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Mesick Michigan Map

Explore Mesick, 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 Mesick, Michigan

How to Use This Mesick, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.405282
Longitude	-85.713401
Population	397
Density	115.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49668
Area Code	989
County Seat	Cadillac
School District	Mesick Consolidated Schools

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About Mesick, Michigan

Mesick is a locality in Wexford County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 397. The population density is 115.3 people per km². Mesick is located at 44.4053°N, 85.7134°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Mesick is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49668.

Mesick defines the horizon where the dense timberlands of northern Michigan yield to the steady, rhythmic persistence of freshwater currents. It lies 18.7 miles northwest of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 305°T), and is situated 18.2 miles south-southeast of Inland Township. Preston Creek carves a narrow, silver vein through the landscape, its cool, shadowed waters moving with a quiet urgency toward the nearby Hodenpyl Dam Pond. The terrain here is defined by a glacial memory of earth, a series of uneven elevations that soften the view toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Ward Hills. During the autumn months, the light filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the damp soil and the dense, pine-heavy undergrowth that stretches toward the Pine River Experimental Forest. Close by, the topography dips into the quiet seclusion of Sneaky Valley, where the air holds a persistent, cedar-scented chill that lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the tree line.

Mesick carries the weight of a heritage built upon the extraction of timber and the slow, deliberate cultivation of the land. The economy has transitioned from the clamor of early sawmills to a quieter existence that relies on the seasonal pulse of the surrounding woods and the maintenance of local infrastructure. Leisure finds its place at the Brair Valley Golf Course, a patch of maintained green that offers a stark, manicured contrast to the rugged, untamed brush that dominates the periphery of the village. Residents move through their days with a steady, pragmatic focus, their lives shaped by the demands of a climate that oscillates between the brilliance of short, intense summers and the long, muffled insulation of winter snow. There is a distinct, unadorned character to the daily commerce here, a sense that Mesick remains an outpost of endurance where the primary industry is simply the act of existing within such a vast, wooded expanse.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brair Valley Golf Course (Park) — 0.7 mi, 094° E
Village Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 275° W
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 1.7 mi, 180° S · 539k acres
Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 030° NE
Caberfae Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 179° S
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 034° NE
Pine, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.0 mi, 194° S · 5,384 acres
Manistee, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.7 mi, 230° SW · 8,921 acres
Kingsley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 035° NE
Manton Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 088° E
Mitchell State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 127° SE
"two Bears" (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 350° N
Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 350° N
Harvey Theatre (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 350° N
Adventure Island (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 131° SE
KISS Monument (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 126° SE
White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 18.6 mi, 136° SE
Wexford County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 124° SE
Cadillac 5 Theater (Cinema) — 18.9 mi, 125° SE
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 012° N
Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 20.0 mi, 002° N
Northrup Grave (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 040° NE
Suspendend Overlook (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 012° N
Fife Lake Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 056° NE
Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 008° N
Benzie Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 307° NW
Laughing Fish Gallery and Art Café (Gallery) — 24.5 mi, 008° N
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 24.7 mi, 316° NW · 127k acres
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 28.1 mi, 324° NW · 32k acres
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 29.7 mi, 322° NW

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