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Prescott Michigan Map

Explore Prescott, 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 Prescott, Michigan

How to Use This Prescott, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.191964
Longitude	-83.930825
Population	217
Density	75.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48756
Area Code	586
County Seat	West Branch
School District	Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

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About Prescott, Michigan

Prescott is a locality in Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 217. The population density is 75.5 people per km². Prescott is located at 44.1920°N, 83.9308°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Prescott is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48756.

Prescott rises from the quiet, inland expanse of the Michigan landscape, defined by the steady, unhurried passage of Johnson Creek as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 41.3 miles north of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 357°T), and is situated 5.2 miles east of Skidway Lake. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially as the light fades and the long shadows of the regional hardwoods stretch across the flat, open ground. Three miles to the east, the stillness of Cranberry Lake mirrors the gray, shifting clouds of the afternoon, while the horizon remains unbroken by any jagged peaks, save for the faint, distant suggestion of Kuhn Hill far to the south. Within the core of the land, Village Park provides a central green space where the pace of the day is marked only by the rustle of leaves and the occasional, distant hum of a passing truck on the regional roads.

History in Prescott remains etched into the simple, utilitarian architecture of the storefronts and the surrounding homesteads that speak to a legacy of timber and hard-wrought agriculture. The economy persists through a quiet reliance on the land, drawing from the nearby resources of the Ogemaw State Forest and the fertile, expansive potential of the Tyler Plains. Life here moves in rhythm with the seasons, from the deep, silent insulation of winter snows to the sudden, vibrant green of the growing months that draw residents toward the banks of the creek. Prescott endures as a place where the work of the day is visible in the calloused hand and the sturdy frame of the buildings, maintaining a character that values the slow accumulation of time over the clamor of faster, more modern worlds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Village Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 287° W
Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 040° NE
Lone Pine Tree Hunt Club (Park) — 1.8 mi, 233° SW
Fakawee Nature Conservancy Forest (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 202° S
Township of Clayton Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 193° S
Mansfield Club (Park) — 3.8 mi, 254° W
Ogemaw Pines Campground (Private Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 278° W
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 315° NW
Detroit Boy Scouts of America (Private Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 263° W
Rifle River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 340° N
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 13.2 mi, 044° NE · 436k acres
Lumber Jack statue (Public Artwork) — 15.1 mi, 285° W
Observation Tower (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 345° N
Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 130° SE
Frank Sabastian Smith House (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 291° W
ADA Hunting Blind (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 342° N
Ramp Jumps (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 319° NW
Iargo Springs Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 036° NE
Canoer's Memorial (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 039° NE
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 22.0 mi, 318° NW · 13k acres
Lumberman's Monument (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 042° NE
Au Sable Vista (Viewpoint) — 26.6 mi, 016° N
Gladwin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 244° SW
Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 311° NW
AuSable-Oscoda Historical Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 062° NE
Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 303° NW
Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 39.0 mi, 177° S
Steiner Museum (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 351° N
World Friendship Shell (Theatre) — 41.0 mi, 177° S
Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 54.8 mi, 254° W

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