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Dafter Michigan Map

Explore Dafter, 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 Dafter, Michigan

How to Use This Dafter, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	46.36002
Longitude	-84.427264
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49724
Area Code	906
County Seat	Sault Ste. Marie

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About Dafter, Michigan

Dafter is a locality in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Dafter is located at 46.3600°N, 84.4273°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49724.

Dafter unfolds across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of agricultural fields and low-lying scrub. It lies 10.1 miles south-southwest of Sault Ste Marie, MI (from Sault Ste Marie, MI: bearing 203°T), and is situated 7.2 miles northeast of Kinross. The landscape is marked by the quiet movement of the South Branch East Branch Waiska River, which carves a modest, meandering path through the terrain just a mile from the center. To the west, the distant rise of Velvet Hill provides a singular, soft interruption to the otherwise level grade, while the air carries a crispness that suggests the proximity of larger, hidden waters. Dafter Township Park remains a central point of quiet congregation, providing a small, cultivated clearing that anchors the surrounding wilder patches of brush and tall grass.

Agriculture dictates the pace of life here, where the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the tilling of soil and the slow turn of the harvest. Historically, the land served as a rugged frontier for settlers who worked the heavy earth, their labor leaving a legacy of persistence that persists in the modern quiet of the region. Those who live in Dafter often look toward the nearby landmarks—the distant, shimmering expanse of Izaak Walton Bay or the reflective surface of Shawnee Lake—as natural boundaries that isolate and define the local experience. Whether watching the sun settle behind the silhouette of Round Island or navigating the dense, verdant stretches of Munuscong State Forest, the inhabitants exist in a landscape that prioritizes endurance over spectacle, finding beauty in the stark, unadorned utility of the Upper Peninsula.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dafter Township Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 084° E
Round Island Point (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 341° N
Kincheloe Golf Course (Park) — 5.6 mi, 192° S
Brimley State Park (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 304° NW
Little Traverse Conservancy (Local Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 355° N
Kinross Heritage Park & Military Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 206° SW
Old Wilson School (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 207° SW
Kinross Heritage Park Blacksmith Shop (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 207° SW
Historic Caldwell Log Cabin (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 207° SW
Wheels of History Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 295° NW
Munuscong State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 144° SE
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 9.4 mi, 289° W · 899k acres
River of History Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 022° N
Chippewa County Historical Society (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 022° N
Frying Pan Island Lighthouse (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 024° NE
Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 024° NE
Delirium Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.3 mi, 255° W · 12k acres
Point Iroquois Lighthouse (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 311° NW
Whitefish Point Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 18.8 mi, 320° NW
Mackinac Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.1 mi, 224° SW · 11k acres
Carp, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.2 mi, 209° SW · 6,014 acres
Narnia Lantern (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 162° S
Saint Joseph's Island Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 30.8 mi, 130° SE
Paul Bunyon (Public Artwork) — 34.5 mi, 206° SW
British Landing (Monument) — 34.9 mi, 197° S
Sugar Loaf View (Viewpoint) — 35.7 mi, 195° S
Mackinac Island Art Gallery (Gallery) — 36.4 mi, 195° S
Seney National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.7 mi, 319° NW · 191k acres
Deer Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 38.2 mi, 208° SW
Seven Elements Art Gallery (Gallery) — 42.5 mi, 200° S

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