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Nunica Michigan Map

Explore Nunica, 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 Nunica, Michigan

How to Use This Nunica, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityNunica
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyOttawa County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude43.079742
Longitude-86.067272
Population351
Density74.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code49448
Area Code616
County SeatGrand Haven
School DistrictSpring Lake Public Schools

About Nunica, Michigan

Nunica is a locality in Ottawa County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 351. The population density is 74.0 people per km². Nunica is located at 43.0797°N, 86.0673°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49448.

Nunica anchors itself firmly within the inland expanse of Michigan, defined by a landscape of quiet, industrious earth that sits three miles from the vast, expansive waters of Connor Bayou. It lies 8.2 miles east of Grand Haven, MI (from Grand Haven, MI: bearing 82°T), and is situated 9.4 miles northwest of Allendale. The horizon here lacks the jagged drama of distant peaks, save for the faint, distant silhouette of Pigeon Hill far to the west, while the immediate ground is shaped by the subtle, persistent flow of the DeVries Drain a mere mile away. Sunlight during the late afternoon strikes the fields with a heavy, amber clarity, illuminating the way the land dips and rises in modest, reliable swells that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the shadows lengthen. This is a place where the stillness of the woods and the managed greens of the Terra Verde Golf Course dictate the pace of the afternoon, offering a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons rather than the frantic pulse of a larger metropolis.

Nunica carries the weight of a history rooted in the practical necessity of the frontier, where early settlers recognized the value of the fertile soil and the proximity to reliable water sources. The local economy has long leaned into the steady reliability of agriculture and modest commerce, mirroring a heritage that favors industriousness over artifice. Residents move through their days with a deliberate, unadorned focus, often navigating the proximity of Connor Bayou for recreation or finding a quiet reprieve at the edge of the local grounds. There is a distinct lack of pretension in the way the local life organizes itself, prioritizing a sturdy connection to the land and the quiet, recurring tasks that sustain a neighborhood. Even as the modern world shifts, Nunica maintains an unyielding grip on its own identity, grounded in the simple, honest texture of its fields and the familiar, enduring presence of its inland waterways.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 153° SE
  • Terra Verde Golf Course (Park) — 0.6 mi, 204° SW
  • Crockery Creek Site (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 179° S
  • Spoonville Gun Club (Park) — 1.8 mi, 214° SW
  • Grand Haven State Game Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.1 mi, 226° SW
  • Connor Bayou (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 208° SW
  • Riverside Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 159° S
  • Bass River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 153° SE
  • Bakale Wildlife Unit (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 150° SE
  • Pere Marquette Railroad Locomotive 1223 (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 264° W
  • Community Archive and Research Center (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 243° SW
  • Tri-Cities Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 262° W
  • Idema Explorers Camp (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 269° W
  • Camp Information Kiosk (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 269° W
  • Camp Trailhead (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 269° W
  • Wetland Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 8.7 mi, 268° W
  • Eternal Flame (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 261° W
  • The Starlight Room (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 312° NW
  • Coast Guard Cutters on the Great Lakes (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 261° W
  • Shipwrecks and the Coast Guard (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 261° W
  • Muskegon County Wastewater System Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 012° N
  • Hoffmaster State Park (P.J. Hoffmaster) (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 286° W
  • USS LST 393 Veterans Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 318° NW
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 15.8 mi, 347° N · 539k acres
  • Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.5 mi, 334° NW
  • Old Underwater Docks (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 311° NW
  • Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 18.5 mi, 203° SW
  • Jenison Stump Fence (Historic Ruins) — 18.8 mi, 130° SE
  • Van Andel Living Shores (Aquarium) — 20.0 mi, 114° SE
  • Muse GR (Gallery) — 20.3 mi, 109° E

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About This Nunica Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nunica, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.079742, -86.067272. 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 Nunica includes the ZIP code (49448), telephone area code (616), county seat of Ottawa County (Grand Haven), and school district assignment (Spring Lake Public 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.