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Mason Michigan Map

Explore Mason, 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 Mason, Michigan

How to Use This Mason, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	42.580693
Longitude	-84.442283
Population	8,283
Density	625.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	49930, 48854
Area Code	906, 517
County Seat	Houghton
School District	Mason Public Schools

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About Mason, Michigan

Mason is a locality in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,283. The population density is 625.8 people per km². Mason is located at 42.5807°N, 84.4423°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Mason is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 49930, 48854.

Mason occupies a singular position at the very center of Torch Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting moods of the sky with a clarity that renders the horizon almost indistinguishable from the surface. It lies 65.3 miles northwest of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 310°T), and is situated 5.0 miles east-northeast of Houghton. The landscape here draws its character from the proximity of the coast, feeling the damp, salt-tinged breath of Lake Michigan just six miles to the west, while the land itself remains defined by the quiet persistence of the wilderness. To the east, the woods thicken into the Local Forest, a dense expanse that cools the afternoon air, and the terrain finds its sharpest expression where the water of Hungarian Falls drops over fractured stone two miles away. Beyond the immediate reach of the trees, the South Range looms thirteen miles distant, a jagged suggestion of permanence against the pale northern light that filters through the pine canopy.

Mason carries the weight of a legacy carved from the rugged, silent beauty of the North Woods, where the economy has long transitioned from the frantic energy of early mining camps to a slower, more deliberate rhythm. While Quincy Creek threads its way through the periphery only a mile out, the lifeblood of the locality remains tethered to the water, where the legacy of the region’s industrial past lingers in the weathered timber of old structures and the quiet focus of those who work the land today. The influence of the nearby Great Lakes creates a climate that demands a certain resilience from its inhabitants, who move with the steady efficiency of people accustomed to the long, gray winters and the fleeting, brilliant intensity of the short northern summer. Distant memories of the region’s extraction history still color the local character, a quiet pride in labor that persists even as the modern world turns its attention toward the preservation of the woods and the pristine, cold currents that define the edge of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bond Park (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 024° NE
Rayner Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 110° E
Ingham Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 108° E
Bicentennial Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 261° W
Eagleview Golf Course (Park) — 1.7 mi, 183° S
Michigan Trap Shoot (Private Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 182° S
El Dorado Golf Course (Park) — 2.5 mi, 297° NW
Mason-Dansiville Electric Line (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 111° E
Dansville State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 127° SE
Karyns Dance Studio (Arts Centre) — 5.8 mi, 316° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 317° NW
Gunn School (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 303° NW
Justin James Ward Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 155° SE
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 337° NW
Cobb Great Hall (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 352° N
Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 007° N
The Rock (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 350° N
Meridian Historical Village (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 008° N
Meridian-Baseline State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 159° S
Miller Farm Eaton Rapids Area Historcal Society (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 244° SW
Mid Michigan Scout Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 245° SW
Lansing Art Gallery (Gallery) — 11.8 mi, 332° NW
Michigan Millers Fire Engine (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 342° N
Nelson Gallery (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 332° NW
Michigan History Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 330° NW
White Capitol House (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 331° NW
Don's Windmill (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 300° NW
Rose Lake State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 007° N
Waterloo Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.7 mi, 137° SE
Sleepy Hollow State Park (State Park) — 23.1 mi, 002° N

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