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Elkton Michigan Map

Explore Elkton, 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 Elkton, Michigan

How to Use This Elkton, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.819459
Longitude	-83.180785
Population	796
Density	307.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48731
Area Code	586
County Seat	Bad Axe
School District	Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools

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About Elkton, Michigan

Elkton is a locality in Huron County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 796. The population density is 307.0 people per km². Elkton is located at 43.8195°N, 83.1808°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Elkton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48731.

Elkton sits upon a vast, level expanse of fertile earth where the sky feels immense, stretching wide over the flat agricultural grid of the Thumb. It lies 38.6 miles east-northeast of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 66°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Bad Axe. The horizon remains unbroken by dramatic peaks, allowing the light to spill across the fields in long, uninterrupted sheets that turn the stubble of autumn into a pale, glowing gold. A mile away, the Pinnebog River cuts a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its dark water moving with a slow, deliberate gravity that anchors the surrounding farmland. The air carries the scent of dry soil and coming frost, and though Lake Huron lies ten miles to the east, the atmosphere here is defined by the inland stillness of the plains rather than any great body of water.

Elkton grew from the sturdy ambition of those who saw potential in the deep, black soil, establishing a regional center that has long functioned as a pivot for the surrounding harvest. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, where the movement of heavy machinery through the streets marks the progress of the planting and the reaping. Residents often gather near the Private Golf Course, a patch of managed green that serves as a social anchor in a region otherwise dominated by the scale of industrial-scale crops. Life in Elkton maintains a steady, predictable pace, defined by the practical demands of the land and a persistent, quiet endurance that keeps the community rooted in its traditional patterns.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Private Golf Course (Park) — 0.5 mi, 092° E
Oliver Township State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 089° E
Pigeon Historical Society (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 278° W
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 096° E
Pinnebog Heights Hunt Club (Park) — 7.2 mi, 042° NE
Gagetown State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 187° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.1 mi, 098° E
Sleeper State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 350° N
Port Crescent State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 018° N
Boardwalk (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 014° N
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.7 mi, 015° N
Sanilac Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 145° SE
Survivor Pine (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 145° SE
Forever Soaring (Public Artwork) — 14.6 mi, 121° SE
Thumb Area Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 18.3 mi, 030° NE
Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.0 mi, 320° NW · 1,668 acres
Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 25.3 mi, 205° SW
Vicki Keith (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 087° E
Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 302° NW
Sanilac Shores Great Lakes State Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 32.0 mi, 115° SE
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 35.7 mi, 341° N · 436k acres
Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 37.9 mi, 250° W
Van Buren Street Theatre (Theatre) — 38.2 mi, 247° SW
World Friendship Shell (Theatre) — 38.6 mi, 247° SW
Veterans Park War Memorial (Monument) — 38.8 mi, 247° SW
Vietnam Veterans Monument (Monument) — 38.9 mi, 247° SW
AuSable-Oscoda Historical Museum (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 350° N
Ultimate Mirror Maze (Theme Park) — 44.3 mi, 219° SW
Silent Night Chapel (Attraction) — 44.7 mi, 219° SW
Kiwanis' Monument (Attraction) — 47.4 mi, 333° NW

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