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Skidway Lake Michigan Map

Explore Skidway Lake, 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 Skidway Lake, Michigan

How to Use This Skidway Lake, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.19441
Longitude	-84.04621
Population	3,082
Density	105.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	48756, 48610
Area Code	586
County Seat	West Branch
School District	Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

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About Skidway Lake, Michigan

Skidway Lake is a locality in Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,082. The population density is 105.4 people per km². Skidway Lake is located at 44.1944°N, 84.0462°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 48756, 48610.

Skidway Lake manifests as a quiet intersection of dense woodland and low-lying, marshy terrain where the air carries the sharp, resinous scent of pine needles damp with morning mist. It lies 40.6 miles north-northeast of Midland, MI (from Midland, MI: bearing 15°T), and is situated 11.9 miles east-southeast of West Branch. The landscape remains defined by the persistent presence of the water, which draws the eye across a horizon broken only by the silhouettes of hardwoods and the encroaching shadows of the underbrush. A few miles to the west, the subtle rise of Kuhn Hill offers a faint, distant interruption to an otherwise level horizon, while the surrounding earth feels heavy and damp, absorbing the footsteps of those who traverse its soft, moss-covered trails. In the quiet hours before dusk, the light turns a bruised violet, casting long, thin fingers of shade that stretch across the forest floor and mirror the stillness of the dark, reflective surface of Skidway Lake.

Historical echoes of land development and mid-century migration shape the modest infrastructure of the locality, where the economy remains tethered to the slow, seasonal rhythms of regional recreation and small-scale forest management. Residents often find themselves orienting their days around the presence of the Mansfield Club, a PPRK that serves as a focal point for the preservation of local timber and wildlife corridors. To the north, the expansive reaches of the Ogemaw State Forest exert a cooling influence on the climate, while the proximity of Feeding Ground Creek ensures that the soil remains saturated, nourishing a dense, tangled transition zone between the drier ridges and the wetlands. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has long prioritized the quiet maintenance of its own boundaries over the frantic expansion found in the distant, industrialized centers of the south.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Elbow Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 066° NE
Ogemaw Pines Campground (Private Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 042° NE
Mansfield Club (Park) — 1.3 mi, 178° S
Detroit Boy Scouts of America (Private Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 224° SW
Newman Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 108° E
Lone Pine Tree Hunt Club (Park) — 3.8 mi, 109° E
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 032° NE
Fakawee Nature Conservancy Forest (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 123° SE
Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 071° E
Lumber Jack statue (Public Artwork) — 9.7 mi, 293° NW
Frank Sabastian Smith House (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 301° NW
Rifle River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 359° N
Observation Tower (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 007° N
ADA Hunting Blind (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 002° N
Ramp Jumps (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 335° NW
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 17.0 mi, 011° N · 436k acres
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 18.5 mi, 331° NW · 13k acres
Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 120° SE
Iargo Springs Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 047° NE
Gladwin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 238° SW
Canoer's Memorial (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 049° NE
Lumberman's Monument (Monument) — 26.7 mi, 051° NE
Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 27.4 mi, 318° NW
Au Sable Vista (Viewpoint) — 28.5 mi, 027° NE
Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 308° NW
Steiner Museum (Museum) — 38.6 mi, 360° N
AuSable-Oscoda Historical Museum (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 066° NE
Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 39.9 mi, 169° S
World Friendship Shell (Theatre) — 41.9 mi, 169° S
Weting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 49.4 mi, 252° W

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