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Hale Michigan Map

Explore Hale, 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 Hale, Michigan

How to Use This Hale, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.377795
Longitude	-83.804709
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	48739
Area Code	586
County Seat	Tawas City

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About Hale, Michigan

Hale is a locality in Iosco County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Hale is located at 44.3778°N, 83.8047°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48739.

Hale emerges from the northern Michigan landscape as a quiet expanse where the earth transitions between dense, timbered tracts and open, sky-swept clearings. It lies 50.7 miles south-southwest of Alpena, MI (from Alpena, MI: bearing 201°T), and is situated 17.6 miles northeast of Skidway Lake. The horizon here is defined by the gentle, persistent rise of the Maltby Hills, which catch the fleeting, amber light of late afternoon and hold it against the deepening shadows of the woods. Nearby, the water of Hale Lake reflects the heavy, shifting clouds of the interior, while the modest, steady flow of Hale Creek carves a path through the brush, providing a constant, low-frequency hum to the countryside. Within the local boundaries, Plainfield Township Park offers a shared space where the scent of damp pine needles and turned soil lingers in the air, grounding the senses in the raw, unadorned character of the terrain.

History in Hale remains tethered to the industrious legacy of the timber era, when the surrounding woods were the engine of regional growth and survival. Though the scale of local commerce has shifted from the frantic energy of the sawmills to a more measured, independent pace, the spirit of the region is still shaped by the necessity of working the land. The proximity of the Huron National Forest acts as a vast, silent companion to the residents, reminding those who live here of the enduring strength of the timber and the seasonal cycles that dictate the rhythm of the workweek. Life in Hale moves with the deliberate focus of those accustomed to long winters, where the community finds its cohesion not in grand spectacles, but in the small, reliable routines of a northern existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plainfield Township Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 016° N
Iosco Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 016° N
Iosco Agricultural Society (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 008° N
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 1.1 mi, 063° NE · 436k acres
Plainfield Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 329° NW
Michigan Lutheran Church (Private Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 360° N
Twelve Point Hunt Club (Park) — 4.3 mi, 215° SW
Valhalla Lodge (Private Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 288° W
Iargo Springs Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 055° NE
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 286° W
Canoer's Memorial (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 062° NE
Kiwanis' Monument (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 069° E
Rifle River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.7 mi, 280° W
Lumberman's Monument (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 066° NE
Observation Tower (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 282° W
ADA Hunting Blind (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 284° W
Au Sable Vista (Viewpoint) — 12.8 mi, 005° N
Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.1 mi, 356° N · 6,932 acres
Huron Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 16.2 mi, 069° E · 3,628 acres
Frank Sabastian Smith House (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 252° W
Lumber Jack statue (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 247° SW
Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 166° S
AuSable-Oscoda Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 083° E
Steiner Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 335° NW
Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 285° W
Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 282° W
Gladwin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 42.6 mi, 232° SW
Art in the Loft (Gallery) — 50.7 mi, 021° N
Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 52.0 mi, 185° S
World Friendship Shell (Theatre) — 54.0 mi, 185° S

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