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Pentwater Michigan Map

Explore Pentwater, 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 Pentwater, Michigan

How to Use This Pentwater, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.781673
Longitude	-86.433136
Population	890
Density	256.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49449
Area Code	616
County Seat	Hart
School District	Pentwater Public School District

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About Pentwater, Michigan

Pentwater is a locality in Oceana County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 890. The population density is 256.8 people per km². Pentwater is located at 43.7817°N, 86.4331°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Pentwater is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49449.

Pentwater anchors itself firmly to the edge of Pentwater Lake, where the water gathers in a deep, still basin surrounded by the dense, dark timber of the inland woods. It lies 38.9 miles north-northwest of Muskegon, MI (from Muskegon, MI: bearing 346°T), and is situated 12.0 miles south of Ludington. The Pentwater River snakes through the landscape, feeding the lake with a steady, deliberate current that carves through the earth before meeting the quiet stillness of the water’s surface. To the east, the horizon is marked by the distant, hazy silhouette of Piney Ridge, a reminder of the rugged, elevated terrain that defines the wider regional geography. Mears State Park occupies the immediate periphery, preserving a stretch of land where the soil is thick with pine needles and the air holds a persistent, cool dampness that lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the trees.

Pentwater emerged from the labor of the lumber era, when the surrounding forests were systematically harvested to build cities further south, leaving behind a legacy of industry that has since softened into a slower, seasonal economy. Local life follows the slow turning of the sun and the cycle of the orchard harvests, where the scent of ripening fruit often drifts on the breeze from nearby groves. The architecture of the older streets reflects a time of modest, sturdy construction, with wood-frame buildings that seem to settle deeper into the loam with every passing winter. Throughout the day, the pace remains measured, dictated not by the rush of modern transit but by the gentle, recurring tasks of a place that knows its own boundaries and respects the simple, persistent movement of its river and lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mears State Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 330° NW
Pentwater River State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 165° S
Lake Michigan United Methodist Camp (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 202° S
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 2.2 mi, 087° E · 539k acres
Bass Lake Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 021° N
Grace Youth Camp Nature Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 205° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 146° SE
Oceana County Veterans Monument (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 146° SE
Chadwick Munger House (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 147° SE
Silver Lake State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 207° SW
Oceana Historical Society (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 175° S
Hart-Montague Bicycle Trail Park (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 174° S
Pere Marquette, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.6 mi, 004° N · 13k acres
Ludington's Lumbering Era (Public Artwork) — 11.8 mi, 355° N
Golden Key Art Gallery (Gallery) — 12.0 mi, 358° N
AMC CLASSIC Ludington 8 (Cinema) — 12.2 mi, 014° N
Notipekago (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 045° NE
Lewis Adventure Farm & Zoo (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 171° S
Gem Mining (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 170° S
Kinji Shrine (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 193° S
Assembly (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 193° S
Sandy McGrath Outlook (Viewpoint) — 15.9 mi, 193° S
White, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.1 mi, 142° SE · 21k acres
Big Sable Point Lighthouse (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 348° N
Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.7 mi, 358° N · 3,271 acres
Studio 2 Gallery (Gallery) — 25.5 mi, 171° S
Old Town Hall (Historic Ruins) — 25.6 mi, 157° SE
Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 25.6 mi, 153° SE
Huck Finn Rafts (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 153° SE
Lau Firebowl (Theatre) — 26.2 mi, 153° SE

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