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Frederic Michigan Map

Explore Frederic, 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 Frederic, Michigan

How to Use This Frederic, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.778625
Longitude	-84.754476
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49733
Area Code	906
County Seat	Grayling

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About Frederic, Michigan

Frederic is a locality in Crawford County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Frederic is located at 44.7786°N, 84.7545°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49733.

Frederic emerges from the timbered expanse of northern Michigan where the Au Sable River carves a cold, persistent path through the sandy loam. It lies 42.5 miles east of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 88°T), and is situated 17.6 miles south-southwest of Gaylord. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the landscape stretches into a quiet mosaic of jack pine and scrub oak, with May Lake reflecting the shifting gray of the sky in its still, dark waters. To the west, the silhouettes of Vosges Ridge provide a jagged, distant boundary to the horizon, while the terrain closer to home remains defined by the vast, quiet reach of the Au Sable State Forest. In the center of the local landscape, Community Park offers a flat, open space where the air carries a crisp, resinous scent of pine needles, grounding the traveler in a geography defined by its inland solitude and the steady, rhythmic persistence of the water.

Frederic carries the weight of a history rooted in the timber boom, when the extraction of pine fueled the growth of mills and rail spurs that once crisscrossed the region. The modern economy reflects a transition toward stewardship and recreation, as the Au Sable River remains the lifeblood of the local identity, drawing those who seek the meditative pull of the current. Life in Frederic moves with a deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers, colored by the seasonal cycle of the woods and the quiet endurance of those who remain. The presence of the Juvigny Valley to the southwest adds a subtle depth to the topography, reminding residents that the land here is a product of long-settled geological patience, where the silence between the pines feels as substantial as the trees themselves.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Community Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 350° N
Playground (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 141° SE
Quick Dip (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 083° E
Hartwick Pines State Park (State Park) — 2.2 mi, 104° E
Le'Chateu (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 089° E
Kirtland Warbler Unit Manistee (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 259° W
MNRTF Parcel 79 (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 266° W
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 226° SW · 13k acres
Major Hartwick Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 118° SE
Crawford Fairgrounds and Sportsplex (Local Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 166° S
Wilderness Valley Golf Club - Black Forest Course (Park) — 6.2 mi, 337° NW
Crawford County Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 167° S
Camp AuSable (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 160° S
Indian Village (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 161° S
Inspiration Point (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 159° S
Campfire Point (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 159° S
Otsego Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 017° N
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 12.4 mi, 139° SE · 436k acres
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 12.5 mi, 004° N · 539k acres
Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 296° NW
4-season Mural (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 012° N
Otsego County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 012° N
C.C.C. Worker (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 180° S
Kalkaska Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 261° W
Congregational United Church of Christ (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 071° E
Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 26.0 mi, 140° SE
Coy Mountain Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 26.3 mi, 285° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 285° W
Skegemog Point Site (Historic Ruins) — 29.3 mi, 274° W
G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 31.5 mi, 269° W

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