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Imlay City Michigan Map

Explore Imlay City, 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 Imlay City, Michigan

How to Use This Imlay City, Michigan Map

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

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	Imlay City
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Lapeer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	43.02475
Longitude	-83.077715
Population	3,703
Density	583.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48444
Area Code	248
County Seat	Lapeer
School District	Imlay City Community Schools

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About Imlay City, Michigan

Imlay City is a locality in Lapeer County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,703. The population density is 583.3 people per km². Imlay City is located at 43.0247°N, 83.0777°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Imlay City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48444.

Imlay City occupies a broad expanse of level ground where the air often holds the crisp, metallic edge of the coming frost. It lies 18.8 miles north of Oakland Township, MI (from Oakland Township, MI: bearing 9°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-northwest of Almont. The North Branch Belle River carves a quiet, unassuming path through the outskirts, its dark waters moving with a deliberate sluggishness that mirrors the slow turn of the seasons. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the earth flattens into wide, productive fields that stretch toward the horizon, punctuated only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Twombly Mountain. A short distance away, the stillness of Pickerel Pond offers a mirror to the sky, reflecting the pale, washed-out blues of autumn afternoons. At the center of it all, Old School Park provides a patch of managed green that serves as a communal anchor, where the light at dusk catches the sharp geometry of silos and power lines, turning the utilitarian landscape into a study of deep shadows and amber warmth.

Agriculture and the steady hum of rail-side industry have long defined the character of Imlay City, anchoring its people to the cycles of planting and harvest. The locality grew from the iron rails that once brought the ambition of the nineteenth century into these quiet woods, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy brick facades and a rhythm dictated by the movement of freight. Today, the economy leans into the strength of its regional logistics and the persistence of its local growers, who understand the temperamental nature of this inland soil. Life in Imlay City moves with a pragmatic grace, observed in the way residents navigate the seasonal shifts from the stifling heat of midsummer to the long, gray stretches of winter. It is a place where the history of the land is measured not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the warehouses and the quiet, persistent labor that sustains the inhabitants through the years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veteran'S Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 185° S
East Michigan Fair Association (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 175° S
City of Imlay City Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 118° SE
Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 217° SW
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 133° SE
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 178° S
Michigan Christian Youth Camp (Private Recreation) — 5.5 mi, 286° W
Private Golf Course (Park) — 5.9 mi, 327° NW
Arcadia Hills Golf Course (Park) — 6.9 mi, 301° NW
Polly Ann Trail (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 195° S
Lincoln Memorial (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 246° SW
Military Tank (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 129° SE
Tabletop Jump (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 179° S
Ortonville Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.1 mi, 241° SW
Schuette Oak (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 187° S
Westview Orchards (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 170° S
Wetland Outlook (Viewpoint) — 17.8 mi, 180° S
Wolcott Mill Metropark Historic Center Entrance (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 159° S
Wolcott Mill Historic Center (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 157° SE
Shelden Estate (Historic Ruins) — 21.2 mi, 185° S
Farm Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 097° E
Avon Players (Theatre) — 22.6 mi, 184° S
Van Hoosen Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 185° S
Newberry Hill (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 185° S
Day Star (Public Artwork) — 24.8 mi, 194° S
Sea Life Aquarium (Aquarium) — 24.8 mi, 207° SW
O'Rena (Stadium) — 25.2 mi, 196° S
MJR Partridge Creek Digital Cinema 14 (Cinema) — 28.4 mi, 166° S
Grand Blanc Heritage Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 257° W
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 39.9 mi, 279° W · 539k acres

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