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Manistee Lake Michigan Map

Explore Manistee Lake, 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 Manistee Lake, Michigan

How to Use This Manistee Lake, Michigan Map

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

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	Manistee Lake
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Kalkaska County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	44.772482
Longitude	-85.023542
Population	465
Density	50.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49646
Area Code	989
County Seat	Kalkaska
School District	Kalkaska Public Schools

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About Manistee Lake, Michigan

Manistee Lake is a locality in Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 465. The population density is 50.4 people per km². Manistee Lake is located at 44.7725°N, 85.0235°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49646.

Manistee Lake holds a stillness in its basin that reflects the heavy, verdant canopy of the surrounding timberlands. It lies 29.9 miles east of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 86°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-northeast of Kalkaska. The terrain here is defined by glacial remnants, where the earth rises into gentle swells and falls into moss-covered depressions. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of Vosges Ridge marks the horizon, while the dense, pine-shadowed expanse of the Au Sable State Forest encroaches upon the periphery of the settlement. The air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, smelling of damp earth and cooling needles, especially as the late afternoon light turns the surface of the water into a sheet of hammered pewter.

Manistee Lake serves as a quiet witness to a history built upon the steady extraction and movement of timber, a legacy that lingers in the weathered foundations of older structures. Near the northern boundary, the grounds of Camp Tanuga provide a space for seasonal reprieve, maintaining a rhythm of activity that contrasts with the slow, deliberate pace of the region’s primary industries. The flow of water remains a constant, with the North Branch Manistee River meandering through the wider landscape to feed the regional drainage. Local life moves with the seasons, guided by the shift from the thaw of early spring to the deep, silent frost that settles over the interior plains, locking the landscape into a winter of iron-gray skies and biting wind.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sands Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 298° NW
Camp Ta-Pi-Co (Private Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 161° S
Camp Tanuga (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 349° N
Grandview Golf Club (Park) — 2.5 mi, 252° W
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 180° S
Camp Gan Israel (Private Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 114° SE
Twin Birch Golf Course (Park) — 6.3 mi, 251° W
Kirtland Warbler Unit Manistee (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 098° E
Kalkaska Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 249° W
Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 343° N
Double Jump (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 316° NW
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 110° E · 13k acres
Finch Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 315° NW
Coy Mountain Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.2 mi, 301° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 301° NW
Alden Lighthouse (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 301° NW
Hartwick Pines State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 090° E
Quick Dip (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 087° E
Skegemog Point Site (Historic Ruins) — 16.2 mi, 279° W
Crawford County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 117° SE
Major Hartwick Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 097° E
Indian Village (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 117° SE
G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.3 mi, 270° W
Main Village (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 117° SE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 19.1 mi, 047° NE · 539k acres
Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 20.8 mi, 295° NW
Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 294° NW
C.C.C. Worker (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 143° SE
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 23.2 mi, 113° SE · 436k acres
4-season Mural (Public Artwork) — 24.4 mi, 044° NE

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