Explore Stephenson, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stephenson, 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 Stephenson.
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 | Stephenson |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Menominee County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Menominee) |
| Latitude | 45.415251 |
| Longitude | -87.607616 |
| Population | 816 |
| Density | 290.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 49887 |
| Area Code | 906 |
| County Seat | Menominee |
| School District | Stephenson Area Public Schools |
Stephenson emerges from the flat, timbered plains of the Upper Peninsula where the Little Cedar River carves a quiet, persistent path through the earth. It lies 34.8 miles southwest of Escanaba, MI (from Escanaba, MI: bearing 229°T), and is situated 34.4 miles northwest of Door. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially as the late afternoon light elongates the shadows of the surrounding hardwoods and pine. Five miles to the west, the surface of Wagner Lake mirrors the shifting gray of the sky, serving as a still, reflective anchor in a landscape defined by its inland solitude. Beyond the immediate town limits, the terrain shifts into the modest elevation of Peterson Park, a basin that offers a subtle respite from the otherwise level horizon. To the north, the distant silhouette of Buck Hill rises as a singular, muted landmark against the vast, open expanse of the regional sky.
Stephenson maintains a character forged by the steady, measured pace of agricultural life and the legacy of regional timber harvesting. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the seasonal demands of the surrounding acreage, while the nearby Stephenson Township provides a vital connection to the preserved natural tracts of the area. Life here moves with a deliberate gravity, far removed from the frantic pulse of industrial centers, finding its expression in the maintenance of local homesteads and the quiet continuity of daily commerce. Residents often look toward the deeper, untamed expanse of the Wausaukee State Forest to the south, where the dense canopy marks the boundary of a wilderness that has dictated the fortunes of the inhabitants for generations. Despite the isolation, there is a profound sense of permanence in the way the local streets intersect with the rural roads, creating a network that binds the people of Stephenson to the land they cultivate.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stephenson, Michigan. Coordinates: 45.415251, -87.607616. 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 Stephenson includes the ZIP code (49887), telephone area code (906), county seat of Menominee County (Menominee), and school district assignment (Stephenson Area Public Schools).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |