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Kenton Michigan Map

Explore Kenton, 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 Kenton, Michigan

How to Use This Kenton, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	46.485499
Longitude	-88.894028
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49967, 49943
Area Code	906
County Seat	Houghton

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About Kenton, Michigan

Kenton is a locality in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Kenton is located at 46.4855°N, 88.8940°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49967, 49943.

Kenton remains defined by the persistent, dark passage of the East Branch Ontonagon River, which carves a path through the dense, low-lying timberland of the Upper Peninsula. It lies 71.4 miles west of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 267°T), and is situated 29.7 miles north-northwest of Iron River. The landscape surrounding Kenton holds a quiet, austere gravity, where the horizon is dominated by the blunt, rounded silhouette of Haystack Mountain rising four miles away. During the autumn months, the air takes on a crisp, metallic edge, turning the light into a pale, thin wash that clings to the mossy banks of the river and the quiet, reflective surface of Maggie Lake. The terrain is a stubborn expanse of heavy soil and thickets, indifferent to the passage of seasons, where the silence is broken only by the shifting of cedar boughs or the sudden, sharp movement of wildlife moving through the underbrush.

Historical echoes of timber extraction and rail transit linger in the marrow of Kenton, marking an era when the industry focused entirely on the relentless harvest of the surrounding wilderness. While the bustling camps of the past have long since dissolved into the periphery of memory, the Ontonagon, Michigan Wild and Scenic River remains a protected corridor that maintains the integrity of the local ecosystem. Life in Kenton moves with a deliberate, slow-turning cadence, largely untroubled by the frantic pace of modern commerce, as the economy has shifted toward a modest, steady reliance on regional land management and outdoor stewardship. Residents here possess a certain resilience, a quiet familiarity with the isolation that defines life seventeen miles from the Ottawa National Forest, finding a strange, enduring comfort in the permanence of the woods and the cold, unhurried flow of the water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ontonagon, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.0 mi, 358° N · 46k acres
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 072° E · 995k acres
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 271° W
Paynesville Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 8.6 mi, 270° W · 1,754 acres
Crystal Falls State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 184° S
Agate Falls Scenic Site (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 270° W
Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.5 mi, 037° NE · 17k acres
Bond Falls Scenic Site (State Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 245° SW
Paint, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.5 mi, 174° S · 16k acres
Baraga State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 088° E
Bear's Den Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 044° NE
Paulding Light (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 235° SW
Old Victoria Historic Townsite (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 314° NW
Childhood Cottage Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 323° NW
Alberta Village Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 061° NE
Sylvania Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 225° SW · 18k acres
Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 129° SE
St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 27.4 mi, 129° SE
Baraga County Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 044° NE
Amasa Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 129° SE
Lac Vieux Desert (Monument) — 28.0 mi, 206° SW
The Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts (Theatre) — 33.3 mi, 323° NW
Wisconsin Slough State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 37.0 mi, 159° S
Sand Dunes (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 308° NW
Kartway (Theme Park) — 41.3 mi, 205° SW
Chassell Mountain Bike Skills Park (Attraction) — 41.6 mi, 025° NE
Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist (Attraction) — 42.5 mi, 196° S
Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 44.9 mi, 018° N
The Love Wall (Public Artwork) — 46.6 mi, 019° N
Isle Royale National Park (National Park) — 46.7 mi, 019° N · 1.1M acres

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