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Hawkins Michigan Map

Explore Hawkins, 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 Hawkins, Michigan

How to Use This Hawkins, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.800574
Longitude	-85.603107
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49677, 49645
Area Code	989
County Seat	White Cloud

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About Hawkins, Michigan

Hawkins is a locality in Newaygo County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Hawkins is located at 43.8006°N, 85.6031°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49677, 49645.

Hawkins emerges from the low, glacial plains as a quiet intersection of timber and water, defined primarily by the expansive, reflective surface of Cole Lake. It lies 32.8 miles south-southwest of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 198°T), and is situated 9.3 miles northwest of Big Rapids. The landscape surrounding Hawkins is defined by the steady, rhythmic encroachment of the Manistee National Forest, which presses against the residential outskirts with a dense, verdant weight. Paris Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile from the center, its cold, clear waters moving with a deliberate urgency toward the larger basin of the lake. Here, the air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, often cooling rapidly as the sun drops behind the silhouettes of distant pines, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields until the horizon turns a bruised, twilight gray.

Hawkins maintains a character forged by the persistent labor of the inland timber trade and the modest, seasonal shifts of the regional economy. While the influence of the wider North Woods remains palpable in the architecture and the slow, methodical pace of the streets, the area is marked by a deep, functional connection to the land rather than the bustle of industry. Residents often look toward the Hungerford Cross Country Ski Trail when the winter frost hardens the earth, turning the quiet woods into a silent, white expanse. Life in Hawkins persists in this deliberate, unadorned fashion, where the history of the soil is found not in monuments, but in the enduring, quiet survival of the local timber plots and the seasonal cycle of the nearby forest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 213° SW · 539k acres
Haymarsh Lake State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 092° E
Paris Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 095° E
Eiffel Tower (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 099° E
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 095° E
Reed City Theater Guild (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 041° NE
Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 000° N
Private Golf Course (Park) — 8.6 mi, 054° NE
Buck and Brush Club (Park) — 9.2 mi, 049° NE
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 142° SE
Township of Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 10.6 mi, 019° N
Idlewild Historical and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 311° NW
Pere Marquette, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.3 mi, 287° W · 13k acres
Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 225° SW
LeRoy Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 025° NE
Newaygo State Park (leased from Consumer's Energy) (State Park) — 20.1 mi, 179° S
White, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.2 mi, 213° SW · 21k acres
White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 26.5 mi, 018° N
Hazel Iva Weatherby Memorial Tree (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 157° SE
Hansen Memorial Wildlife Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 28.5 mi, 021° N
Newaygo County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 28.7 mi, 217° SW
Marion Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 048° NE
Adventure Island (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 013° N
Notipekago (Monument) — 32.1 mi, 287° W
KISS Monument (Attraction) — 32.4 mi, 017° N
Cadillac 5 Theater (Cinema) — 32.6 mi, 018° N
Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 32.6 mi, 069° E
Wexford County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 018° N
Farwell Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 086° E
White Creek Railroad (Theme Park) — 37.9 mi, 178° S

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