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Michigamme Michigan Map

Explore Michigamme, 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 Michigamme, Michigan

How to Use This Michigamme, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	46.53068
Longitude	-88.026155
Population	255
Density	41.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49861
Area Code	906
County Seat	Marquette
School District	Republic-Michigamme Schools

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About Michigamme, Michigan

Michigamme is a locality in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 255. The population density is 41.4 people per km². Michigamme is located at 46.5307°N, 88.0262°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49861.

Michigamme holds the stillness of the North Woods, anchored by the dark, deep waters of Lake Michigamme where the light at dusk turns the surface into a sheet of hammered copper. It lies 34.0 miles west of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 269°T), and is situated 19.8 miles west of West Ishpeming. The land rises in stubborn, forested swells, defined by the rugged character of the interior where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of pine and damp earth. To the west, the silhouettes of the Huron Mountains carve a jagged line against the horizon, while the terrain closer to the settlement is marked by the quiet, persistent flow of Nelligan Creek. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the expanse of the Michigamme State Forest stretches out in a dense, untamed tapestry of hardwood and conifer, and the proximity to the Baraga State Forest Area ensures that the wild remains a tangible presence in the daily rhythm of the landscape.

Michigamme emerged from the hard labor of the iron mining era, a period that left behind the weathered architecture and the resolute spirit of a place built on extraction and grit. The local economy has shifted away from the heavy industry of the past, finding a new equilibrium in the quiet trade of those who appreciate the isolation and the rugged beauty of the interior. Residents and visitors alike often trace the path to the cascading water of Dee Lundeen Falls, a site that serves as a reminder of the raw, unhurried force of the geology surrounding the settlement. Life in Michigamme moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the long, cold winters demand a particular kind of endurance and the short, luminous summers offer a brief, intense celebration of the sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Van Riper State Park (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 074° E
Michigamme Township (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 290° W
Michigamme Historical Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 275° W
Craig Lake State Park (State Park) — 4.4 mi, 281° W
Baraga State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 274° W
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 7.2 mi, 360° N · 995k acres
Mccormick Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.2 mi, 360° N · 17k acres
Republic Mine Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 167° S
Mccormick Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.5 mi, 013° N
Crystal Falls State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 202° S
Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 099° E
Sturgeon, Michigan (Ottawa) Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.5 mi, 306° NW · 9,455 acres
Paint, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.0 mi, 260° W · 22k acres
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 099° E
Negaunee Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 096° E
Jackson Mine Monument (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 093° E
Alberta Village Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 290° W
Forestville Fireplace (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 076° E
Bartlett King (Monument) — 27.6 mi, 079° E
Lower Carp Falls (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 094° E
Baraga County Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 307° NW
Morgan Falls (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 093° E
Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.3 mi, 278° W · 17k acres
The Gallery (Gallery) — 30.1 mi, 088° E
Masonic Red Room (Theatre) — 30.1 mi, 088° E
Father Marquette Statue (Public Artwork) — 30.1 mi, 089° E
Lower Harbor Ore Dock (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 088° E
Wisconsin Slough State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 47.1 mi, 217° SW
Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 47.8 mi, 326° NW
Isle Royale National Park (National Park) — 48.1 mi, 328° NW · 1.1M acres

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