Explore Harrietta, 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 Harrietta, 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 Harrietta.
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 | Harrietta |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Wexford County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 44.310005 |
| Longitude | -85.697842 |
| Population | 151 |
| Density | 58.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 49638 |
| Area Code | 989 |
| County Seat | Cadillac |
| School District | Cadillac Area Public Schools |
Harrietta emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape where the cool, persistent flow of Slagle Creek cuts through the earth. It lies 15.2 miles west-northwest of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 285°T), and is situated 31.5 miles south of Traverse City. Bidec Park serves as the immediate threshold to this woodland setting, offering a quiet expanse of green that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding timberlands. Beyond the local canopy, the terrain shifts into the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Ward Hills, which anchor the horizon in the west. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, particularly as the low afternoon sun catches the amber needles of the forest floor, casting long, lean shadows across the damp ground.
Harrietta carries the quiet weight of a settlement forged by the rhythm of the lumber era, its character defined by the sturdy, unadorned architecture of those who first cleared the timber. While the clamor of the mills has long since faded, the local economy remains tethered to the land, drawing strength from the proximity of the Pine River Experimental Forest and the seasonal patterns of the inland climate. Residents often look toward the Caberfae Way Snowmobile Trail when the winter frost sets in, turning the dormant woods into a network of transit. The proximity to the serene waters of Jewett Lake and the expansive, low-lying basin of Flower Flats provides a sense of open space that belies the density of the woods, ensuring that life in Harrietta remains measured and deeply connected to the natural cycles of the region.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Harrietta, Michigan. Coordinates: 44.310005, -85.697842. 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 Harrietta includes the ZIP code (49638), telephone area code (989), county seat of Wexford County (Cadillac), and school district assignment (Cadillac Area Public Schools).
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. |