Explore Eben Junction, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Eben Junction, 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 Eben Junction.
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 | Eben Junction |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Alger County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 46.354944 |
| Longitude | -86.970147 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 49825 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| County Seat | Munising |
Eben Junction emerges from the dense, verdant expanse of the Upper Peninsula, defined by the persistent, winding course of the South Branch Slapneck Creek that carves a quiet path through the surrounding terrain. It lies 24.1 miles east-southeast of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 123°T), and is situated 19.0 miles east of K. I. Sawyer. I. Sawyer. Sunlight filters through the canopy in long, slanted ribbons, illuminating the damp earth and the deep, hushed greenery of the Escanaba River State Forest that looms only five miles away. A mile from the center, the still, reflective surface of Laakso Lake holds the sky, acting as a cool, glass-like anchor amidst the dense thickets of pine and hardwood. To the south, the land rises in subtle, ancient undulations, eventually yielding to the distant, hazy silhouette of Mount Mesnard against the horizon. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity, tasting of pine needles and the damp, organic decay of the forest floor, a scent that marks the passage of seasons with uncompromising precision.
Eben Junction maintains a quiet, deliberate pace that honors the legacy of the rugged North Woods. Residents here look toward the nearby Michigan State University research lands for their connection to the wider world, while the local economy remains tethered to the timber and modest agriculture that have long defined the character of the region. Those seeking the raw power of the landscape often venture four miles to witness the cascading descent of Rock River Falls, or find solitude on the Chatham Ski Trail when the winter frost hardens the mud into firm ground. Despite the changing demands of the modern era, the people of Eben Junction continue to inhabit a landscape where the primary rhythm is dictated by the turning of the woods and the slow, steady movement of the inland waterways. Life here is defined by an intimate knowledge of the terrain, where the shifting light at dusk turns the fields a deep, bruised violet and reminds the traveler of the vast, quiet endurance of the interior wilderness.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Eben Junction, Michigan. Coordinates: 46.354944, -86.970147. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Eben Junction includes the ZIP code (49825), telephone area code (906), county seat of Alger County (Munising), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |