Explore Manitou Beach, 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 Manitou Beach, 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 Manitou Beach.
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 | Manitou Beach |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Presque Isle County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 45.490847 |
| Longitude | -83.932781 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 49779, 49253 |
| Area Code | 906, 269 |
| County Seat | Rogers City |
Manitou Beach occupies a quiet expanse of land where the earth rises in subtle, glacial folds beneath a sky that often turns the color of hammered pewter. It lies 38.3 miles northwest of Alpena, MI (from Alpena, MI: bearing 321°T), and is situated 7.3 miles northwest of Rogers City. The landscape is defined by the persistent gravity of the interior, far removed from the reach of any coastline, where the air holds a dry, crisp weight that settles over the fields at dusk. Vegetation here is a mix of hardwood stands and open, working soil, creating a terrain that feels both ancient and deeply settled. A mile away, the water of Schmidt Creek moves with a slow, deliberate persistence, carving a path through the lowlands as it navigates the regional topography. The light here does not merely illuminate; it clarifies, sharpening the silhouettes of distant trees and casting long, precise shadows that stretch across the frost-hardened ground as the sun drops toward the horizon.
Manitou Beach maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal cycles of the land, reflecting a history tied to the patient cultivation of the surrounding acreage. While the regional identity is often tethered to the expansive presence of Lake Huron, the local economy remains rooted in the immediate, tangible labor of the plains and the stewardship of the soil. There is a muted endurance in the way the day unfolds, a rhythm that ignores the frantic acceleration of larger, more industrial centers in favor of a steady, mechanical reliability. Though the region is punctuated by landmarks like the distant Black Mountain or the distant, rushing descent of Ocqueoc Falls, the focus here remains on the local intersection of commerce and agriculture. Life in Manitou Beach is measured in the changing character of the seasonal harvest and the quiet persistence of those who work the land, existing within a landscape that demands a respectful, watchful stillness from all who reside there.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manitou Beach, Michigan. Coordinates: 45.490847, -83.932781. 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 Manitou Beach includes the ZIP code (49779, 49253), telephone area code (906, 269), county seat of Presque Isle County (Rogers City), 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 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. |