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Kingsley Michigan Map

Explore Kingsley, 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 Kingsley, Michigan

How to Use This Kingsley, Michigan Map

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

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	Kingsley
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Grand Traverse County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	44.580595
Longitude	-85.533587
Population	1,431
Density	454.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	49818, 49649
Area Code	906, 989
County Seat	Traverse City
School District	Kingsley Area Schools

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About Kingsley, Michigan

Kingsley is a locality in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,431. The population density is 454.4 people per km². Kingsley is located at 44.5806°N, 85.5336°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Kingsley is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 49818, 49649.

Kingsley asserts its presence upon the landscape through the persistent, quiet passage of Kingsley Creek, which cuts a narrow path through the surrounding fields. It lies 13.0 miles south-southeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 161°T), and is situated 13.7 miles southeast of Long Lake Township. The topography here is defined by broad, open expanses of farmland that give way to the deeper, shadowed pockets of local woodland, all framed by the subtle elevation of Pierce Hill rising in the distance. The quality of light during the late afternoon possesses a particular clarity, catching the frost on the stalks of harvested corn and turning the horizon a muted, metallic gray. Only three miles away, the waters of Cedar Lake mirror the changing sky, providing a still, reflective anchor to the broader regional terrain.

Kingsley maintains a character forged by the steady requirements of agricultural life and the slow, deliberate transition of the seasons. Pioneer Park serves as a central point of local congregation, offering a space where the pace of the day slows to match the movement of the wind through the pines. Historically, the economy has relied on the productivity of the soil, with apple and cherry orchards marking the cycle of the calendar in blossoms and heavy, ripened fruit. Life in Kingsley moves with a functional, unadorned grace, where the work of the day is punctuated by the sound of tires on gravel and the distant, rhythmic hum of machinery that has defined this stretch of the interior for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brownson Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 329° NW
Pioneer Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 360° N
Kingsley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 315° NW
Halladay-Blackhurst-Chowning (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 017° N
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 336° NW
Howard & Mary Dunn Edwards (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 002° N
Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 199° S
Northrup Grave (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 052° NE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 6.6 mi, 022° N · 539k acres
High Rollway Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 191° S
Natural Education Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 325° NW
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 326° NW
Fife Lake Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 091° E
Meyer & Keystone Soccer (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 335° NW
Hill to the Lake (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 029° NE
Woodchip Hill (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 014° N
S-Curve (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 013° N
Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.3 mi, 315° NW
Interlochen State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 285° W
Frida Kahlo (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 337° NW
Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 287° W
Harvey Theatre (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 287° W
Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 334° NW
Manton Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 150° SE
Laughing Fish Gallery and Art Café (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 336° NW
Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Historic Ruins) — 14.0 mi, 342° N
G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.7 mi, 027° NE
Skegemog Point Site (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 030° NE
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 27.8 mi, 332° NW · 127k acres
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 28.3 mi, 332° NW · 32k acres

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