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Marlette Michigan Map

Explore Marlette, 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 Marlette, Michigan

How to Use This Marlette, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.326968
Longitude	-83.08022
Population	1,855
Density	443.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48453
Area Code	248
County Seat	Sandusky
School District	Marlette Community Schools

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About Marlette, Michigan

Marlette is a locality in Sanilac County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,855. The population density is 443.5 people per km². Marlette is located at 43.3270°N, 83.0802°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Marlette is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48453.

Marlette emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Thumb, where the earth stretches out in a patient, geometric grid of dark soil and open sky. It lies 30.9 miles east-northeast of Genesee, MI (from Genesee, MI: bearing 61°T), and is situated 19.5 miles southeast of Caro. The landscape remains defined by the persistent, unyielding flatness of the plains, where the light at dusk flattens into a pale, bruised violet that clings to the fences and the distant silos. Two miles to the west, the Vining Drain carves a subtle, winding depression through the fields, a thin ribbon of water that serves as the primary artery for the surrounding terrain. Even the stillness of the air feels heavy with the weight of the coming seasons, a quietude that remains undisturbed by the proximity of Becroft Lake, which rests six miles away as a glassy, reflective pause in the otherwise industrious stretch of farmland.

Marlette functions as a quiet center for the regional agricultural economy, where the rhythm of the harvest dictates the pulse of the streets and the expectations of the storefronts. The presence of Marlette City Park provides a necessary, manicured aperture in the landscape, offering a space where the town gathers beneath the shade of mature trees that stand as witnesses to decades of local change. Historical structures remain scattered throughout the grid, holding onto the memory of an era defined by timber and the slow expansion of rail, though the current reality leans toward the steady, mechanical hum of regional production. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, favoring the persistence of the seasons over the erratic shifts of the outside world, ensuring that the character of the place remains firmly rooted in the soil that feeds it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Marlette City Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 044° NE
Private Golf Course (Park) — 0.3 mi, 013° N
City of Marlette Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 202° S
Marlette Sportsman's Association (Park) — 4.8 mi, 332° NW
Clark Lake State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 290° W
Flynn Township State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 107° E
Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 19.4 mi, 305° NW
Columbiaville Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 235° SW
Sanilac Petroglyphs State Park (State Park) — 22.6 mi, 005° N
Survivor Pine (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 008° N
Lincoln Memorial (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 200° S
Forever Soaring (Public Artwork) — 27.6 mi, 016° N
The Barn Theatre (Theatre) — 27.7 mi, 076° E
Sanilac Shores Great Lakes State Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 29.0 mi, 059° NE
Military Tank (Monument) — 30.4 mi, 161° S
Farm Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 138° SE
Painted Rocks (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 114° SE
Silent Night Chapel (Attraction) — 33.0 mi, 268° W
Ultimate Mirror Maze (Theme Park) — 33.1 mi, 270° W
Stepping Stone Falls (Attraction) — 33.4 mi, 239° SW
Pigeon Historical Society (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 345° N
The New McCree Theatre (Theatre) — 36.3 mi, 242° SW
AMC Birchwood 10 (Cinema) — 37.5 mi, 122° SE
Thumb Area Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 38.6 mi, 037° NE
Wetland Outlook (Viewpoint) — 38.7 mi, 180° S
Grand Blanc Heritage Museum (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 225° SW
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.4 mi, 272° W · 20k acres
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 41.8 mi, 250° W · 539k acres
Shelden Estate (Historic Ruins) — 42.0 mi, 182° S
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 69.8 mi, 346° N · 436k acres

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