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Maple Rapids Michigan Map

Explore Maple Rapids, 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 Maple Rapids, Michigan

How to Use This Maple Rapids, Michigan Map

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

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	Maple Rapids
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Clinton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	43.104755
Longitude	-84.691941
Population	573
Density	162.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	48853, 48835
Area Code	517
County Seat	St. Johns
School District	Fulton Schools

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About Maple Rapids, Michigan

Maple Rapids is a locality in Clinton County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 573. The population density is 162.0 people per km². Maple Rapids is located at 43.1048°N, 84.6919°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Maple Rapids is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 48853, 48835.

Maple Rapids defines its quiet character through the steady, insistent presence of the Maple River, which carves a path through the flat, fertile plains of the central lower peninsula. It lies 20.8 miles east-northeast of Ionia, MI (from Ionia, MI: bearing 67°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northwest of Saint Johns. The landscape here is defined by an expansive horizon and the hushed, intimate scale of the Midwestern interior, far removed from the influence of any distant shoreline. Near the riverbanks, the terrain gives way to the modest, verdant grounds of Maple Rapids Village Park, where the light at dusk settles in long, amber streaks across the grass. Two miles distant, the land rises slightly toward the singular elevation known as The Island, breaking the otherwise level geometry of the surrounding farmland.

Agriculture remains the silent pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the pace of life in Maple Rapids as it has since the early days of settlement. The history of the area is etched into the sturdy architecture of its older structures and the persistence of the small-scale mercantile spirit that once relied on the proximity of the river for transport and power. Residents maintain a connection to the wider region through the occasional trip to Mill Pond, ten miles away, yet the day-to-day experience is centered on the local grain silos and the unadorned, reliable streets that mirror the temperament of the people. It is a place where the air carries the scent of turned earth and drying hay, offering a sense of endurance that persists long after the sun has slipped behind the distant, flat silhouettes of the trees.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Maple Rapids Village Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 263° W
Maple River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 351° N
Maple Rapids Memorial Ballfields (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 267° W
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 005° N
Emerald Golf Course (Park) — 6.2 mi, 086° E
Twin Oaks Golf Course (Park) — 6.2 mi, 106° E
Uncle John's Cider Mill (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 085° E
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 037° NE
4H Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 9.5 mi, 142° SE
Clinton Northern Railway Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 135° SE
Clinton County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 137° SE
Paine-Gillam-Scott House (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 137° SE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 062° NE
Rochester Colony Historical Marker (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 108° E
Sleepy Hollow State Park (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 127° SE
Tony's Chicken Statue (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 010° N
Ionia State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.5 mi, 245° SW
Bath School Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 148° SE
Fly Lansing Viewport (Viewpoint) — 23.5 mi, 165° S
Dr Drake Statue (Public Artwork) — 23.6 mi, 027° NE
Equestrian Confidence Course (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 243° SW
Sun Theatre (Cinema) — 24.5 mi, 187° S
Performance Shelter at Jaycee Park (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 186° S
Grand Ledge High School Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.0 mi, 187° S
MICA Gallery (Gallery) — 25.7 mi, 164° S
The Gallery in Old Town (Gallery) — 25.7 mi, 164° S
Old Town (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 164° S
Kiddville Dam (Historic Ruins) — 25.9 mi, 271° W
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.7 mi, 061° NE · 20k acres
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 41.5 mi, 088° E · 539k acres

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