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Stanwood Michigan Map

Explore Stanwood, 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 Stanwood, Michigan

How to Use This Stanwood, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.578637
Longitude	-85.449208
Population	194
Density	309.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49346
Area Code	616
County Seat	Big Rapids
School District	Morley Stanwood Community Schools

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About Stanwood, Michigan

Stanwood is a locality in Mecosta County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 194. The population density is 309.5 people per km². Stanwood is located at 43.5786°N, 85.4492°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Stanwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49346.

Stanwood occupies a quiet expanse of the Michigan interior where the land settles into a pattern of low, forested swells and expansive, cultivated fields. It lies 34.1 miles west of Mount Pleasant, MI (from Mount Pleasant, MI: bearing 268°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-southeast of Big Rapids. The landscape is defined by the steady, dark flow of Macks Creek, which winds through the terrain with a deliberate, unhurried persistence. Only a few miles away, the vast, still waters of Rogers Dam Pond anchor the horizon, reflecting the wide, pale sky that stretches over the surrounding timber. In the distance, the gentle rise of the Brady Hills breaks the flatness of the terrain, while the nearby Martiny Lake State Game Area offers a sprawling, marshy sanctuary for the local fauna. The light here in the late afternoon shifts to a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows across the tall grasses and emphasizing the quiet, elemental texture of the soil.

Generations of settlers were drawn to Stanwood by the promise of timber and the fertile potential of the earth, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that persists in the weathered barns and sturdy, modest homes of the region. The economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the land, with agriculture and local trade serving as the primary pulse of daily activity. Life here moves with the season, marked by the turning of the leaves and the quiet preparation for the long, cold winters that define this corner of the state. While the pace of the modern world continues to accelerate elsewhere, the character of Stanwood remains grounded in the physical reality of the creek and the pond, maintaining a steady, unassuming existence that values the work of the hands and the silence of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Martiny Lake State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 039° NE
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 2.9 mi, 284° W · 539k acres
Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 317° NW
Fort Faith Baptist Camp (Private Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 228° SW
Falcon Head Golf Club (Park) — 5.5 mi, 347° N
McGill Forest School (Private Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 131° SE
St. Ives Golf Club (Park) — 6.5 mi, 070° E
Celebration (Public Artwork) — 7.4 mi, 347° N
Big Bend Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 237° SW
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 348° N
Newaygo State Park (leased from Consumer's Energy) (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 232° SW
Hazel Iva Weatherby Memorial Tree (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 163° S
White, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.7 mi, 265° W · 21k acres
Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 283° W
White Pine Trail State Park (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 189° S
Reed City Theater Guild (Theatre) — 20.8 mi, 351° N
White Creek Railroad (Theme Park) — 23.5 mi, 196° S
Newaygo County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.0 mi, 253° W
Pere Marquette, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 27.2 mi, 314° NW · 13k acres
Idlewild Historical and Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 27.9 mi, 325° NW
Fruit Ridge Hayrides (Attraction) — 31.7 mi, 211° SW
LeRoy Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 360° N
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 31.9 mi, 189° S
Wynalda Flow Trails Hub (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 192° S
Boulder Jump (Attraction) — 33.2 mi, 193° S
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 33.5 mi, 086° E
McGuirk Arena (Stadium) — 33.8 mi, 089° E
Bush Theater (Theatre) — 33.9 mi, 089° E
World War II Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 34.0 mi, 087° E
Museum of Cultural and Natural History (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 088° E

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