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Marion Michigan Map

Explore Marion, 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 Marion, Michigan

How to Use This Marion, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.102515
Longitude	-85.146984
Population	789
Density	236.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49665
Area Code	989
County Seat	Reed City
School District	Marion Public Schools

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About Marion, Michigan

Marion is a locality in Osceola County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 789. The population density is 236.7 people per km². Marion is located at 44.1025°N, 85.1470°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Marion is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49665.

Marion rises from the quiet, inland expanse of the Michigan landscape, anchored by the cool, persistent presence of the Middle Branch River that curls past its edges like a silver thread. It lies 16.3 miles southeast of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 129°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west-northwest of Harrison. The ground here is defined by a modest, undulating topography that gives way to the dense, shadowed green of the Cadillac State Forest Area just a mile away, where the air smells of damp pine needles and cooling earth. To the east, the distant silhouette of Blue Mountain breaks the horizon, a muted gray smudge against the expansive sky that often turns the color of a bruised plum at dusk. Only three miles to the west, the surface of Hall Lake reflects the passage of the clouds, its stillness a stark contrast to the persistent, low-frequency hum of the wind moving through the neighboring stands of timber.

Marion bears the marks of a nineteenth-century settlement that grew not from grand ambition, but from the steady labor of timber harvest and the subsequent tilling of the soil. The economy remains tethered to the land, moving in the slow, seasonal cadence of agriculture and the maintenance of the surrounding woodlands, where the sunlight filters through the canopy in sharp, pale shafts that illuminate the forest floor. Life in Marion is measured by the changing weight of the atmosphere and the rhythm of the local harvest, far removed from the frantic pace of larger industrial hubs. Residents move with a deliberate, quiet competence, their routines shaped by the proximity of the wilderness and the long, deep winters that seem to settle into the very marrow of the architecture.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Marion Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 178° S
Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 331° NW
Marion Rod and Gun Club (Park) — 1.0 mi, 345° N
Marion Hunt Club (Park) — 1.1 mi, 207° SW
Osceola-Missaukee Grasslands State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 041° NE
Land (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 315° NW
MI Conf of 7th day Adventists (Private Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 176° S
Township of Middle Branch Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 159° S
Osceola Woods (Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 007° N
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 086° E · 13k acres
Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.0 mi, 140° SE
Hansen Memorial Wildlife Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 13.5 mi, 295° NW
White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 308° NW
LeRoy Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 254° W
Cadillac 5 Theater (Cinema) — 16.1 mi, 309° NW
Wexford County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 310° NW
KISS Monument (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 308° NW
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 17.5 mi, 287° W · 539k acres
Wilson State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 106° E
Adventure Island (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 302° NW
Farwell Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 143° SE
Reed City Theater Guild (Theatre) — 24.0 mi, 229° SW
Clare County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 127° SE
Eiffel Tower (Public Artwork) — 28.0 mi, 219° SW
Idlewild Historical and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 33.9 mi, 247° SW
C.C.C. Worker (Monument) — 34.5 mi, 034° NE
Kingsley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 38.5 mi, 330° NW
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 38.7 mi, 152° SE
Greek Rock (Attraction) — 40.1 mi, 152° SE
Bush Theater (Theatre) — 40.2 mi, 152° SE

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