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Gaastra Michigan Map

Explore Gaastra, 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 Gaastra, Michigan

How to Use This Gaastra, Michigan Map

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

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	Gaastra
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Iron County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Menominee)

Latitude	46.058288
Longitude	-88.605965
Population	316
Density	74.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49927
Area Code	906
County Seat	Crystal Falls
School District	West Iron County Public Schools

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About Gaastra, Michigan

Gaastra is a locality in Iron County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 316. The population density is 74.6 people per km². Gaastra is located at 46.0583°N, 88.6060°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Menominee) timezone. Gaastra is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49927.

Gaastra occupies a quiet corner of the Upper Peninsula where the earth holds the deep, rusted memory of iron ore beneath layers of birch and hemlock. It lies 66.8 miles west-southwest of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 240°T), and is situated 3.0 miles southeast of Iron River. The landscape around Gaastra is defined by the steady, dark flow of the Iron River, which carves a path through the low-lying terrain, while the nearby waters of Holmes Lake mirror the heavy, bruised clouds of an approaching northern winter. Beyond the town limits, the land rises toward the silhouette of Sheridan Hill, providing a fixed reference point against the vast, expansive sky that dominates the horizon. Sunlight here often arrives thin and brittle, catching the frost on the tall, dormant grasses of Unknown Park before retreating behind the thickets of the distant Iron Range State Forest.

Industry once dictated the pulse of Gaastra, with the rhythm of the mines providing the heartbeat for generations of families who built their lives on the extraction of the soil’s mineral wealth. Now, the pace of life has slowed to a reflective stillness, leaving behind the weathered architecture of a bygone era and a quiet pride in the resilience of the local character. Travelers seeking the rugged solitude of the backcountry often pass toward the Whitewater Ski Trail, or venture further out to witness the seasonal rush of Chicagon Falls, yet the core of the place remains anchored in its own modest, unpretentious endurance. Life in Gaastra lingers in the scent of woodsmoke and the sound of wind moving through the hardwoods, a persistent echo of a history that remains visible in the very texture of the ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 092° E
Crystal Falls State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 188° S
Iron County Historical Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 304° NW
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 044° NE
Nelson Field (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 323° NW
Iron River Country Club (Park) — 1.9 mi, 288° W
Land (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 014° N
Hoover Park Memorial (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 323° NW
Brule, Michigan And Wisconsin Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.6 mi, 175° S · 11k acres
Nicolet National Forest (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 175° S · 663k acres
Nicolet State Trail (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 158° S
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 4.8 mi, 313° NW · 995k acres
Wisconsin Slough State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 5.1 mi, 187° S
Whisker Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.5 mi, 131° SE · 7,434 acres
Paint, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.0 mi, 007° N · 22k acres
Pine River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.1 mi, 163° S
Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 031° NE
Amasa Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 032° NE
St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 032° NE
Phelps Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 271° W
Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 246° SW
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (Attraction) — 28.9 mi, 126° SE
Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 121° SE
Cornish Pump Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 122° SE
Gravity Hub (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 121° SE
Kartway (Theme Park) — 32.0 mi, 256° W
Three Lakes Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 32.4 mi, 237° SW
Paulding Light (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 307° NW
Little Rice Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 35.2 mi, 211° SW
Art Start (Gallery) — 48.5 mi, 233° SW

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