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Jennings Michigan Map

Explore Jennings, 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 Jennings, Michigan

How to Use This Jennings, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityJennings
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyMissaukee County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude44.332786
Longitude-85.298104
Population229
Density116.5 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code49651
Area Code989
County SeatLake City
School DistrictLake City Area School District

About Jennings, Michigan

Jennings is a locality in Missaukee County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 116.5 people per km². Jennings is located at 44.3328°N, 85.2981°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49651.

Jennings occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon is dominated by the quietude of dense woodlands and the persistent, low-slung presence of the earth. It lies 7.6 miles northeast of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 42°T), and is situated 33.7 miles south-southeast of Traverse City. The light here at dusk possesses a singular clarity, thinning into a pale, bruised violet that settles over the stillness of Crooked Lake. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Vosges Ridge marks the limit of the sky, a distant reminder of the geologic patience that shaped this terrain. The air, crisp and scenting of pine needles and damp earth, flows toward the low drainage of Gunnerson Creek, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate grace through the undergrowth. A short walk from the center of Jennings, the landscape opens into the managed greenery of Crooked Lake County Park, a space that preserves the austere beauty of the northern interior.

Economic cycles in Jennings have long mirrored the slow turnover of the seasons, shifting from the early extractive industries that carved a living from the surrounding timber to a more measured, contemporary pace. The history of the area is written in the silence of overgrown trails and the foundations of buildings that once served the laborers who fueled the regional trade. Today, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the land, characterized by a modest, unadorned diligence. People here navigate their days with a steady expectation of the changing weather, finding a quiet satisfaction in the maintenance of their properties and the seasonal shifts of the fields. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the subtle, deepening shadows of the trees as they reach toward the light.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Crooked Lake County Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 103° E
  • Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 268° W
  • Missaukee County Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 082° E
  • Michigan State University State Farm (Private Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 108° E
  • Missaukee Golf Course (Park) — 5.8 mi, 142° SE
  • Cadillac All Sports Park (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 228° SW
  • Manton Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 319° NW
  • Wexford County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 222° SW
  • White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 220° SW
  • Cadillac 5 Theater (Cinema) — 7.6 mi, 221° SW
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 8.1 mi, 277° W · 539k acres
  • KISS Monument (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 225° SW
  • Mitchell State Park (State Park) — 8.8 mi, 237° SW
  • Adventure Island (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 231° SW
  • Hansen Memorial Wildlife Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 11.3 mi, 205° SW
  • Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 211° SW
  • Fife Lake Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 351° N
  • Marion Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 155° SE
  • Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 20.7 mi, 134° SE · 13k acres
  • Kingsley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 326° NW
  • Northrup Grave (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 340° N
  • LeRoy Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 201° S
  • Pine, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.5 mi, 236° SW · 5,384 acres
  • Hill to the Lake (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 345° N
  • Woodchip Hill (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 341° N
  • Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 29.4 mi, 149° SE
  • C.C.C. Worker (Monument) — 29.5 mi, 064° NE
  • G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 30.6 mi, 351° N
  • "two Bears" (Public Artwork) — 31.1 mi, 312° NW
  • Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 312° NW

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About This Jennings Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jennings, Michigan. Coordinates: 44.332786, -85.298104. 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 Jennings includes the ZIP code (49651), telephone area code (989), county seat of Missaukee County (Lake City), and school district assignment (Lake City Area School District).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.