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Elsie Michigan Map

Explore Elsie, 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 Elsie, Michigan

How to Use This Elsie, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.088639
Longitude	-84.386926
Population	930
Density	314.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48831
Area Code	517
County Seat	St. Johns
School District	Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

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About Elsie, Michigan

Elsie is a locality in Clinton County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 930. The population density is 314.4 people per km². Elsie is located at 43.0886°N, 84.3869°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Elsie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48831.

Elsie occupies a flat, expansive stretch of mid-Michigan farmland where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, inviting the sun to trace long, amber shadows across the fields at dusk. It lies 12.3 miles west-northwest of Owosso, MI (from Owosso, MI: bearing 301°T), and is situated 10.6 miles northeast of Saint Johns. Baker Creek meanders through the quiet landscape just a mile away, its presence marked by the deepening green of reeds and the sudden, sharp trill of red-winged blackbirds. To the west, the subtle rise of Bradshaw Hill interrupts the otherwise level terrain, providing a singular vantage point over the patchwork of tilled earth and woodlots. Residents often find their way to Elsie Park, where the air smells faintly of damp soil and drying hay, grounding the pace of existence in the steady, seasonal turn of the agricultural calendar.

Elsie emerged from the steady development of the region’s fertile interior, its identity forged by the labor of those who cleared the timber to make way for the plow. The local economy persists as a reflection of this agrarian heritage, with grain silos serving as the vertical anchors of the skyline, standing as silent sentinels over a community that values endurance over flash. While the allure of larger centers pulls at the ambitious, there remains a persistent loyalty to the rhythms of the land, where the transit of a tractor is more common than the rush of traffic. Even as the years pass, the influence of the nearby Lake Ovid ripples through the recreational life of the people, offering a place for reflection that complements the industrious, quiet utility that defines the spirit of Elsie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Elsie Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 270° W
Hope Green Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 272° W
Rochester Colony Historical Marker (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 230° SW
Ashley Sportsmen Club (Park) — 5.3 mi, 359° N
Maple River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 305° NW
Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 000° N
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 327° NW
Emerald Golf Course (Park) — 9.0 mi, 277° W
Uncle John's Cider Mill (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 281° W
Sleepy Hollow State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 183° S
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 9.7 mi, 138° SE
Clinton Northern Railway Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 236° SW
Paine-Gillam-Scott House (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 235° SW
Clinton County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 235° SW
4H Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 11.1 mi, 236° SW
Lebowsky Center (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 120° SE
NCG Owosso Cinemas (Cinema) — 12.8 mi, 120° SE
Bath School Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 189° S
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 22.1 mi, 180° S
Dr Drake Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.5 mi, 348° N
Stage One Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 23.7 mi, 197° S
Hemlock Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 019° N
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.3 mi, 041° NE · 20k acres
Michigan Millers Fire Engine (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 195° S
Meridian Historical Village (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 183° S
Tony's Chicken Statue (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 333° NW
MICA Gallery (Gallery) — 24.9 mi, 199° S
Old Town (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 199° S
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 26.2 mi, 084° E · 539k acres
Seven Lakes State Park (State Park) — 40.2 mi, 118° SE

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