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East Jordan Michigan Map

Explore East Jordan, 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 East Jordan, Michigan

How to Use This East Jordan, Michigan Map

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

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	East Jordan
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Charlevoix County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	45.158063
Longitude	-85.124225
Population	2,239
Density	288.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49727
Area Code	906
County Seat	Charlevoix
School District	East Jordan Public Schools

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About East Jordan, Michigan

East Jordan is a locality in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,239. The population density is 288.2 people per km². East Jordan is located at 45.1581°N, 85.1242°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. East Jordan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49727.

East Jordan rests where the landscape yields to the steady, cold pulse of Brown Creek as it nears the expansive waters of Lake Charlevoix. It lies 36.5 miles northeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 41°T), and is situated 6.7 miles southwest of Boyne City. The shoreline here is defined by a deep, glacial basin, where the water takes on a bruised, metallic blue in the early morning light. To the south, the terrain rises into the distant, hazy silhouette of the Chandler Hills, while the nearby Jordan River Sedge Marsh creates a quiet expanse of rust-colored grasses and tangled wetlands. The air in East Jordan carries a sharp, clean clarity, tasting faintly of damp pine and the coming frost that settles over the marsh before the sun has fully climbed the horizon.

Industry has long anchored the life of East Jordan, with the rhythmic clang of iron and the history of timber mills etched into the physical layout of the harbor. The economy, once fueled by the steady extraction of wood and the manufacture of heavy machinery, now shifts with the seasonal temperament of the visitors who arrive to navigate the waters of Lake Charlevoix. Beyond the harbor, the land stretches toward the distant, unseen reach of Dutchmans Bay, while the quietude of the surroundings is occasionally broken by the movement of local craft on the water. Residents often look toward Holy Island as a familiar landmark in the distance, a constant, dark anchor amid the shifting surface of the lake, while the persistent, rhythmic flow of Brown Creek serves as the town’s enduring, unspoken pulse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Browns Creek Pathway (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 086° E
Jordan River (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 199° S
Rogers Family Homestead (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 209° SW
Elm Pointe Historical Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 281° W
Mallard Golf Club (Park) — 2.4 mi, 241° SW
MNRTF Parcel 90 (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 163° S
Darnton Family (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 067° NE
Whiting Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 014° N
Young State Park (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 030° NE
Avalanche Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 063° NE
Open Space (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 050° NE
Boyne Mountain Resort Golf Course (Park) — 7.5 mi, 091° E
The Summit (hub) (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 033° NE
Hungry Ducks Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.0 mi, 331° NW
Old mill ruins (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 030° NE
Block M Rock (Public Artwork) — 10.1 mi, 026° NE
The Boulder (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 047° NE
Norcross Family Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.5 mi, 052° NE
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 052° NE
Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 052° NE
Interpretive Display (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 275° W
Still on Patrol (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 329° NW
Elements (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 329° NW
Fisherman's Island State Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 319° NW
Somebody's Gallery (Gallery) — 17.0 mi, 028° NE
Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 028° NE
Ward & Elis Gallery (Gallery) — 17.1 mi, 028° NE
Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 172° S
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 23.2 mi, 126° SE · 539k acres
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 35.8 mi, 247° SW · 127k acres

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