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Lakes of the North Michigan Map

Explore Lakes of the North, 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 Lakes of the North, Michigan

How to Use This Lakes of the North, Michigan Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lakes of the North, 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 Lakes of the North.

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	Lakes of the North
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Antrim County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	44.930026
Longitude	-84.88508
Population	1,044
Density	24.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49730
Area Code	906
County Seat	Bellaire
School District	Mancelona Public Schools

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About Lakes of the North, Michigan

Lakes of the North is a locality in Antrim County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,044. The population density is 24.3 people per km². Lakes of the North is located at 44.9300°N, 84.8851°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49730.

Lakes of the North occupies a sprawling expanse of northern woodland where the terrain rises and falls in long, glacial swells of sand and loam. It lies 39.1 miles east-northeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 70°T), and is situated 10.8 miles west-southwest of Gaylord. The air here holds a crisp, boreal quality, tasting faintly of balsam and damp earth as it moves through the dense stands of pine and hardwood. Only a mile to the west, the Manistee River threads its way through the landscape, a dark and steady vein of water that carves a quiet path through the surrounding brush. Sunlight at dusk catches the needles of the pines, turning the forest floor into a mosaic of deep copper and shadow, while Lake Harold remains a still, reflective glass tucked into the low ground nearby. To the distant horizon, the faint, hazy outlines of the Chandler Hills suggest a greater topography, though here the land feels defined by the intimate scale of hidden clearings and the persistent, slow growth of the timber.

Lakes of the North serves as a retreat where the pace of life slows to the rhythm of the changing seasons, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. Much of the regional character is defined by the deep interior woods, with the vast reach of the Au Sable State Forest influencing the local climate and the quietude of the surroundings. While the economy remains modest and focused on the stewardship of the land, the presence of the Lakes of the North Golf Club offers a deliberate, manicured contrast to the wilder stretches of the northern Michigan interior. History in these parts is written in the silence of the pines and the legacy of the timber era, which once dictated the movement of goods and people across this rugged interior. Today, the locality functions as a place of seasonal passage, where the work of maintaining the land and hosting those who seek the solitude of the woods provides a steady, if understated, purpose to the days.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lakes of the North Golf Club (Park) — 0.6 mi, 129° SE
MNRTF Parcel 54 (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 209° SW
Wilderness Valley Golf Club - Black Forest Course (Park) — 5.3 mi, 139° SE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 7.5 mi, 073° E · 539k acres
Jordan River Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 338° N
Otsego Lake State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 089° E
Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 253° W
Green River (Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 306° NW
Elk viewing area (Viewpoint) — 12.0 mi, 060° NE
4-season Mural (Public Artwork) — 12.1 mi, 056° NE
Otsego County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 056° NE
Quick Dip (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 140° SE
Double Jump (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 252° W
Hartwick Pines State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 142° SE
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 171° S · 13k acres
Major Hartwick Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 139° SE
Browns Creek Pathway (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 325° NW
Coy Mountain Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.4 mi, 259° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 260° W
Alden Lighthouse (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 260° W
Kalkaska Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 226° SW
Crawford County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 156° SE
Indian Village (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 154° SE
Norcross Family Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.9 mi, 354° N
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 354° N
Skegemog Point Site (Historic Ruins) — 24.3 mi, 250° W
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 24.6 mi, 144° SE · 436k acres
Old mill ruins (Historic Ruins) — 25.1 mi, 344° N
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 44.6 mi, 271° W · 127k acres
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 44.9 mi, 272° W · 32k acres

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