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Suttons Bay Michigan Map

Explore Suttons Bay, 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 Suttons Bay, Michigan

How to Use This Suttons Bay, Michigan Map

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

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	Suttons Bay
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Leelanau County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	44.976666
Longitude	-85.650639
Population	613
Density	184.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49682
Area Code	989
County Seat	Suttons Bay Township
School District	Suttons Bay Public Schools

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About Suttons Bay, Michigan

Suttons Bay is a locality in Leelanau County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 613. The population density is 184.3 people per km². Suttons Bay is located at 44.9767°N, 85.6506°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Suttons Bay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49682.

Suttons Bay marks the transition where the dense, verdant woodlands of the Leelanau Peninsula surrender to the expansive, slate-gray horizon of Lake Michigan. It lies 14.8 miles north of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 354°T), and is situated 9.4 miles northwest of Peninsula Township. The terrain here rises in modest, glacial swells, providing a vantage point that feels suspended between the deep, cold water and the vast sky. Sunlight catches the surface of Suttons Bay, casting a rhythmic, fractured shimmer against the shore, while the quiet current of Leo Creek moves toward the coast, carving a subtle path through the loam. At the edge of the water, Marina Beach Park offers a quiet interface between the land and the lake, where the air carries a sharp, clean clarity that persists even through the humid height of summer.

Suttons Bay functions as an anchor for the surrounding agricultural economy, where the legacy of cherry and apple orchards defines the seasonal pulse of the region. The history of the area remains tied to its maritime heritage, an identity that lingers in the quiet activity of the harbor and the slow, deliberate pace of life observed by those who work the land. While Sugarloaf Mountain looms as a distant silhouette to the west and the distant, unseen Bassett Island remains part of the local geography’s lore, the daily reality is focused on the immediate, tangible labor of cultivation and trade. The character of Suttons Bay persists through this balance of industry and stillness, a place where the economy follows the slow, necessary ripening of the fruit and the predictable, seasonal retreat of the lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Bay (Cinema) — 0.0 mi, 217° SW
Bayside Gallery (Gallery) — 0.1 mi, 184° S
Brenda Clark Gallery (Gallery) — 0.1 mi, 025° NE
Bahle Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 273° W
Village Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 027° NE
Herman Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 180° S
45th Parallel (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 027° NE
Leugers at the Narrows Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 277° W
Mebert Creek Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 206° SW
Leland Historical District (Fishtown) (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 301° NW
Clay Cliffs Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 319° NW
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 7.3 mi, 256° W · 127k acres
Old Mission Peninsula State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 086° E
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.7 mi, 258° W
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.8 mi, 253° W · 32k acres
Peninsula Township War Memorial (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 084° E
Tinker Studio (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 133° SE
Center Road Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.1 mi, 140° SE
Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 116° SE
Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 114° SE
Leelanau State Park (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 014° N
Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 174° S
Time to Let Go (Public Artwork) — 14.6 mi, 175° S
Hugh J. Gray Cairn (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 098° E
Larry Cole Hardy (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 174° S
Milliken Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 168° S
Lars Hockstad Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 175° S
Stone Circle (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 077° E
The Cistern (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 179° S
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 19.9 mi, 185° S · 539k acres

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