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Ontonagon Michigan Map

Explore Ontonagon, 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 Ontonagon, Michigan

How to Use This Ontonagon, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	46.871052
Longitude	-89.31403
Population	1,285
Density	134.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49953
Area Code	906
County Seat	Ontonagon
School District	Ontonagon Area Schools

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About Ontonagon, Michigan

Ontonagon is a locality in Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,285. The population density is 134.3 people per km². Ontonagon is located at 46.8711°N, 89.3140°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Ontonagon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49953.

Ontonagon marks the confluence where the persistent, dark currents of the Ontonagon River meet the expansive, slate-gray horizon of Lake Superior. It lies 93.7 miles west-northwest of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 285°T), and is situated 56.1 miles west-southwest of Traverse. The terrain here is shaped by the ancient, deliberate weight of the North Woods, where dense stands of pine and hardwood stretch toward the horizon, punctuated only by the distant, rugged elevation of C Shaft Hill. Within a mile of the riverbanks, the Ottawa National Forest offers a sprawling, untamed canopy that filters the sunlight into long, amber shafts, settling over a landscape that feels perpetually expectant. The air carries a crisp, mineral sharpness, a reminder of the proximity to the deep, cold waters that dictate the temperament of the seasons and the slow, deliberate turn of the year.

Ontonagon draws its identity from the copper-veined earth beneath its feet, a legacy of extraction that once drew prospectors into the wilderness to carve a living from the subterranean dark. While the clamor of the mining era has long since faded into the quietude of the present, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the woods and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding land. A few miles to the east, the Mishwabic State Forest provides a quiet buffer of timberland, reinforcing the sense of isolation that defines the daily experience of the people here. Life in Ontonagon moves with the unforced cadence of a place that understands its own boundaries, where the echoes of industrial ambition have softened into a steady, grounded existence defined by the river’s path and the vast, unyielding presence of the northern wilderness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Ontonagon Theater of Performing Arts (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 030° NE
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 176° S · 995k acres
Ontonagon Golf Club (Park) — 1.0 mi, 090° E
Baraga State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 194° S
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 072° E
Flint Fire Hunt Club (Park) — 6.5 mi, 085° E
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 255° W
Military Hill Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 10.9 mi, 156° SE · 1,619 acres
Sand Dunes (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 257° W
Childhood Cottage Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 145° SE
Old Victoria Historic Townsite (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 161° S
Ontonagon, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.9 mi, 177° S · 46k acres
Ontonagon, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.7 mi, 180° S · 8,876 acres
East Vista (Viewpoint) — 16.0 mi, 255° W
Keweenaw Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 29.1 mi, 052° NE
Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.3 mi, 120° SE · 17k acres
Copper Range Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 066° NE
Paulding Light (Attraction) — 36.6 mi, 170° S
Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 37.5 mi, 065° NE
Creekside Bike Park (Attraction) — 37.6 mi, 060° NE
Marenisco Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 38.5 mi, 208° SW
Orpheum Theater (Theatre) — 38.6 mi, 063° NE
Chassell Mountain Bike Skills Park (Attraction) — 38.8 mi, 073° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 38.9 mi, 063° NE
Aurora Borealis Mural (Public Artwork) — 39.1 mi, 063° NE
Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 064° NE
Quincy Mine (Museum) — 39.4 mi, 062° NE
Isle Royale National Park (National Park) — 39.4 mi, 064° NE · 1.1M acres
Quincy Smelter (Historic Ruins) — 39.5 mi, 063° NE
Remains of Company Community of Lower Pewabic (Historic Ruins) — 39.6 mi, 062° NE

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