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Merritt Michigan Map

Explore Merritt, 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 Merritt, Michigan

How to Use This Merritt, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.329736
Longitude	-84.944758
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49667
Area Code	989
County Seat	Lake City

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About Merritt, Michigan

Merritt is a locality in Missaukee County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Merritt is located at 44.3297°N, 84.9448°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49667.

Merritt sits amidst a landscape of quiet, earthen persistence where the horizon is defined by the subtle rise of open fields and the low-slung architecture of the northern interior. It lies 23.2 miles east-northeast of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 76°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Houghton Lake. The land here is porous and patient, characterized by the wide, grassy expanses of the Osceola-Missaukee Grasslands State Game Area that stretch out to meet the sky, offering a terrain that feels both expansive and deeply rooted. Only a mile away, the West Branch Muskegon River marks the passage of time through the soil, its current a constant, low-frequency hum that anchors the surrounding meadows. Eight miles to the east, the broader presence of Houghton Lake tempers the air, while the distant, shadowy ridge of Allen Hill provides a faint, elevated punctuation to the otherwise level topography of the region.

Merritt grew from the labor of those who cleared the timber and broke the ground, establishing an economy long tethered to the rhythms of the earth and the seasonal harvest of the woods. The heritage of the area is etched into the fence lines and the modest, sturdy structures that dot the landscape, reflecting a history of resilience in a place where the Kalkaska State Forest exerts a silent, verdant pressure on the margins of the cleared acreage. Daily life in Merritt proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned focus, marked by the changing quality of light that turns the grasses to burnished copper as autumn approaches. There is a profound stillness here, a sense that the local character is formed not by grand events, but by the quiet maintenance of the land and the endurance of a life lived close to the cycle of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Osceola-Missaukee Grasslands State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 177° S
Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 168° S
Quest Golf Club (Park) — 7.5 mi, 091° E
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 181° S · 13k acres
South Higgins Lake State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 063° NE
North Higgins Lake State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 034° NE
C.C.C. Worker (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 036° NE
Marion Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 212° SW
Gladwin Game Unit and Field Trial Area of State Forest (State Recreation Area) — 20.4 mi, 125° SE
Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 056° NE
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 21.9 mi, 055° NE · 436k acres
Wexford County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 257° W
Manton Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 285° W
Cadillac 5 Theater (Cinema) — 23.1 mi, 256° W
The Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.6 mi, 024° NE
KISS Monument (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 257° W
Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.0 mi, 185° S
Climbing Wall (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 030° NE
Zip Line (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 030° NE
Wagon Train (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 031° NE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 25.5 mi, 273° W · 539k acres
Crawford County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 026° NE
Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 28.4 mi, 067° NE
Northrup Grave (Monument) — 32.3 mi, 310° NW
Kingsley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 34.2 mi, 301° NW
Lumber Jack statue (Public Artwork) — 36.0 mi, 099° E
G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 37.7 mi, 324° NW

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