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Fountain Michigan Map

Explore Fountain, 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 Fountain, Michigan

How to Use This Fountain, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.046673
Longitude	-86.178689
Population	170
Density	64.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49410
Area Code	616
County Seat	Ludington
School District	Mason County Eastern District

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About Fountain, Michigan

Fountain is a locality in Mason County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 170. The population density is 64.0 people per km². Fountain is located at 44.0467°N, 86.1787°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Fountain is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49410.

Fountain occupies a quiet expanse of land defined by the steady, dark flow of the North Branch Lincoln River as it winds through the low, timbered terrain. It lies 41.1 miles west-southwest of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 250°T), and is situated 15.0 miles east-northeast of Ludington. The landscape is shaped by the proximity of Williams Lake, which sits a mere mile away, exerting a cooling influence on the air and drawing the gaze toward its wide, still horizon. To the east, the distant silhouettes of the Ward Hills break the skyline, while the nearby reach of the Manistee National Forest provides a dense, verdant boundary to the regional wilderness. The light here tends to linger in the late afternoon, catching the moisture rising from the riverbanks and casting a soft, pearlescent glow over the fields that transition into deeper woodland.

Fountain maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life, anchored by a long history of agrarian labor and the quiet industry of the inland plains. The local economy remains tied to the cycles of the land, reflecting the resilience of a populace that has long looked toward the timber and soil for its livelihood. Residents often venture into the Manistee National Forest, which sits just two miles away, to traverse the trails or observe the seasonal shifts in the canopy. There is a particular clarity to the mornings in Fountain, where the scent of pine and damp earth suggests a place that has not been hurried by the demands of the modern world, but rather remains fixed in the rhythms of the seasons and the slow, persistent movement of its inland waters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 001° N · 539k acres
Freesoil Township Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 005° N
Pere Marquette, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.2 mi, 174° S · 13k acres
Notipekago (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 195° S
Little Manistee, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.6 mi, 001° N · 9,812 acres
Udell Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 10.1 mi, 025° NE
AMC CLASSIC Ludington 8 (Cinema) — 11.7 mi, 237° SW
Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.8 mi, 290° W · 3,271 acres
Lake Michigan overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.3 mi, 293° NW
Nordhouse Dunes Research Natural Area Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 13.7 mi, 280° W
Manistee River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 348° N
Golden Key Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 244° SW
Ludington State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 257° W
Making Memories (Public Artwork) — 15.1 mi, 246° SW
Our Savior's Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 333° NW
Ramsdell Theatre Opera House (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 332° NW
The Vogue Theatre (Cinema) — 15.6 mi, 333° NW
Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 089° E
Big Sable Point Lighthouse (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 273° W
Orchard Beach State Park (State Park) — 17.0 mi, 338° N
Idlewild Historical and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 22.4 mi, 115° SE
Oceana County Veterans Monument (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 201° S
Chadwick Munger House (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 201° S
Oceana Historical Society (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 206° SW
Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 148° SE
Reed City Theater Guild (Theatre) — 35.1 mi, 109° E
Lewis Adventure Farm & Zoo (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 197° S
Gem Mining (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 197° S
LeRoy Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 091° E
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 42.6 mi, 005° N · 127k acres

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