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Hawks Michigan Map

Explore Hawks, 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 Hawks, Michigan

How to Use This Hawks, Michigan Map

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

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	Hawks
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Presque Isle County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	45.301957
Longitude	-83.887498
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49743
Area Code	906
County Seat	Rogers City

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About Hawks, Michigan

Hawks is a locality in Presque Isle County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Hawks is located at 45.3020°N, 83.8875°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49743.

Hawks occupies a quiet corner of the northern landscape, where the earth settles into a tapestry of dense woodland and expansive, open fields. It lies 27.7 miles northwest of Alpena, MI (from Alpena, MI: bearing 307°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-southwest of Rogers City. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, often sharpening the silhouette of the trees against the pale, vaulted sky as the light leans toward dusk. Just a mile away, the water of Quinn Creek moves with a steady, deliberate purpose through the underbrush, carving a path that hums beneath the silence of the woods. Further out, the surrounding terrain maintains a patient stillness, occasionally punctuated by the presence of the MNRTF Parcel, which preserves the wild character of the land in its raw, unadorned state.

History clings to the wood-frame structures and the remnants of old rail lines that once defined the economic pulse of Hawks, echoing a time when timber and industry drove the daily movement of the people. While the clamor of those earlier eras has faded, the local character remains anchored in a slow, observant way of life, attuned to the changing seasons and the migration of wildlife across the fields. Three miles to the west, Lake Ella provides a reflective anchor for the region, its surface mirroring the shifting colors of the canopy throughout the year. Life here continues with a modest, grounded rhythm, far removed from the frantic pace of the outside world, defined instead by the simple, enduring gravity of the forest and the quiet persistence of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 186° S
Atlanta State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 359° N
Hardies Sesquicentennial Farm (2020) (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 048° NE
Smiley Rock (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 040° NE
Dansville and Rogers City Railway (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 016° N
Quarry View (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 035° NE
Browning Farm (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 251° W
Boat Anchor (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 023° NE
Welcome to Rogers City (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 023° NE
RC Historic Site No. 12: Westminster Park (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 024° NE
Presque Isle County Historical Museum - Hoffman Annex (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 023° NE
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 9.2 mi, 020° N
Fletcher Park (Local Park) — 9.9 mi, 129° SE
Hoeft State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 001° N
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 245° SW · 13k acres
Thompson's Harbor State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 079° E
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.8 mi, 333° NW
Onaway Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 283° W
The Zodiac Room (Gallery) — 20.8 mi, 294° NW
Rockport Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.6 mi, 103° E
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 25.3 mi, 310° NW · 899k acres
Thunder Bay State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 27.1 mi, 126° SE
Art in the Loft (Gallery) — 27.6 mi, 127° SE
Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 119° SE · 1,668 acres
Cheboygan Point Light #592 (Historic Ruins) — 36.2 mi, 315° NW
Topinabee Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 291° W
Cheboygan Opera House (Theatre) — 37.2 mi, 310° NW
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 38.1 mi, 186° S · 436k acres
Steiner Museum (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 192° S
Otsego County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 42.9 mi, 244° SW

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