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Elk Rapids Michigan Map

Explore Elk Rapids, 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 Elk Rapids, Michigan

How to Use This Elk Rapids, Michigan Map

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

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	Elk Rapids
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Antrim County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	44.895558
Longitude	-85.41646
Population	1,529
Density	357.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49629
Area Code	989
County Seat	Bellaire
School District	Elk Rapids Schools

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About Elk Rapids, Michigan

Elk Rapids is a locality in Antrim County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,529. The population density is 357.8 people per km². Elk Rapids is located at 44.8956°N, 85.4165°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Elk Rapids is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49629.

Elk Rapids maintains a quiet dignity where the swift, clear currents of the Elk River spill into the vast, slate-blue expanse of Lake Michigan. It lies 13.6 miles northeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 47°T), and is situated 4.6 miles east of Peninsula Township. The water here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the low-hanging light of late afternoon and refracting it into shards of silver against the harbor walls of Edward C Grace Memorial Harbor. At the water's edge, the sand is cool and fine-grained, sloping gently toward the surf where the wind carries the scent of damp cedar and pine. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the horizon remains flat and expansive, though on the clearest days, the faint, jagged suggestion of Vosges Ridge might haunt the distant haze. Visitors and residents alike gravitate toward River Street Park, a patch of green that anchors the shoreline, providing a vantage point to watch the light change over the water as the day settles into a muted, indigo dusk.

Settlement in Elk Rapids grew from the steady pulse of industry, drawing strength from the timber that once crowded the surrounding woods and the deep-water access that allowed the region to export its raw, northern bounty. While the iron furnaces and sawmills that defined the early economy have long since faded, the character of the place remains tethered to the rhythm of the water and the seasonal cycle of the cherry and apple orchards that pattern the nearby landscape. Today, the economy leans into the quiet commerce of the harbor and the steady flow of seasonal travel, maintaining a pace that respects the long winters and the short, brilliant summers. Even with the occasional boat heading toward the silhouette of Bassett Island, the atmosphere here is one of deliberate stillness, where the history of the land is not spoken but felt in the weathered clapboard of older buildings and the persistent, unhurried flow of the river toward the lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Library Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 005° N
Elk Rapids Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 217° SW
Elk Rapids Golf Course (Park) — 1.1 mi, 083° E
Wilcox-Palmer-Shah (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 022° N
Petobego State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 199° S
Kewadin Wetlands Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 054° NE
Hugh J. Gray Cairn (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 041° NE
Tinker Studio (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 264° W
Center Road Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.5 mi, 246° SW
Old Mission Peninsula State Park (State Park) — 5.7 mi, 334° NW
Skegemog Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 134° SE
Alden Lighthouse (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 098° E
Skegemog Point Site (Historic Ruins) — 6.9 mi, 152° SE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 100° E
Coy Mountain Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 7.1 mi, 100° E
Peninsula Township War Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 334° NW
G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.7 mi, 174° S
Stone Circle (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 021° N
Anita Hill (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 193° S
3k Hill (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 194° S
Milliken Auditorium (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 223° SW
Bayside Gallery (Gallery) — 12.7 mi, 296° NW
Brenda Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 297° NW
The Bay (Cinema) — 12.8 mi, 296° NW
Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 230° SW
Guardian (Public Artwork) — 13.2 mi, 227° SW
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 15.5 mi, 193° S · 539k acres
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 18.8 mi, 279° W · 127k acres
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.2 mi, 280° W · 32k acres
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 19.4 mi, 282° W

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