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Gladwin Michigan Map

Explore Gladwin, 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 Gladwin, Michigan

How to Use This Gladwin, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.980855
Longitude	-84.486401
Population	3,069
Density	411.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48624
Area Code	586
County Seat	Gladwin
School District	Gladwin Community Schools

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About Gladwin, Michigan

Gladwin is a locality in Gladwin County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,069. The population density is 411.9 people per km². Gladwin is located at 43.9809°N, 84.4864°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Gladwin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48624.

Gladwin emerges from the flat, timbered expanse of the Michigan interior, defined by the quiet persistence of the Cedar River as it carves a path through the silt and pine-heavy loam. It lies 27.9 miles north-northwest of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 335°T), and is situated 17.9 miles northeast of Clare. The landscape here is defined by a deep, vegetative silence, where the horizon remains flat and the light at dusk pulls a long, copper glow across the fields, casting shadows that stretch toward the dense thickets of the Tittabawassee River State Forest. Within the immediate vicinity, Gladwin City Park serves as the green lung of the locality, offering a space where the air tastes of damp earth and cooling needles, and the water of the nearby Wiggins Lake remains still, mirroring the heavy clouds that drift inland from the surrounding plains.

Gladwin carries the weight of a history rooted in the timber industry, a legacy etched into the very grain of the local architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of its commerce. The economy has long shifted from the early logging camps to a blend of small-scale manufacturing and service, yet the character of the place remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the cycle of the woods. People move through their days with a quiet intent, mindful of the cold winters that turn the soil iron-hard and the quick, bright springs that bring life back to the riverbanks. It is a place that does not demand attention, but rather rewards the patient observer who notices how the sun catches the frost on the meadows or how the town settles into itself when the evening traffic thins and the stars begin to sharpen against the black, unpolluted sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gladwin City Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 222° SW
Gladwin State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 181° S
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 104° E
Gladwin Heights Golf Course (Park) — 1.0 mi, 269° W
Gladwin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 013° N
Buckeye Hunting Club (Park) — 2.0 mi, 151° SE
Gladwin Community Schools (Private Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 142° SE
Buckeye Township Land (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 132° SE
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 304° NW
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 270° W
Gladwin Game Unit and Field Trial Area of State Forest (State Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 349° N
Pontoon Alley (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 150° SE
Clare County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 244° SW
Wilson State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 281° W
Clare Depot (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 232° SW
Farwell Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 242° SW
Lumber Jack statue (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 035° NE
Larkin Baseball Memorial (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 146° SE
Frank Sabastian Smith House (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 031° NE
Wooden Jump (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 151° SE
Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.1 mi, 268° W
Snake Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 27.1 mi, 155° SE
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 156° SE
Museum of Cultural and Natural History (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 208° SW
Greek Rock (Attraction) — 30.7 mi, 208° SW
Bush Theater (Theatre) — 30.7 mi, 208° SW
Townsend Kiva (Theatre) — 30.7 mi, 208° SW
McGuirk Arena (Stadium) — 31.1 mi, 208° SW
Ramp Jumps (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 027° NE
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 36.6 mi, 002° N · 436k acres

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