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Rose City Michigan Map

Explore Rose 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 Rose City, Michigan

How to Use This Rose City, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.421406
Longitude	-84.116667
Population	577
Density	206.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48654
Area Code	586
County Seat	West Branch
School District	West Branch-Rose City Area Schools

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About Rose City, Michigan

Rose City is a locality in Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 577. The population density is 206.9 people per km². Rose City is located at 44.4214°N, 84.1167°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Rose City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48654.

Rose City emerges from a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of Houghton Creek, which channels its cool, amber waters directly through the heart of the terrain. It lies 55.5 miles southwest of Alpena, MI (from Alpena, MI: bearing 217°T), and is situated 16.9 miles north-northwest of Skidway Lake. The land here slopes away from the modest rise of Wagon Wheel Hill, five miles distant, toward the calm, reflective surface of Sandback Pond. In the early morning, a thin, ethereal mist clings to the grasses, blurring the boundary between the earth and the cool, damp air. Beyond the immediate clearing, the density of the Ogemaw State Forest seven miles away provides a dark, verdant backdrop that anchors the horizon. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the edges of the pine needles and turning the local timber into silhouettes against a sky that fades from bruised plum to a profound, ink-stained gray.

Rose City maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal cycles of the inland woods, where the economy has long drawn sustenance from the surrounding soil and the resilient timber of the region. Visitors and residents alike find a focal point at Houghton Creek Park, a quiet expanse that allows for a contemplative connection with the riverbed and its steady, rhythmic flow. The character of the locality is forged by this proximity to the wilder reaches of the north, where the labor of earlier generations remains etched in the simple, sturdy architecture of the storefronts and the sprawling, quiet roads. Life in Rose City moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, far removed from the frantic pulse of industrial centers, finding its purpose in the persistent, quiet work of maintaining a life in the deep interior of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Houghton Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 025° NE
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 000° N · 436k acres
Rifle River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 091° E
Win Ponds Hunt Club (Park) — 3.5 mi, 056° NE
Ramp Jumps (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 251° W
Rifle River State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 157° SE
ADA Hunting Blind (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 093° E
Village Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 083° E
Lost Lake (Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 121° SE
Observation Tower (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 100° E
Kirtland Warbler Unit Damon (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 333° NW
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 328° NW · 13k acres
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 095° E
Frank Sabastian Smith House (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 210° SW
Lumber Jack statue (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 204° SW
Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 288° W
Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.5 mi, 003° N · 6,932 acres
Pink Elephant Statue (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 358° N
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.1 mi, 354° N
Huron Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 18.0 mi, 346° N · 3,628 acres
Canoer's Memorial (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 087° E
Steiner Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 008° N
Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 282° W
Lumberman's Monument (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 088° E
Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 141° SE
Crawford County Historical Museum (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 299° NW
Major Hartwick Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 310° NW
Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 53.4 mi, 234° SW
Art in the Loft (Gallery) — 55.6 mi, 037° NE
Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 55.9 mi, 168° S

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