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Port Austin Michigan Map

Explore Port Austin, 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 Port Austin, Michigan

How to Use This Port Austin, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.046125
Longitude	-82.994114
Population	622
Density	243.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48467
Area Code	248
County Seat	Bad Axe
School District	North Huron School District

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About Port Austin, Michigan

Port Austin is a locality in Huron County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 622. The population density is 243.3 people per km². Port Austin is located at 44.0461°N, 82.9941°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Port Austin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48467.

Port Austin occupies a landscape where the flat, fertile earth of the thumb meets the expansive, slate-blue horizon of Lake Huron. It lies 54.4 miles northeast of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 55°T), and is situated 16.9 miles north of Bad Axe. Bird Creek moves with a quiet, persistent gravity through the terrain, carving a path toward the water’s edge before it settles into the quietude of Bird Creek Park. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a singular, heavy clarity, turning the surrounding fields into stretches of amber and deep shadow that seem to hold the warmth of the sun long after it has retreated. It is a place defined by the weight of the sky and the steady, unyielding presence of the lake, which dictates the temperament of the air and the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.

Port Austin carries the remnants of a history built upon the extraction and movement of timber, though the rhythms of the present are measured by the seasonal movement of people and the modest output of local agriculture. The legacy of the lumber industry remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that persists against the biting winds, a testament to a time when the labor of men shaped the very edges of the woods. Today, the economy relies on the quiet persistence of small-scale commerce and the stewardship of the land, with Bird Creek Park acting as a focal point for those who come to observe the changing colors of the landscape. Life in Port Austin moves with the predictable, cyclical nature of the weather, where the inhabitants remain attuned to the subtle shifts in the wind and the cold, crystalline stillness that descends when the winter ice begins to take hold.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Village of Port Austin Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 307° NW
Thumb Area Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 358° N
City of Bad Axe Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 178° S
Bird Creek Golf Club (Park) — 1.7 mi, 179° S
Pointe aux Barques Golf Club (Park) — 2.2 mi, 070° E
Port Crescent State Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 230° SW
Boardwalk (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 242° SW
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 241° SW
Rush Lake State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 240° SW
Sleeper State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 247° SW
Verona State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.1 mi, 168° S
Pigeon Historical Society (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 222° SW
Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.5 mi, 267° W · 1,668 acres
Vicki Keith (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 129° SE
Forever Soaring (Public Artwork) — 23.3 mi, 172° S
Sanilac Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 27.0 mi, 183° S
Survivor Pine (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 183° S
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 27.3 mi, 316° NW · 436k acres
AuSable-Oscoda Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 327° NW
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 32.2 mi, 360° N
Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 270° W
Kiwanis' Monument (Attraction) — 40.8 mi, 310° NW
Lumberman's Monument (Monument) — 41.2 mi, 311° NW
Canoer's Memorial (Monument) — 42.2 mi, 310° NW
Iargo Springs Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 43.4 mi, 309° NW
Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 43.4 mi, 208° SW
The Barn Theatre (Theatre) — 48.5 mi, 152° SE
Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 53.2 mi, 237° SW
Van Buren Street Theatre (Theatre) — 54.1 mi, 235° SW
Ultimate Mirror Maze (Theme Park) — 62.3 mi, 217° SW

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