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Spalding Michigan Map

Explore Spalding, 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 Spalding, Michigan

How to Use This Spalding, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	45.695799
Longitude	-87.51096
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49886
Area Code	906
County Seat	Menominee

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About Spalding, Michigan

Spalding is a locality in Menominee County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Spalding is located at 45.6958°N, 87.5110°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49886.

Spalding sits upon a vast, quiet expanse of the Upper Peninsula where the Cedar River carves a dark, persistent vein through the timbered landscape. It lies 21.8 miles west of Escanaba, MI (from Escanaba, MI: bearing 261°T), and is situated 20.0 miles east-southeast of Norway. The terrain here is defined by low, wooded ridges and marshes that hold the morning frost long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the east, the deep, shadowed greens of the Escanaba River State Forest offer a dense boundary, while the nearby Menominee County grounds provide a stretch of open, undisturbed earth. Reed Lake lies three miles away, a still mirror reflecting the heavy, gray skies that settle over the land as winter approaches. The air in Spalding carries the sharp, clean scent of pine needles and damp soil, a reminder of the immense, untamed wilderness that presses against the edges of the settlement.

Spalding emerged from the necessity of the lumber trade, its early foundations built upon the relentless extraction of white pine that once defined the regional economy. Today, the pace of life remains tethered to the rhythms of the forest and the small-scale agricultural plots that break the monotony of the woods. The echoes of the timber era linger in the weathered siding of older structures and the steady, mechanical hum of regional industry that keeps the local economy functioning. While Chalk Hill stands as a distant, hazy silhouette to the west, the focus of the locality remains inward, anchored to the gravel roads and the seasonal cycles of the North Woods. Daily life in Spalding moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, shaped by the practical demands of a landscape that asks much of those who choose to remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Menominee County (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 287° W
Normenco Sportsmen Club (Park) — 1.0 mi, 093° E
IXL Historical Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 281° W
Natural Area Carney Fen (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 221° SW
Crystal Falls State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 309° NW
Menominee River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.9 mi, 270° W
Menominee River State Recreation Area (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 265° W
Menominee River State Park & Recreation Area 2 (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 265° W
Marinette County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 247° SW
Iron Mountain Iron Mine (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 289° W
Steele Monument (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 289° W
Wells State Park (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 162° S
Jake Menghini Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 289° W
First Pier (Viewpoint) — 21.3 mi, 282° W
House of Yesteryear Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 288° W
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 26.2 mi, 071° E · 899k acres
Gravity Hub (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 289° W
West Shore Fishing Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 173° S
Cornish Pump Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 289° W
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (Attraction) — 30.4 mi, 286° W
Whitefish, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 31.1 mi, 060° NE · 10k acres
Indian Trail (Monument) — 32.8 mi, 060° NE
Little Lake Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 33.9 mi, 125° SE
Ellison Bluff State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 36.2 mi, 147° SE
45th Parallel (Monument) — 38.3 mi, 187° S
Northern Sky Theater (Theatre) — 39.4 mi, 159° S
Nicolet National Forest (National Forest) — 40.5 mi, 290° W · 663k acres
Boarding House Site (Historic Ruins) — 40.6 mi, 087° E
D. Dupont Barber Shop (Historic Ruins) — 40.6 mi, 088° E
Bear Statue (Public Artwork) — 41.9 mi, 186° S

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