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Nisula Michigan Map

Explore Nisula, 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 Nisula, Michigan

How to Use This Nisula, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	46.764934
Longitude	-88.79458
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49952, 49951
Area Code	906
County Seat	Houghton

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About Nisula, Michigan

Nisula is a locality in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Nisula is located at 46.7649°N, 88.7946°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49952, 49951.

Nisula emerges from the dense, verdant expanse of the Upper Peninsula as a quiet settlement defined by the persistent flow of Mill Creek, which cuts a narrow path through the surrounding timberlands. It lies 68.1 miles west-northwest of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 283°T), and is situated 16.2 miles west of LAnse. The landscape here is defined by the heavy presence of the Baraga State Forest Area, a sprawling preserve that brings the stillness of deep woods to the very edge of the locality. Beyond the immediate canopy, the terrain shifts into the rugged, elevated contours of the distant South Range, which silhouettes the horizon with a jagged, blue-gray permanence. To the north, the water of Lake Fourteen gathers in a calm, hidden basin, reflecting the changing light of a sky that feels noticeably broader here than in the more crowded southern reaches of the state. Near the rushing, white-foamed descent of West Branch Sturgeon Falls, the air carries a persistent, earthy dampness that clings to the moss and cedar, grounding the spirit in the raw, unhurried pace of the interior wilderness.

History in Nisula is written in the quiet endurance of those who moved inland to clear the thick brush and establish a life amid the hardwoods. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the earth, echoing the legacy of early settlers who looked toward forestry and small-scale agriculture to sustain their households. While the rhythm of modern life has quickened elsewhere, here the days are punctuated by the seasonal turning of the leaves and the occasional trek toward the Pelkie Creek Hunter Walking Trails, where the silence is broken only by the snap of dry twigs. There is a specific, melancholy beauty in the way the twilight deepens over the fields, turning the timber into dark, solid walls that seem to protect the small dwellings scattered along the road. Nisula persists not as a bustling center of commerce, but as a deliberate, singular point of human presence in a landscape that remains, in every essential way, ancient and wild.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Baraga State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 328° NW
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 1.9 mi, 180° S · 995k acres
Pike Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 333° NW
Sturgeon, Michigan (Ottawa Nf) Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.5 mi, 151° SE · 7,194 acres
Ottawa Sportsmens Club (Park) — 6.6 mi, 264° W
Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.1 mi, 169° S · 17k acres
Twin Lakes State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 339° N
Bear's Den Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.2 mi, 148° SE
Ontonagon, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.0 mi, 242° SW · 46k acres
Baraga County Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 088° E
Alberta Village Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 120° SE
Military Hill Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 17.7 mi, 256° W · 1,619 acres
Childhood Cottage Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 264° W
Old Victoria Historic Townsite (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 258° W
Copper Range Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 019° N
Chassell Mountain Bike Skills Park (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 034° NE
Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 25.2 mi, 022° N
Keweenaw Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 25.3 mi, 356° N
The Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts (Theatre) — 25.6 mi, 287° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 26.7 mi, 023° NE
Orpheum Theater (Theatre) — 26.8 mi, 021° N
The Love Wall (Public Artwork) — 26.9 mi, 023° NE
Isle Royale National Park (National Park) — 27.0 mi, 024° NE · 1.1M acres
Creekside Bike Park (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 018° N
Michigan Tech War Memorial Wall (Monument) — 27.1 mi, 025° NE
Quincy Smelter (Historic Ruins) — 27.2 mi, 024° NE
Quincy Mine Tours (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 022° N
Skills Zone (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 028° NE
Remains of Company Community of Lower Pewabic (Historic Ruins) — 27.8 mi, 022° N
Mccormick Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.2 mi, 095° E · 17k acres

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