Explore Hulbert, 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 Hulbert, 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 Hulbert.
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 | Hulbert |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Chippewa County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 46.354178 |
| Longitude | -85.150088 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 49748 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| County Seat | Sault Ste. Marie |
Hulbert exists as a quiet confluence of timbered plains and low, marshy wetlands defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the East Branch Tahquamenon River. It lies 39.5 miles west-southwest of Sault Ste. Marie, MI (from Sault Ste. Marie, MI: bearing 256°T), and is situated 30.8 miles west of Kinross. The light here filters through a dense canopy, casting long, bruised shadows across the damp earth as the sun descends toward the horizon. Two miles to the west, the surface of Hulbert Lake reflects the shifting slate colors of the sky, its stillness broken only by the occasional ripple of a rising fish or the sudden, heavy flight of waterfowl. This landscape remains deeply tethered to the Tahquamenon, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area, which preserves the untamed character of the surrounding woods and ensures that the silence remains profound, interrupted only by the rustle of pine needles and the distant, rhythmic creak of shifting boughs.
Hulbert emerged from the labor of the great timber harvests, a legacy that lingers in the wide, weathered tracks of the region and the enduring stoicism of its residents. The local economy persists in a delicate balance with the land, drawing its strength from the cycles of forestry and the seasonal influx of those seeking the solitude of the deep interior. There is a particular, austere beauty in the way the morning frost clings to the cedar, a reminder of the isolation that once forged the character of these early settlements. Life in Hulbert moves at the pace of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the preparation for the long, white winters and the careful stewardship of the vast, wooded tracts that stretch toward the horizon. Here, the history of the Upper Peninsula is not a distant memory but an active presence, felt in the sharp, clean scent of resin and the quiet industry that defines every day.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hulbert, Michigan. Coordinates: 46.354178, -85.150088. 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 Hulbert includes the ZIP code (49748), telephone area code (906), county seat of Chippewa County (Sault Ste. Marie), and school district assignment.
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. |