Explore Morley, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Morley, 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 Morley.
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 | Morley |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Mecosta County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 43.490861 |
| Longitude | -85.443928 |
| Population | 517 |
| Density | 223.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 49336 |
| Area Code | 616 |
| County Seat | Big Rapids |
| School District | Morley Stanwood Community Schools |
Morley occupies a quiet expanse of the Michigan interior, defined primarily by the expansive, reflective stillness of Morley Pond. It lies 29.4 miles north of Cannon Township, MI (from Cannon Township, MI: bearing 5°T), and is situated 9.4 miles southwest of Canadian Lakes. The Little Muskegon River courses through this landscape, its currents carving a persistent, winding path through the soil that dictates the local topography. Beyond the immediate water, the terrain shifts into soft, undulating fields and dense woodlands that reach toward the distant, low silhouette of the Brady Hills. In the late afternoon, the light here loses its sharpness, casting a long, amber glow that settles over the water and turns the surrounding pines into deep, velvet shadows.
Morley emerged from the early timber-driven economy of the region, where the labor of sawmills once defined the rhythm of the day. While the massive logging operations have long since receded, the local character remains tethered to the land, supported by a mix of modest enterprise and the stewardship of nearby spaces like the Forest Reserve. Life in Morley follows the slow, deliberate pace of a place that understands its own scale, where the seasonal shifts in the woods and the water are the primary markers of time. The people here maintain a quiet connection to the geography, moving through a landscape that feels less like a place of industry and more like a permanent, enduring witness to the quietude of the interior plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Morley, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.490861, -85.443928. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Morley includes the ZIP code (49336), telephone area code (616), county seat of Mecosta County (Big Rapids), and school district assignment (Morley Stanwood Community Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |