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Leland Michigan Map

Explore Leland, 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 Leland, Michigan

How to Use This Leland, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	45.023054
Longitude	-85.759808
Population	410
Density	162.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49654
Area Code	989
County Seat	Suttons Bay Township
School District	Leland Public School District

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About Leland, Michigan

Leland is a locality in Leelanau County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 410. The population density is 162.2 people per km². Leland is located at 45.0231°N, 85.7598°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49654.

Leland sits where the Leland River pushes its dark, steady current toward the expanse of Lake Michigan. It lies 19.2 miles north-northwest of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 339°T), and is situated 15.6 miles northwest of Peninsula Township. The water moves with a deliberate, muscular grace, carving a path through the landscape that defines the physical limits of the terrain. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into gentle slopes and shaded groves that eventually reach toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Sugarloaf Mountain. The quality of light here is heavy and cool, catching the surface of the river in a way that turns the ripples into shards of hammered silver as evening approaches. Residents often gather at the Leland Village Green, a quiet expanse of lawn that anchors the center of the landscape, providing a place where the wind from the open water meets the stillness of the inland woods.

Historical structures built of cedar and pine stand as evidence of the early labor that once defined the economy of Leland, long before the seasonal migration of visitors became the primary rhythm of the calendar. The architecture speaks to a time when the movement of timber and the processing of local harvests shaped the lives of those who worked the soil and the water. Today, the economy leans into the quiet trade of specialty shops and the preservation of heritage, keeping the focus on the integrity of the original wood-frame buildings that lean against the riverbank. Agriculture remains a quiet shadow in the surrounding region, where orchards thrive in the temperate pockets of the terrain, contributing to a local character that values the slow, steady progression of the seasons over the frantic pace of modern industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Leland Historical District (Fishtown) (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 287° W
Leland Country Club (Park) — 0.3 mi, 071° E
Bartholomew Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 084° E
Hancock Field (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 125° SE
Whaleback Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 227° SW
Clay Cliffs Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 017° N
Houdek Dunes Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 048° NE
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 5.3 mi, 200° S · 127k acres
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.3 mi, 204° SW
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.8 mi, 201° S · 32k acres
Brenda Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 6.2 mi, 120° SE
The Bay (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 121° SE
Bayside Gallery (Gallery) — 6.2 mi, 121° SE
45th Parallel (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 105° E
Pyramid Point (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 244° SW
Stormer Place (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 285° W
Miller Hill School (Historic Ruins) — 12.3 mi, 221° SW
Leelanau State Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 041° NE
Old Mission Peninsula State Park (State Park) — 13.2 mi, 100° E
Peninsula Township War Memorial (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 099° E
Tinker Studio (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 128° SE
Time to Let Go (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 159° S
Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 117° SE
Larry Cole Hardy (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 159° S
Lars Hockstad Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.3 mi, 160° S
The Cistern (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 163° S
The Alluvion (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 159° S
Stone Circle (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 089° E
Hugh J. Gray Cairn (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 104° E
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 23.4 mi, 171° S · 539k acres

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