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Fairview Michigan Map

Explore Fairview, 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 Fairview, Michigan

How to Use This Fairview, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.725012
Longitude	-84.051113
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	48621
Area Code	586
County Seat	Mio

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About Fairview, Michigan

Fairview is a locality in Oscoda County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Fairview is located at 44.7250°N, 84.0511°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48621.

Fairview occupies a quiet stretch of high, sandy plains where the light at dusk settles thin and clear across the fields. It lies 38.2 miles southwest of Alpena, MI (from Alpena, MI: bearing 233°T), and is situated 30.6 miles northeast of St. Helen. Helen. Gusler Creek carves a low, persistent path through the landscape, its movement a constant, soft punctuation against the silence of the surrounding terrain. To the north, the waters of North Helmer Lake hold a stillness that mirrors the vast, open sky, while the distant, shadowed silhouette of Mount Tom provides a singular point of reference against the horizon. The earth here, porous and pale, supports a hardy growth of jack pine that hints at the sprawling reach of the Oscoda State Forest waiting a few miles further out. Within the immediate vicinity, Boney Memorial Park offers a modest, deliberate space where the grass grows thick and the air carries the dry, resinous scent of the inland woods.

Fairview maintains a rhythm defined by the seasonal cycles of the timber industry and the quiet persistence of local agriculture. The legacy of the early logging camps remains present in the character of the soil and the layout of the roads, which navigate the terrain with a pragmatic, unadorned logic. While the bustle of larger manufacturing centers feels distant, the economy here relies on a sturdy independence, where the movement of heavy machinery and the seasonal harvest dictate the flow of the day. Beyond the reach of the Comins Flats, the residents sustain a way of life that values the long view and the seasonal shift, finding a particular beauty in the way the frost catches the needles of the pines during the deep, quiet months. This endurance defines the local identity, as Fairview continues to operate with a steady, internal gravity, far removed from the pressures of more crowded regions.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Boney Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 099° E
Steiner Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 359° N
Perry Lake Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 321° NW
Fairview Hills Golf Course (Park) — 3.0 mi, 270° W
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 179° S · 436k acres
Stone Native American Head (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 359° N
Camp Michi-Lu-Ka (Private Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 047° NE
Cedar Valley Golf Course (Park) — 4.2 mi, 010° N
Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.4 mi, 186° S · 6,932 acres
Camp Barakel (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 089° E
Gazebo (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 083° E
Our Lady of the Woods Shrine (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 218° SW
Pink Elephant Statue (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 216° SW
Huron Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 8.3 mi, 247° SW · 3,628 acres
Atlanta State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 357° N
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 268° W · 13k acres
Camp Lunden (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 330° NW
Kirtland Warbler Unit Damon (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 202° S
Congregational United Church of Christ (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 312° NW
ADA Hunting Blind (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 178° S
Big Rock (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 335° NW
Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 24.2 mi, 228° SW
Major Hartwick Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 272° W
Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 240° SW
Babe the Blue Ox (Public Artwork) — 32.2 mi, 067° NE
Crawford County Historical Museum (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 263° W
Otsego County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 304° NW
Art in the Loft (Gallery) — 38.2 mi, 052° NE
The Zodiac Room (Gallery) — 49.6 mi, 347° N
Norcross Family Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 56.9 mi, 311° NW

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