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Seneca Michigan Map

Explore Seneca, 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 Seneca, Michigan

How to Use This Seneca, Michigan Map

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

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.

CitySeneca
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyKeweenaw County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude47.313811
Longitude-88.361777
DensityN/A /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes49256, 49235, 49950, 49280
Area Code906, 269
County SeatEagle River

About Seneca, Michigan

Seneca is a locality in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States. Seneca is located at 47.3138°N, 88.3618°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49256, 49235, 49950.

Seneca spreads across a landscape defined by the expansive, slate-gray waters of Seneca Lake, which anchor the horizon and dictate the slow, seasonal pulse of the region. It lies 70.1 miles northwest of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 320°T), and is situated 6.1 miles northwest of Traverse. The terrain radiates outward from this central basin in a series of low, methodical rises that eventually give way to the rugged silhouettes of the Cliff Range, visible four miles to the distance as a jagged, purple-hued spine against the sky. Near the town’s periphery, the persistent, rhythmic flow of Fulton Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil, offering a constant, low-frequency hum that accompanies the turning of the seasons. Residents often find their way to the City of Copper Park, a preserve where the dense, tangled undergrowth and quiet clearings provide a sanctuary for those seeking a respite from the open, windswept plains.

Seneca maintains a quiet resilience, rooted in an economy that has long been tethered to the extraction of resources and the rhythms of the land. The echoes of an industrial past linger in the architecture of older structures, where the heavy masonry reflects a time when the region’s wealth was pulled directly from the earth. Daily life in Seneca follows the unforced pace of the interior, marked by the changing light that reflects off the lake at dusk, turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape shifts toward the Upper Falls, where the water’s descent creates a permanent, cool mist that settles into the surrounding woods. Whether through the seasonal labor of the fields or the maintenance of local infrastructure, the people here share an unspoken understanding of their geography, recognizing that their existence is shaped by the proximity of the water and the enduring, stoic presence of the nearby ranges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • City of Copper Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 205° SW
  • Prospector's Paradise - Rock Shop (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 227° SW
  • Baraga State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 341° N
  • Gratiot River North (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 303° NW
  • Merganser Pond (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 353° N
  • WPA Stone Boat (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 222° SW
  • Keweenaw Snow Gauge (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 041° NE
  • Gratiot River County Park (Local Park) — 4.2 mi, 304° NW
  • Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 214° SW
  • Keweenaw Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.1 mi, 349° N
  • Ruth Ann Miller Memorial (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 232° SW
  • Calumet Theatre (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 223° SW
  • Alexander Agassiz Memorial (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 219° SW
  • Float Copper (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 219° SW
  • Eagle River Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 024° NE
  • Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 7.9 mi, 195° S
  • Old Homestead (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 232° SW
  • Houghton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 195° S
  • Central School Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 048° NE
  • Powder House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 048° NE
  • McLain State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 245° SW
  • Quincy Mine (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 219° SW
  • Isle Royale National Park (National Park) — 16.2 mi, 216° SW · 1.1M acres
  • The Miner (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 215° SW
  • Keweenaw Waterway Lookout (Viewpoint) — 16.3 mi, 219° SW
  • Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 216° SW
  • Seaman Mineral Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 213° SW
  • Orpheum Theater (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 219° SW
  • Marquette Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 27.7 mi, 147° SE
  • Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 39.9 mi, 197° S · 995k acres

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About This Seneca Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Seneca, Michigan. Coordinates: 47.313811, -88.361777. 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 Seneca includes the ZIP code (49256, 49235, 49950), telephone area code (906, 269), county seat of Keweenaw County (Eagle River), and school district assignment.

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.