW
Frida Kahlo (Public Artwork) — 4.3 mi, 021° N
World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 020° N
Cherry Lane Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 357° N
Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 005° N
The Cistern (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 005° N
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 128° SE
Laughing Fish Gallery and Art Café (Gallery) — 5.5 mi, 007° N
Lake DuBonnet Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 276° W
Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 009° N
St. Francis A.D. 1887 (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 017° N
Lars Hockstad Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.9 mi, 014° N
Interlochen State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 239° SW
The Alluvion (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 020° N
Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Historic Ruins) — 6.9 mi, 015° N
G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.3 mi, 063° NE
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 15.8 mi, 309° NW · 127k acres
Tinker Studio (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 025° NE
Fife Lake Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 115° SE
Skegemog Point Site (Historic Ruins) — 17.6 mi, 059° NE
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.5 mi, 336° NW · 32k acres

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