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Onekama Michigan Map

Explore Onekama, 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 Onekama, Michigan

How to Use This Onekama, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityOnekama
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyManistee County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude44.363613
Longitude-86.205087
Population399
Density262.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code49675
Area Code989
County SeatManistee
School DistrictOnekama Consolidated Schools

About Onekama, Michigan

Onekama is a locality in Manistee County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 399. The population density is 262.4 people per km². Onekama is located at 44.3636°N, 86.2051°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Onekama is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49675.

Onekama maintains a quiet, deliberate presence upon the edges of Portage Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting moods of the sky. It lies 33.2 miles southwest of Long Lake Township, MI (from Long Lake Township, MI: bearing 223°T), and is situated 10.1 miles northeast of Manistee. Schimke Creek winds its way through the landscape, feeding into the basin and grounding the surrounding terrain in a cycle of steady, freshwater flow. The land rises in gentle, earth-bound swells that suggest the proximity of the distant Udell Hills, though the immediate view is defined by the dense, temperate woodland and the open, cultivated fields that characterize this inland reach. Within the quiet boundaries of Village Park, the light at dusk takes on a pale, amber quality, catching the movement of the leaves and casting long, thin shadows across the grass that seem to hold the stillness of the afternoon.

Onekama carries the weight of a history rooted in the timber trade and the slow, persistent labor of clearing the dense thickets that once dominated the region. Today, the local economy draws its vitality from the seasonal rhythms of agriculture and the cautious stewardship of the surrounding natural resources, reflecting a culture that favors endurance over rapid expansion. The pace of life here is measured by the changing color of the orchards and the cyclical maintenance of the land, rather than the frantic demands of industry. Residents and visitors alike find a sense of continuity in the way the local life organizes itself around the presence of Portage Lake, a body of water that serves as both a physical anchor and a silent witness to the daily passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Village Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 259° W
  • Mineral Springs Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 331° NW
  • Manistee Fairgrounds (Park) — 0.8 mi, 132° SE
  • Heathlands Golf Course (Park) — 1.5 mi, 174° S
  • Portage Point Woods (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 304° NW
  • Manistee River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 176° S
  • Manistee, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.3 mi, 171° S · 8,921 acres
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 5.4 mi, 168° S · 539k acres
  • Bear Creek, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.5 mi, 135° SE · 1,894 acres
  • Orchard Beach State Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 223° SW
  • The Vogue Theatre (Cinema) — 9.9 mi, 216° SW
  • Ramsdell Theatre Opera House (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 216° SW
  • Our Savior's Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 215° SW
  • Stockade Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 14.8 mi, 041° NE
  • Benzie Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 015° N
  • Slagle Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.2 mi, 102° E
  • Marquette's Death (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 354° N
  • City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 359° N
  • Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 009° N
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 21.2 mi, 015° N · 127k acres
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 001° N · 32k acres
  • Big Sable Point Lighthouse (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 216° SW
  • Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.4 mi, 049° NE
  • AMC CLASSIC Ludington 8 (Cinema) — 29.6 mi, 197° S
  • Golden Key Art Gallery (Gallery) — 30.5 mi, 203° SW
  • Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 33.9 mi, 047° NE
  • Rope Swing (Attraction) — 35.8 mi, 052° NE
  • Suspendend Overlook (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 050° NE
  • Adventure Island (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 103° E
  • Idlewild Historical and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 38.1 mi, 146° SE

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About This Onekama Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Onekama, Michigan. Coordinates: 44.363613, -86.205087. 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 Onekama includes the ZIP code (49675), telephone area code (989), county seat of Manistee County (Manistee), and school district assignment (Onekama Consolidated 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.