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Pointe Aux Pins Michigan Map

Explore Pointe Aux Pins, 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 Pointe Aux Pins, Michigan

How to Use This Pointe Aux Pins, Michigan Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pointe Aux Pins, 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 Pointe Aux Pins.

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	Pointe Aux Pins
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Mackinac County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	45.732513
Longitude	-84.477814
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49775
Area Code	906
County Seat	St. Ignace

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About Pointe Aux Pins, Michigan

Pointe Aux Pins is a locality in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Pointe Aux Pins is located at 45.7325°N, 84.4778°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49775.

Pointe Aux Pins commands a rugged, low-slung geography where the dense, resinous scent of evergreen forest meets the vast, shifting expanse of Lake Huron. It lies 53.1 miles south of Sault Ste Marie, MI (from Sault Ste Marie, MI: bearing 187°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north of Cheboygan. The terrain here is defined by the heavy, damp silence of the North Woods, broken only by the persistent rhythm of water against the shore or the distant call of gulls circling Gull Island. Far to the south, the faint, hazy silhouette of Hungry Hill suggests a horizon that never quite settles, while the air maintains a sharp, bracing clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the cedar and pine. Beneath the canopy, the soil is thin and rocky, a testament to the glacial legacy that carved this coastal reach, leaving behind a landscape that feels perpetually poised between the quiet persistence of the wilderness and the encroaching tide of the seasons.

Pointe Aux Pins carries the weight of a maritime past, its identity forged by the sailors and timber haulers who once navigated the treacherous waters of Waterway Harbor. The local economy remains tethered to the water and the stewardship of the land, with the Straits of Mackinac Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve protecting the submerged artifacts of a century’s worth of maritime commerce. Life here moves with a deliberate, seasonal patience, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers, where the local focus turns toward the maintenance of docks and the quiet harvest of the nearby Little Black River corridor. Even in the height of summer, the atmosphere retains a solitary, introspective quality, as if the residents are perpetually listening to the low, steady hum of the lake that dictates the tempo of their days.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Straits of Mackinac Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 1.1 mi, 270° W
Mixed Forest Natural Area, Bois Blanc (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 024° NE
Snake Island-Mud Lake Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 067° NE
Bois Blanc Island Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 069° E
Jahn, Martin and Reinhardt Family (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 316° NW
Cheboygan State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 152° SE
Cheboygan Point Light #592 (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 147° SE
Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl") (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 178° S
Cheboygan Opera House (Theatre) — 5.9 mi, 179° S
Nautical North Family Adventures (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 180° S
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.0 mi, 090° E
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 8.2 mi, 318° NW · 899k acres
Round Island Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.2 mi, 318° NW · 375 acres
Round Island Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 8.2 mi, 318° NW
Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 130° SE
Sea Shell City (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 228° SW
Mackinac State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 323° NW
Mission Church (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 322° NW
Round Island Lighthouse (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 319° NW
Island House (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 321° NW
Mackinac Island Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.5 mi, 320° NW
Crack in the Island (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 320° NW
Mackinaw Trolley Company (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 285° W
Seven Elements Art Gallery (Gallery) — 12.6 mi, 286° W
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 287° W
Colonial Michilimackinac (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 287° W
Fishermen's Memorial (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 308° NW
Museum of Ojibwa Culture (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 308° NW
Topinabee Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 198° S
Horseshoe Bay Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.4 mi, 329° NW · 3,879 acres

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