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Gwinn Michigan Map

Explore Gwinn, 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 Gwinn, Michigan

How to Use This Gwinn, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	46.281056
Longitude	-87.440972
Population	1,784
Density	245.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49841
Area Code	906
County Seat	Marquette
School District	Gwinn Area Community Schools

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About Gwinn, Michigan

Gwinn is a locality in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,784. The population density is 245.0 people per km². Gwinn is located at 46.2811°N, 87.4410°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49841.

Gwinn sprawls across a landscape defined by the persistent, dark currents of the East Branch Escanaba River, which carves a deliberate path through the dense, timbered terrain. It lies 18.3 miles south of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 187°T), and is situated 4.9 miles southwest of K. I. Sawyer. I. Sawyer. The air here holds a crisp, metallic edge, particularly as the light fails and the shadows of the surrounding pines lengthen across the Boney Falls Basin, turning the water into a sheet of polished slate. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain rises toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Wewe Hills, while the nearby Forsyth Deer Lodge offers a quiet sanctuary for the creatures of the deep woods. Four miles away, the steady, rhythmic pulse of the Cataract Dam Falls provides a constant, low-frequency hum that seems to vibrate beneath the soles of one’s boots, grounding the entire territory in the raw, unadorned geology of the North Woods.

Historical echoes of iron mining still linger in the architecture and the deliberate, grid-like layout of the streets, serving as a reminder of the industry that first drew settlers to this rugged interior. Gwinn maintains a resilient economic character, shifting from the heavy extraction of the past to a quieter, modern existence that respects the surrounding wilderness and the sprawling expanse of the Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest. The pace of daily life is measured by the changing seasons, where the transition from the vibrant greens of summer to the stark, biting gray of winter dictates the rhythm of the local workforce. It is a place where the history of the earth is written in the soil and stone, and where the inhabitants navigate their lives with a practical, understated stoicism born from decades of enduring the northern elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Forsyth Deer Lodge (Private Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 226° SW
Marquette County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 029° NE
Forsyth Township (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 237° SW
Peninsula Waters Girl Scout Council (Private Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 103° E
Sampo Hunting Club (Park) — 3.5 mi, 133° SE
Holli Family Partnership (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 342° N
Crystal Falls State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 254° W
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 11.5 mi, 066° NE · 899k acres
Whitefish, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.2 mi, 069° E · 7,213 acres
Dukes National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 14.6 mi, 067° NE · 262 acres
Lower Carp Falls (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 359° N
Buschell Vista Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.4 mi, 007° N
Morgan Falls (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 001° N
Marquette Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 15.8 mi, 015° N
Negaunee Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 333° NW
Jackson Mine Monument (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 335° NW
Father Marquette Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.0 mi, 007° N
Lower Harbor Ore Dock (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 007° N
Harlow Farms First Homestead (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 002° N
The Gallery (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 007° N
Masonic Red Room (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 007° N
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 322° NW
Shiras Planetarium (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 004° N
Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 314° NW
Rock River Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.6 mi, 072° E · 5,263 acres
Forestville Fireplace (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 352° N
Michigamme Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 299° NW
IXL Historical Museum (Museum) — 40.3 mi, 191° S
Boarding House Site (Historic Ruins) — 53.6 mi, 136° SE
D. Dupont Barber Shop (Historic Ruins) — 53.7 mi, 136° SE

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