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Curtis Michigan Map

Explore Curtis, 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 Curtis, Michigan

How to Use This Curtis, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.799193
Longitude	-84.485841
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	48618, 49820
Area Code	586, 906
County Seat	St. Ignace

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About Curtis, Michigan

Curtis is a locality in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Curtis is located at 43.7992°N, 84.4858°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 48618, 49820.

Curtis defines its own quiet perimeter where the steady flow of Strom Creek carves a path through the low-lying timberland, grounding the locality in the stillness of the North Woods. It lies 69.6 miles west-southwest of Sault Ste. Marie, MI (from Sault Ste. Marie, MI: bearing 254°T), and is situated 29.5 miles northeast of Manistique. The landscape unfolds in a mosaic of cedar swamps and dense, dark coniferous thickets that seem to hold the dusk long after the sun has slipped behind the horizon. South Manistique Lake dominates the immediate view, its surface a vast, slate-colored mirror that reflects the shifting moods of a sky prone to sudden, heavy clouds. At the edge of the water, the Boat Ramp and Picnic Area offers a modest point of entry, where the air smells of damp pine needles and cold, mineral-rich earth. Ten miles to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Blue Mountains rises against the sky, serving as a distant, immutable boundary to the flat, expansive terrain that stretches out toward the horizon.

Economic life in Curtis remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of the surrounding forest and the deep, glacial waters of the region. Historically, the area grew from the rugged necessities of logging and the slow, deliberate work of carving a life out of the interior wilderness, far from the influence of distant, crowded centers. Today, the pace remains dictated by the turn of the seasons, as travelers arrive to navigate the inland waters or seek the quietude of the nearby Tahquamenon River State Forest. Life here is measured by the changing light on the water and the persistent, quiet growth of the timber, reflecting a resilience born of winters that test the mettle of those who stay. It is a place where the economy of the outdoors—guiding, forestry, and the maintenance of a slow-moving, self-reliant culture—remains the primary thread holding the collective experience together.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eddy End Club (Park) — 2.5 mi, 052° NE
Township of Warren Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 226° SW
Wild 70 (Private Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 093° E
Beaverton Township Game Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 322° NW
Bluff Creek / US-10 / M-18 Floodings State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 180° S
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 199° S
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 085° E
Pontoon Alley (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 073° E
Beaverton Hunt Club (Park) — 6.4 mi, 330° NW
Pine Haven Recreational Area (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 164° S
Beaverton Rural Schools (Private Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 047° NE
Gladwin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 001° N
Clare Depot (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 275° W
Clare County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 295° NW
Wooden Jump (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 126° SE
Larkin Baseball Memorial (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 118° SE
Solar Powered Earth (Public Artwork) — 16.0 mi, 137° SE
Snake Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.6 mi, 136° SE
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 139° SE
Farwell Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 278° W
World War I Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 227° SW
Museum of Cultural and Natural History (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 225° SW
Bush Theater (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 224° SW
Greek Rock (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 225° SW
Townsend Kiva (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 224° SW
McGuirk Arena (Stadium) — 20.8 mi, 224° SW
Wilson State Park (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 315° NW
Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 27.8 mi, 295° NW
Tony's Chicken Statue (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 194° S
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.1 mi, 140° SE · 20k acres

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