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Luzerne Michigan Map

Explore Luzerne, 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 Luzerne, Michigan

How to Use This Luzerne, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityLuzerne
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyOscoda County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude44.615849
Longitude-84.271124
Population480
Density5.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code48636
Area Code586
County SeatMio

About Luzerne, Michigan

Luzerne is a locality in Oscoda County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Luzerne is located at 44.6158°N, 84.2711°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48636.

Luzerne reveals itself through the steady, cool passage of the East Branch Big Creek, which carves a quiet path through the surrounding woodland. It lies 51.3 miles southwest of Alpena, MI (from Alpena, MI: bearing 233°T), and is situated 18.7 miles north-northeast of St. Helen. The landscape holds the stillness of the interior, defined by the immediate presence of Luzerne Pond where the water mirrors the shifting gray of the sky. Beyond the immediate tree line, the horizon is punctuated by the distant, hazy suggestion of Vosges Ridge, while the earth itself feels ancient and hushed, damp with the scent of pine needles and decaying leaf litter. During the late afternoon, the light filters through the canopy in thin, slanted shafts, illuminating the tall grasses that lean toward the creek bed with a patient, rhythmic sway.

Luzerne exists as a place where the pace of life aligns with the seasonal demands of the North Woods, far from the frantic pulse of industrial centers. The economy here remains tethered to the land and the timber that once drew settlers to these interior reaches, leaving behind a legacy of quiet resilience. Comstock-Nelson Park provides a modest, open sanctuary for those who seek the solitude of the woods, serving as a reminder of the vast, untamed stretches that characterize this part of the state. While Comins Flats lies miles away as a broader, low-lying expanse, the character of the immediate vicinity remains singular and focused, defined by the local knowledge of the woods and the enduring, unadorned work of the people who call Luzerne home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Comstock-Nelson Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 000° N
  • Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 181° S · 436k acres
  • Huron Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 036° NE · 3,628 acres
  • Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 066° NE
  • Oscoda County Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 066° NE
  • Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 359° N · 13k acres
  • Kirtland Warbler Unit N Branch (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 315° NW
  • Our Lady of the Woods Shrine (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 070° E
  • Pink Elephant Statue (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 072° E
  • Kirtland Warbler Unit Damon (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 180° S
  • Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.3 mi, 072° E · 6,932 acres
  • Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 219° SW
  • Steiner Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 049° NE
  • Ramp Jumps (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 164° S
  • Stone Native American Head (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 044° NE
  • Rifle River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 141° SE
  • Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 243° SW
  • Congregational United Church of Christ (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 355° N
  • Camp Lunden (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 014° N
  • Hartwick Pines State Park (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 294° NW
  • Major Hartwick Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 295° NW
  • Crawford County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 278° W
  • South Higgins Lake State Park (State Park) — 22.6 mi, 237° SW
  • Frank Sabastian Smith House (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 176° S
  • Lumber Jack statue (Public Artwork) — 25.4 mi, 175° S
  • Otsego County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 325° NW
  • Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 46.7 mi, 060° NE
  • Art in the Loft (Gallery) — 51.4 mi, 053° NE
  • Coy Mountain Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 52.4 mi, 290° W
  • Skegemog Point Site (Historic Ruins) — 54.6 mi, 284° W

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About This Luzerne Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Luzerne, Michigan. Coordinates: 44.615849, -84.271124. 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 Luzerne includes the ZIP code (48636), telephone area code (586), county seat of Oscoda County (Mio), and school district assignment.

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.