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Hardwood Acres Michigan Map

Explore Hardwood Acres, 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 Hardwood Acres, Michigan

How to Use This Hardwood Acres, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.7213
Longitude	-85.8263
Population	393
Density	285.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49650
Area Code	989
County Seat	Beulah
School District	Traverse City Area Public Schools

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About Hardwood Acres, Michigan

Hardwood Acres is a locality in Benzie County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 393. The population density is 285.2 people per km². Hardwood Acres is located at 44.7213°N, 85.8263°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49650.

Hardwood Acres spreads across a temperate expanse defined by the quiet accumulation of glacial drift and the steady encroachment of dense, deciduous woodlands. It lies 4.0 miles west of Long Lake Township, MI (from Long Lake Township, MI: bearing 276°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north-northeast of Inland Township. The landscape rises in modest, irregular swells that eventually reach toward the silhouette of Warner Hill, a landmark that anchors the western horizon in a haze of soft, muted blue. Only a mile away, the Platte River carves a serpentine path through the soil, its waters moving with a deliberate, cooling persistence that dictates the moisture of the low-lying meadows. Nearby, the stillness of Lake Ann provides a mirror for the shifting clouds, while the adjacent grounds of Bumett Park offer a sanctuary where the understory remains undisturbed, save for the seasonal rhythm of migratory birds and the slow, heavy growth of maple and oak.

Hardwood Acres maintains an economy tethered to the cycles of the land, drawing its vitality from the surrounding orchards and the enduring timber traditions that once defined the early settlement of the region. While the proximity of Pere Marquette State Forest underscores the area's dedication to preserving its wilder, arboreal heritage, the local character is shaped by a pragmatism forged in the long, biting winters and the brief, brilliant intensity of the harvest season. Residents move with a cautious, observational grace, acknowledging the influence of both the internal, land-locked geography and the legacy of agricultural industry that persists in the neat, rectangular boundaries of nearby fields. Life here is measured by the changing hue of the foliage and the reliable, subterranean pulse of the water tables that feed the river, creating a social fabric that values endurance over the fleeting pace of more crowded, urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bumett Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 283° W
Lake DuBonnet Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 144° SE
Mistwood Golf Course (Park) — 2.4 mi, 293° NW
Gilbert Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 064° NE
Interlochen Golf Club (Park) — 4.0 mi, 160° S
MNRTF Parcel 32 (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 294° NW
Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.6 mi, 106° E
Harvey Theatre (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 155° SE
Interlochen State Park (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 155° SE
Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 155° SE
"two Bears" (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 155° SE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 7.3 mi, 108° E · 539k acres
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 7.9 mi, 331° NW · 127k acres
Cherry Lane Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.3 mi, 078° E
Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 078° E
The Cistern (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 075° E
Laughing Fish Gallery and Art Café (Gallery) — 9.3 mi, 075° E
Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 075° E
World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 084° E
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 106° E
Suspendend Overlook (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 096° E
St. Francis A.D. 1887 (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 076° E
Meyer & Keystone Soccer (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 099° E
Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Historic Ruins) — 10.7 mi, 070° E
Miller Hill School (Historic Ruins) — 12.4 mi, 337° NW
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.1 mi, 352° N · 32k acres
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 15.1 mi, 356° N
Benzie Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 243° SW
Tinker Studio (Gallery) — 19.1 mi, 053° NE
Bayside Gallery (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 026° NE

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