Explore Goetzville, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Goetzville, 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 Goetzville.
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 | Goetzville |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Chippewa County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 46.058075 |
| Longitude | -84.092238 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 49736 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| County Seat | Sault Ste. Marie |
Goetzville exists as a quiet confluence of timbered plains and damp, low-lying meadows that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Birch Hill. It lies 32.5 miles south-southeast of Sault Ste Marie, MI (from Sault Ste Marie, MI: bearing 158°T), and is situated 32.7 miles south-southeast of Sault Ste. Marie. Marie. The landscape here favors the subtle transition of seasons, where the pale, thin light of autumn reveals the intricate skeletal structure of the hardwoods that define the horizon. A mere mile away, the South Branch Gogomain River carves a dark, winding path through the silt, its flow a constant, rhythmic presence that mirrors the stillness of the nearby Bender Lake. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the dense, shadowed reaches of the Munuscong State Forest pull the eye toward a horizon that feels ancient and undisturbed, save for the occasional, hushed passage of wind through the heavy canopy.
Goetzville maintains a character defined by the patient labor of those who work the land and the quiet resilience of a settlement built upon the foundations of inland agricultural tradition. Residents often seek the open, unadorned spaces of Raber Township Park to observe the shifting colors of the canopy, a practice that highlights the local appreciation for a slower, deliberate pace of existence. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of forestry and small-scale land management, activities that have shaped the social fabric for generations. Life in Goetzville is measured by the changing textures of the soil and the persistent, reliable pulse of the local river, fostering a distinct atmosphere where the weight of the past is felt not in monuments, but in the steady, enduring commitment to the land itself.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Goetzville, Michigan. Coordinates: 46.058075, -84.092238. 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 Goetzville includes the ZIP code (49736), telephone area code (906), county seat of Chippewa County (Sault Ste. Marie), 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |