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Glennie Michigan Map

Explore Glennie, 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 Glennie, Michigan

How to Use This Glennie, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityGlennie
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyAlcona County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude44.56057
Longitude-83.725816
Population480
Density5.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code48737
Area Code586
County SeatHarrisville

About Glennie, Michigan

Glennie is a locality in Alcona County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Glennie is located at 44.5606°N, 83.7258°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48737.

Glennie emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape as a quiet intersection of timberland and water. It lies 37.5 miles south-southwest of Alpena, MI (from Alpena, MI: bearing 203°T), and is situated 30.2 miles north-northeast of Skidway Lake. Wallace Creek cuts a persistent, winding path through the brush nearby, its steady flow defining the low-lying terrain that characterizes the local topography. Thompson Lake serves as the primary anchor for the district, its expansive surface reflecting the changing moods of the sky and providing a stillness that permeates the surrounding woodland. Beyond the immediate canopy, the proximity of Huron National Forest creates a vast, verdant buffer, while the open expanse of Mervyn Field offers a cleared space where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and cooling needles. The light here at dusk settles in long, pale ribbons across the ground, turning the gray bark of the trees into silver pillars before the deep dark of the woods pulls the horizon close.

Economic life in Glennie remains tethered to the rhythms of the North Woods, where the legacy of logging and the stewardship of the land dictate the seasonal pace. Residents maintain a practical connection to the earth, moving between the resources of the forest and the recreational potential of the nearby waterways. While Chin Whisker Hill marks the distant reach of the landscape, the daily experience of the locality is defined by the modest, persistent work of maintaining home and road in a region that demands resilience. There is a distinct lack of pretense in the way the local economy functions, relying on the steady, quiet endurance of those who choose to live amidst the timber and the water. Even as the modern world shifts, the fundamental character of Glennie remains anchored to this cycle, a place where the stillness of the lake and the depth of the woods determine the rhythm of every passing day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mervyn Field (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 079° E
  • Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 000° N · 436k acres
  • Indian Lakes Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 074° E
  • Au Sable Vista (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 272° W
  • Hayes Tower Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.0 mi, 030° NE
  • Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.1 mi, 304° NW · 6,932 acres
  • Iargo Springs (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 163° S
  • Canoer's Memorial (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 157° SE
  • Lumberman's Monument (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 150° SE
  • Kiwanis' Monument (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 151° SE
  • Huron Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 11.5 mi, 088° E · 3,628 acres
  • State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 230° SW
  • Rifle River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.7 mi, 234° SW
  • Observation Tower (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 233° SW
  • ADA Hunting Blind (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 237° SW
  • Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 20.3 mi, 099° E
  • Steiner Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 310° NW
  • Atlanta State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.3 mi, 008° N
  • Paul Bunyan Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.7 mi, 116° SE
  • AuSable-Oscoda Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 116° SE
  • Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 22.7 mi, 259° W · 13k acres
  • Ossineke Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.4 mi, 030° NE
  • Thunder Bay State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 29.3 mi, 029° NE
  • Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 34.3 mi, 262° W
  • Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 177° S
  • Art in the Loft (Gallery) — 37.5 mi, 022° N
  • Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 43.1 mi, 264° W
  • Major Hartwick Museum (Museum) — 47.3 mi, 286° W
  • Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 64.9 mi, 187° S
  • The Zodiac Room (Gallery) — 65.5 mi, 336° NW

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About This Glennie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glennie, Michigan. Coordinates: 44.56057, -83.725816. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Glennie includes the ZIP code (48737), telephone area code (586), county seat of Alcona County (Harrisville), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.