Explore Ewen, 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 Ewen, 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 Ewen.
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 | Ewen |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Ontonagon County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 46.535222 |
| Longitude | -89.281256 |
| Population | 229 |
| Density | 104.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 49925 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| County Seat | Ontonagon |
| School District | Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools |
Ewen occupies a quiet expanse of the Upper Peninsula, defined by the persistent, cold-water pulse of the South Branch Ontonagon River as it carves through the timbered landscape. It lies 89.6 miles west of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 270°T), and is situated 52.7 miles southwest of Houghton. This terrain is shaped by the dense, quiet reach of the Ottawa National Forest, which presses close to the edges of the settlement, while the distant, shadowed silhouette of North Military Hill marks the horizon. The air here holds a thin, metallic clarity, especially in the late afternoon when the low light catches the frost on the grasses and turns the surrounding woods into a study of deep, somber greens and bruised grays. Seven miles to the east, Kennedy Lake rests in the stillness of the woods, a mirror for the changing sky that reflects the isolation of this rugged, inland plateau.
Ewen serves as a grounded center for a region that has long looked to the earth and the timber for its sustenance, bearing the marks of a history built upon the extraction of raw resources and the slow labor of the seasons. As a part of the Ontonagon, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area, the land is marked by a deliberate restraint, preserving the character of the woods that once drew loggers and settlers to these northern reaches. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the forest and the land, where the pace of daily life is dictated by the turning of the year rather than the frantic demands of the outside world. Those seeking the path of the North Country National Scenic Trail find themselves nine miles away from the village, yet the spirit of that long, winding journey permeates the local sense of scale, suggesting a place that values the steady, solitary endurance of the traveler over the fleeting bustle of modern industry.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ewen, Michigan. Coordinates: 46.535222, -89.281256. 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 Ewen includes the ZIP code (49925), telephone area code (906), county seat of Ontonagon County (Ontonagon), and school district assignment (Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools).
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. |