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Skandia Michigan Map

Explore Skandia, 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 Skandia, Michigan

How to Use This Skandia, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	46.377441
Longitude	-87.241532
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49885
Area Code	906
County Seat	Marquette

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About Skandia, Michigan

Skandia is a locality in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Skandia is located at 46.3774°N, 87.2415°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49885.

Skandia maintains a quiet equilibrium where the West Branch Nelson Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the dense, verdant terrain of the Upper Peninsula. It lies 13.6 miles south-southeast of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 147°T), and is situated 9.6 miles southeast of Chocolay Township. The landscape surrounding Skandia is defined by a deep, wooded solitude, where the earth rises in subtle, irregular swells that catch the thin, pale light of the northern afternoons. Only a mile away, the quiet basin of Abraham Lake collects the runoff from the surrounding timberlands, its dark surface mirroring the heavy, overcast skies. Further out, the terrain shifts toward the rugged profile of Mount Mesnard, which anchors the distant horizon, while the nearby Upper Chocolay Falls drops with a steady, rhythmic cadence into the rocky pools below, a constant acoustic presence in the stillness of the woods.

History in Skandia remains anchored to the slow, deliberate work of the land and the endurance of those who settled among the vast stands of timber. The economy has long mirrored the temperament of the Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest, where the intersection of research and raw industry dictates the pace of life. Residents here observe a cycle governed by the seasonal transition of the forest canopy, moving from the sharp, biting clarity of winter to the humid, moss-thickened intensity of the short summer. There is a distinct lack of artifice in the local character, a byproduct of living so close to the sprawling, unmanaged acreage of the Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest, where the boundary between human effort and the encroaching wilderness feels perpetually thin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 137° SE · 899k acres
Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 1.4 mi, 137° SE
Dukes National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 4.0 mi, 098° E · 262 acres
Whitefish, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.0 mi, 112° E · 7,213 acres
Forsyth Township (Local Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 228° SW
Marquette County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 231° SW
Lake LaVasseur Flooding State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 015° N
Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 089° E
Marquette Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.7 mi, 359° N
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 113° SE
Lakenenland (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 029° NE
Rock Cut Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.5 mi, 326° NW
Rock River Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.0 mi, 088° E · 5,263 acres
Morgan Falls (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 313° NW
Lower Carp Falls (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 312° NW
Lower Harbor Ore Dock (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 328° NW
The Gallery (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 328° NW
Masonic Red Room (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 328° NW
Eben Ice Caves (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 089° E
Harlow Farms First Homestead (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 323° NW
Shiras Planetarium (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 326° NW
Bartlett King (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 327° NW
Negaunee Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 297° NW
Jackson Mine Monument (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 299° NW
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 291° W
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 27.6 mi, 085° E · 110k acres
Michigamme Historical Museum (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 285° W
IXL Historical Museum (Museum) — 49.4 mi, 201° S
Boarding House Site (Historic Ruins) — 53.1 mi, 149° SE
Butcher Shop (Historic Ruins) — 53.2 mi, 149° SE

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