Explore Le Roy, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Le Roy, 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 Le Roy.
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 | Le Roy |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Osceola County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 44.038069 |
| Longitude | -85.45394 |
| Population | 260 |
| Density | 102.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 49655 |
| Area Code | 989 |
| County Seat | Reed City |
| School District | Pine River Area Schools |
Le Roy emerges from the quiet intersection of glacial till and dense, resilient timberland where the landscape holds a stillness born of deep, loamy soil. It lies 15.0 miles south of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 190°T), and is situated 11.6 miles north-northeast of Reed City. Beaver Creek cuts a silver, rhythmic path through the terrain, its currents threading past the edges of the settlement with a persistent, low-frequency hum that defines the local cadence. To the east, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy blue silhouette of the Ward Hills, standing as a silent witness to the seasonal shift from the verdant growth of the nearby Chippewa River State Forest to the brittle, golden dormancy of late autumn. Only a short distance away, the surface of Little Hogback Lake mirrors the vast, pale sky, capturing the precise, fleeting violet of dusk before the stars sharpen against the cooling air. The proximity of the Forest Reserve provides a sanctuary where the understory remains undisturbed, preserving a wilder, more ancient character than the cultivated fields that define the broader geography.
Le Roy carries the weight of a heritage tied to the extraction and movement of timber, a history that shaped the layout of its modest, functional streets and the sturdy architecture of its buildings. The local economy persists through a grounded reliance on the land, where the rhythms of agriculture and small-scale enterprise mirror the slow, steady pulse of the surrounding woodlands. Though the era of the great logging camps has long receded into memory, the imprint of that industry remains in the cleared plains and the enduring, practical spirit of those who call the place home. The pace of life here is deliberate, marked by the changing light upon the fields and the seasonal demands of the earth, fostering a culture that values the quiet accumulation of days over the frantic noise of the wider world. Whether tending to the land or managing the daily necessities of a rural hub, the inhabitants of Le Roy maintain a steady, unadorned connection to the geography that continues to sustain them.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Le Roy, Michigan. Coordinates: 44.038069, -85.45394. 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 Le Roy includes the ZIP code (49655), telephone area code (989), county seat of Osceola County (Reed City), and school district assignment (Pine River Area Schools).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |