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Mancelona Michigan Map

Explore Mancelona, 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 Mancelona, Michigan

How to Use This Mancelona, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.902229
Longitude	-85.060885
Population	1,344
Density	517.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49659
Area Code	989
County Seat	Bellaire
School District	Mancelona Public Schools

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About Mancelona, Michigan

Mancelona is a locality in Antrim County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,344. The population density is 517.4 people per km². Mancelona is located at 44.9022°N, 85.0609°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Mancelona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49659.

Mancelona anchors the high, glacial plains of the northern lower peninsula, where the earth rises into a series of quiet, broad elevations that hold the cold light of the sun long after the valleys have slipped into shade. It lies 29.1 miles east-northeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 70°T), and is situated 19.1 miles east-northeast of Whitewater Township. The landscape is defined by a rigorous, continental stillness, punctuated by the immediate presence of Johnson Pond, which reflects the shifting gray of the sky with a mirror-like clarity. To the west, the Cedar River moves with a deliberate, low-voiced persistence, carving through the sandy soil, while the distant, jagged silhouette of Mount Bundy serves as a solitary landmark against the horizon. At the edge of the thoroughfare, Roadside Park offers a brief pause for travelers, its quiet grass and sparse trees standing in stark contrast to the dense, dark reaches of the Au Sable State Forest that wait further to the south.

Mancelona emerged from the ambitions of the logging era, when the scent of sawdust and the rhythmic bite of iron defined the rhythm of daily life. The economy, having transitioned from the harvest of timber to the steady pulse of manufacturing and the small-scale commerce of the interior, retains a resilience forged in the long, frost-bound winters. There is a particular texture to the afternoons here, where the sound of a distant engine carries clearly across the open ground and the town seems to breathe in unison with the changing seasons. Life in Mancelona moves with a deliberate, unadorned honesty, rooted in the hard-won experience of a people who have learned to measure time not by the clock, but by the slow, inevitable turn of the year and the changing color of the hardwoods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Roadside Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 059° NE
Palmer Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 184° S
Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 217° SW
Windmill Farms Golf Course (Park) — 1.2 mi, 093° E
Cedar River (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 334° NW
Schuss Mountain Golf Course (Park) — 3.6 mi, 304° NW
Double Jump (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 243° SW
MNRTF Parcel 54 (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 104° E
Finch Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.0 mi, 277° W
Green River (Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 359° N
Jordan River Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 025° NE
Coy Mountain Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.5 mi, 261° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 261° W
Alden Lighthouse (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 262° W
Kalkaska Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 206° SW
Hugh J. Gray Cairn (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 283° W
Skegemog Point Site (Historic Ruins) — 15.6 mi, 245° SW
45th Parallel Signpost (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 295° NW
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 16.3 mi, 075° E · 539k acres
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 138° SE · 13k acres
Stone Circle (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 302° NW
Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 17.0 mi, 270° W
Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 269° W
Browns Creek Pathway (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 352° N
Elm Pointe Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 346° N
G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.8 mi, 241° SW
Hartwick Pines State Park (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 118° SE
4-season Mural (Public Artwork) — 20.6 mi, 065° NE
Otsego County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 065° NE
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 29.3 mi, 128° SE · 436k acres

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