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Horton Bay Michigan Map

Explore Horton Bay, 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 Horton Bay, Michigan

How to Use This Horton Bay, Michigan Map

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

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	Horton Bay
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Charlevoix County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	45.284453
Longitude	-85.078946
Population	485
Density	38.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49712, 49720
Area Code	906
County Seat	Charlevoix
School District	Boyne City Public Schools

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About Horton Bay, Michigan

Horton Bay is a locality in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 485. The population density is 38.9 people per km². Horton Bay is located at 45.2845°N, 85.0789°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49712, 49720.

Horton Bay emerges from the low, glacial contours of the landscape, defined by the persistent, cold rush of Horton Creek as it pushes toward the deep, shimmering expanse of Lake Charlevoix. It lies 44.7 miles northeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 36°T), and is situated 8.6 miles southwest of Petoskey. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the cedar and maple trees, while the water of the nearby Horton Bay reflects the bruised, plum-colored light of a northern dusk. Within the quiet perimeter of Rufus Teesdale, the ground remains damp and soft, holding the marks of deer and the hushed, encroaching shadows of the understory. Even from this modest elevation, one might trace the distant, hazy blue line of the Chandler Hills, which anchor the horizon against a sky that feels vast and indifferent to the slow turning of the seasons.

Horton Bay retains the quiet, deliberate character of a place built upon the rhythms of timber and the seasonal drift of those seeking the solace of the water. Long before the modern quietude settled over the shoreline, the economy relied upon the movement of logs and the labor of the mills, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, unadorned architecture that still speaks to a time of industrious toil. Today, the pace is dictated by the turning of the leaves and the migration of visitors who find their way to the docks or the small, sun-bleached stretches of shoreline. There is a distinct, lingering sense of literary history here, as if the very dust of the road remembers the voices of those who once sought inspiration in the stillness of the woods. Whether one is watching the light shift across the surface of Lake Charlevoix or noting the distant silhouette of Holy Island, the life of Horton Bay persists as a steady, unassuming anchor in a landscape defined by its patience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nick Adams (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 326° NW
Taylor Horton Creek (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 333° NW
Camp Michigania (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 090° E
Block M Rock (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 081° E
Old mill ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 096° E
The Summit (hub) (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 124° SE
Young State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 162° S
Whiting Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 188° S
Dunmaglas Golf Course (Park) — 3.3 mi, 291° W
Ransom Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 315° NW
The Hill Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 141° SE
Open Space (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 146° SE
The Boulder (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 099° E
Darnton Family (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 174° S
Hungry Ducks Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.6 mi, 263° W
Avalanche Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 151° SE
Norcross Family Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.1 mi, 104° E
Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 102° E
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 102° E
Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 052° NE
Scenic Waterfall (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 043° NE
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 103° E
Peace Pole (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 043° NE
Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 043° NE
Somebody's Gallery (Gallery) — 8.6 mi, 043° NE
Ward & Elis Gallery (Gallery) — 8.6 mi, 043° NE
Elements (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 285° W
Elm Pointe Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 202° S
Fisherman's Island State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 276° W
Lyrics Theatre (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 024° NE

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