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Clarklake Michigan Map

Explore Clarklake, 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 Clarklake, Michigan

How to Use This Clarklake, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	42.121429
Longitude	-84.344951
Population	1,800
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49234
Area Code	269
County Seat	Jackson

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About Clarklake, Michigan

Clarklake is a locality in Jackson County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Clarklake is located at 42.1214°N, 84.3450°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49234.

Clarklake emerges from the flat, fertile plains of the Midwest as a quiet expanse defined by its namesake water. It lies 7.2 miles southeast of Summit Township, MI (from Summit Township, MI: bearing 138°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-southeast of Jackson. The surface of Clark Lake mirrors the expansive Michigan sky, its clarity a sharp contrast to the dense, dark woods that once blanketed this inland territory. To the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge provides a static anchor to the horizon, while the terrain itself favors a subtle, glacial topography of gentle slopes and low-lying hollows. The air here holds a distinct, crisp weight, particularly at dusk when the cooling temperature causes the moisture from the surrounding wetlands to rise in thin, translucent veils that settle over the fields.

Agriculture and the steady, quiet commerce of local trade have long defined the rhythm of life in Clarklake, far removed from the clamor of the industrial centers to the north. While the nearby Goose Creek meanders through the landscape as a persistent, quiet tributary, the social gravity of the region often gravitates toward the Clark Lake Golf Club, where the manicured greens contrast with the wild, unkempt thickets of the surrounding brush. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the slow, incremental transformation of the land from dense timber to structured farmland, a process that continues to dictate the pace of the seasons. Residents move with a deliberate, measured gait, shaped by a climate that demands patience, where the turning of the leaves and the first frost dictate the calendar more surely than any clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clark Lake Golf Club (Park) — 1.5 mi, 133° SE
Clark Lake Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 088° E
Camp Storer (Private Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 052° NE
Jackson Outdoor Club (Park) — 4.2 mi, 354° N
4-H Camp McGregor (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 264° W
Grand River Fen (Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 246° SW
Dahlem Nature Center (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 317° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 102° E
Fen Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 309° NW
Onsted State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 138° SE
Somerset State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 204° SW
Terry Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 042° NE
Hurst Planetarium (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 330° NW
Ella Sharp Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 330° NW
Reality T.V. (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 330° NW
Woodstock Manual Labor Institute (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 180° S
Boutique Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.5 mi, 170° S
McNaughton Family Plot (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 352° N
Hayes State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 110° E
Waterloo Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 016° N
Hudson Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 182° S
Grosvenor House Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 239° SW
The Upside Down (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 039° NE
Sky Miles (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 039° NE
Natural Selection (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 039° NE
Big Rock Candy Mountain (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 039° NE
Markel Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 228° SW
Tripp's Mill (Historic Ruins) — 19.8 mi, 206° SW
South Marker (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 357° N
Lenawee County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 134° SE

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