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Scottville Michigan Map

Explore Scottville, 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 Scottville, Michigan

How to Use This Scottville, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityScottville
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyMason County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude43.954728
Longitude-86.280079
Population1,356
Density351.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code49454
Area Code616
County SeatLudington
School DistrictMason County Central Schools

About Scottville, Michigan

Scottville is a locality in Mason County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,356. The population density is 351.4 people per km². Scottville is located at 43.9547°N, 86.2801°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Scottville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49454.

Scottville commands a quiet presence upon the Michigan landscape, anchored firmly by the proximity of Hackert Lake just two miles from its center. It lies 48.2 miles west-southwest of Cadillac, MI (from Cadillac, MI: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east of Ludington. The earth here holds a sturdy, agrarian weight, marked by flat expanses and the slow, deliberate movement of the Pere Marquette River as it winds through the landscape a single mile away. To the east, the silhouette of Piney Ridge anchors the horizon, a distant reminder of the geological theater that shaped these plains. Within the town limits, MacPhail Field provides an open, grassy expanse where the quality of light at dusk softens the sharp edges of the architecture, casting long, bruised-purple shadows across the turf while the air cools with the scent of damp soil and rising night mist.

Scottville retains an industrious, unassuming character, built upon the legacy of those who first cleared the timber and tilled the heavy soil. The economy remains tethered to the land’s quiet productivity, reflecting a history of seasonal cycles and the steady, rhythmic persistence of local commerce. While the deep green expanse of the Manistee National Forest waits nineteen miles away and the winding path of the Indian Trail lies seven miles to the distance, the daily life of Scottville centers on the intersection of tradition and the modest demands of the present. There is a particular clarity in the autumn air here, a crispness that sharpens the sound of distant machinery and makes the simple, brick-fronted facades of the main thoroughfare seem like remnants of a more deliberate age, enduring with a quiet, unadorned grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • MacPhail Field (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 269° W
  • Pere Marquette, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.4 mi, 171° S · 13k acres
  • St. Marys Field (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 092° E
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 3.2 mi, 108° E · 539k acres
  • Notipekago (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 112° E
  • AMC CLASSIC Ludington 8 (Cinema) — 4.8 mi, 269° W
  • Mason Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 271° W
  • Golden Key Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.0 mi, 271° W
  • Follow the Leader (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 269° W
  • Ludington State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 289° W
  • Natural Area Big Sable Dunes and Swales (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 297° NW
  • Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.2 mi, 324° NW · 3,271 acres
  • Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 11.6 mi, 299° NW
  • Nordhouse Dunes Research Natural Area Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 12.2 mi, 316° NW
  • Big Sable Point Lighthouse (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 301° NW
  • Little Manistee, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.8 mi, 019° N · 9,812 acres
  • Oceana County Veterans Monument (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 193° S
  • Chadwick Munger House (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 193° S
  • Hart-Montague Bicycle Trail Park (State Recreation Area) — 18.7 mi, 194° S
  • Our Savior's Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 354° N
  • Oceana Historical Society (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 200° S
  • Ramsdell Theatre Opera House (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 354° N
  • The Vogue Theatre (Cinema) — 20.3 mi, 354° N
  • Silver Lake State Park (State Park) — 20.8 mi, 211° SW
  • Idlewild Historical and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 25.5 mi, 097° E
  • Lewis Adventure Farm & Zoo (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 191° S
  • Gem Mining (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 191° S
  • Kinji Shrine (Monument) — 29.6 mi, 202° S
  • Assembly (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 202° S
  • Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 134° SE

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About This Scottville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scottville, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.954728, -86.280079. 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 Scottville includes the ZIP code (49454), telephone area code (616), county seat of Mason County (Ludington), and school district assignment (Mason County Central 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.