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Hurontown Michigan Map

Explore Hurontown, 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 Hurontown, Michigan

How to Use This Hurontown, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	47.110205
Longitude	-88.574012
Population	244
Density	585.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49931
Area Code	906
County Seat	Houghton
School District	Houghton-Portage Township Schools

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About Hurontown, Michigan

Hurontown is a locality in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 244. The population density is 585.1 people per km². Hurontown is located at 47.1102°N, 88.5740°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49931.

Hurontown occupies a rugged, elevated stretch of land that commands a wide perspective over the deep, cold expanse of Huron Lake. It lies 68.1 miles northwest of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 306°T), and is situated 0.8 miles south-southwest of Houghton. The landscape here is defined by a persistent, bracing wind that carries the scent of pine and damp earth, filtering through the dense woodlands that surround the City of Houghton Park. To the south, the horizon is held by the jagged, distant silhouette of the South Range, while the nearby Keweenaw Waterway carves a quiet, essential path through the terrain. The light in the late afternoon possesses a particular, silvered quality, illuminating the rocky ground and the low-slung, sturdy architecture that defines the local aesthetic. Farther out, the muted form of Harrington Island emerges from the water, a solitary anchor in a region where the vastness of the sky often dwarfs the works of man.

Hurontown bears the heavy, indelible imprint of its copper mining heritage, a history that remains visible in the skeletal remains of old shafts and the disciplined, compact layout of its residential streets. Where the industry once dictated the frantic, subterranean rhythm of daily existence, the current economy has shifted toward a quieter, more academic pace, influenced by the proximity of higher education and regional research. Residents often make the short trek to Hungarian Falls, where the water’s descent provides a rhythmic backdrop to the stillness of the woods. Life in Hurontown moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, shaped by the harsh winters and the brief, brilliant summers that dictate every aspect of the local cycle. Despite the passage of years, the town maintains a singular, unvarnished character, holding fast to the traditions and the stoic resilience of the people who first settled this challenging, beautiful expanse of the Upper Peninsula.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City of Houghton Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 181° S
Michigan Tech Trails And Nara Nature Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 114° SE
West Houghton Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 324° NW
Central Houghton Greenspace Park (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 036° NE
Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 090° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 001° N
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 020° N
The Love Wall (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 015° N
Isle Royale National Park (National Park) — 1.0 mi, 028° NE · 1.1M acres
Seaman Mineral Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 088° E
Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 1.1 mi, 240° SW
Quincy Smelter (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 025° NE
Orpheum Theater (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 333° NW
Michigan Tech War Memorial Wall (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 063° NE
Keweenaw Waterway Lookout (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 345° N
Pilgrim Community Forest (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 162° S
Quincy Mine (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 358° N
Remains of Company Community of Lower Pewabic (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 005° N
Girl Scouts Council (Private Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 240° SW
Forest Reserve (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 269° W
Skills Zone (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 076° E
Bayside Bike Park (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 074° E
Creekside Bike Park (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 312° NW
Copper Range Historical Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 229° SW
Baraga State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 026° NE
Chassell Mountain Bike Skills Park (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 158° S
Sturgeon River Sloughs State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 152° SE
Hubbell Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 057° NE
Keweenaw Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.7 mi, 344° N
Houghton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 055° NE

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