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Reed City Michigan Map

Explore Reed City, 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 Reed City, Michigan

How to Use This Reed City, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityReed City
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyOsceola County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude43.875017
Longitude-85.51005
Population2,490
Density457.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code49677
Area Code989
County SeatReed City
School DistrictReed City Area Public Schools

About Reed City, Michigan

Reed City is a locality in Osceola County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,490. The population density is 457.4 people per km². Reed City is located at 43.8750°N, 85.5101°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Reed City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49677.

Reed City emerges from the flat, industrious plains of central Michigan, defined by the quiet persistence of the Hersey River as it carves a path through the local landscape. It lies 26.6 miles south-southwest of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 192°T), and is situated 12.3 miles north of Big Rapids. The surrounding terrain offers a wide, open horizon that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Ward Hills, their peaks marking the limits of the view. Just a short distance from the center of Reed City, the expansive surface of Lake No Sho Mo catches the low, pale light of late afternoon, turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver that cools the air. Beyond the immediate municipal borders, the dense, dark stands of the Chippewa River State Forest provide a backdrop of deep green, where the scent of pine needles sharpens the breeze and the land transitions into a tapestry of wild, untamed growth.

History in Reed City remains etched into the alignment of old rail beds, which once served as the arteries for a bustling timber economy that fueled the growth of the region. Where steam engines once thundered, the modern pace is measured by the steady hum of commerce and the quiet maintenance of local life, punctuated by the occasional traveler heading toward the Private Golf Course for a round on the manicured fairways. Residents often gather near the Hersey River, finding a particular beauty in the way the current reflects the changing colors of the seasons, from the crisp, yellow light of autumn to the stark, white clarity of winter. Life in Reed City moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, grounded by a shared appreciation for the vast, inland spaces and the enduring, practical character of a place that knows itself well.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Reed City Theater Guild (Theatre) — 0.2 mi, 284° W
  • Private Golf Course (Park) — 2.3 mi, 090° E
  • Buck and Brush Club (Park) — 2.5 mi, 057° NE
  • Reed City Public Schools (Private Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 353° N
  • Eagle Boys Village (Private Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 091° E
  • Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 354° N
  • Township of Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 353° N
  • Cadillac State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 302° NW
  • Paris Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 176° S
  • Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 171° S
  • Eiffel Tower (Public Artwork) — 6.0 mi, 176° S
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 7.0 mi, 241° SW · 539k acres
  • LeRoy Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 014° N
  • Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 174° S
  • Idlewild Historical and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 13.3 mi, 280° W
  • Pere Marquette, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.4 mi, 266° W · 13k acres
  • Little Manistee, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.8 mi, 307° NW · 9,812 acres
  • Hansen Memorial Wildlife Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 22.1 mi, 015° N
  • Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 224° SW
  • Marion Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 050° NE
  • Adventure Island (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 006° N
  • KISS Monument (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 010° N
  • Cadillac 5 Theater (Cinema) — 26.4 mi, 012° N
  • Wexford County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 012° N
  • Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.6 mi, 076° E
  • Hazel Iva Weatherby Memorial Tree (Monument) — 31.3 mi, 169° S
  • Farwell Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 095° E
  • Notipekago (Monument) — 35.6 mi, 277° W
  • Newaygo County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 35.6 mi, 218° SW
  • Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 40.8 mi, 116° SE

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About This Reed City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Reed City, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.875017, -85.51005. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Reed City includes the ZIP code (49677), telephone area code (989), county seat of Osceola County (Reed City), and school district assignment (Reed City Area Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.