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Thompson Michigan Map

Explore Thompson, 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 Thompson, Michigan

How to Use This Thompson, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	45.904974
Longitude	-86.330418
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49854, 49887
Area Code	906
County Seat	Manistique

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About Thompson, Michigan

Thompson is a locality in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Thompson is located at 45.9050°N, 86.3304°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49854, 49887.

Thompson emerges from the quiet, dense interior of the Upper Peninsula where the earth settles into a landscape of muted greens and deep, earth-toned shadows. It lies 37.0 miles east-northeast of Escanaba, MI (from Escanaba, MI: bearing 72°T), and is situated 5.4 miles southwest of Manistique. Thompson Creek moves with a deliberate, low-slung pace through the terrain, its waters carving a path toward the expansive, gray-blue horizon of Lake Michigan. The air here holds a crisp, persistent weight, carrying the scent of damp pine needles and the cool, damp breath of the surrounding woodlands. Only a mile away, the Shingleton State Forest Area offers a sprawling, untamed expanse of brush and timber, providing a stark, silent contrast to the modest clearings where the land has been pressed into service by those who reside here.

History lingers in the way the local economy has adapted, shifting from the heavy, rhythmic thrum of early timber extraction to the slower, more observant pace of modern life. While the Manistique River State Forest stands ten miles distant as a vast, protected canopy, the influence of the region’s long-standing forestry traditions remains etched in the wood-frame architecture that defines the local character. Further inland, the subtle, topographical depression known as The Spreads hints at the ancient, glacial memory of the basin, a reminder of the shifting forces that shaped this reach of the continent. Life in Thompson follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the lengthening of shadows across the fields and the steady, unyielding flow of the creek as it moves toward the edge of the great lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Thompson Christmas Tree Ship (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 067° NE
Shingleton State Foreset Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 000° N
Indian Lake State Park (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 000° N
Carl D. Bradley Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 052° NE
SS Carl D Bradley (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 058° NE
Schoolcraft Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 044° NE
Palms Book State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 342° N
Indian, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.2 mi, 345° N · 12k acres
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 7.6 mi, 348° N · 899k acres
University of Michigan (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 046° NE
Manistique River State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 9.5 mi, 227° SW
Sturgeon, Michigan (Hiawatha Nf) Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.3 mi, 257° W · 8,392 acres
Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive Number 5 (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 255° W
Sandtown Historic Site (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 255° W
Flowing Well (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 277° W
Seney National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.1 mi, 029° NE · 191k acres
Big Island Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.5 mi, 342° N · 5,728 acres
Old School Site (Historic Ruins) — 20.5 mi, 231° SW
Hay Barn Site (Historic Ruins) — 20.6 mi, 232° SW
Seney National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.9 mi, 011° N · 27k acres
Seney National Wildlife Refuge National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 23.1 mi, 013° N · 19k acres
Ewing Point (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 330° NW
Big Pines Overlook (Viewpoint) — 27.4 mi, 293° NW
Munising Falls (Attraction) — 38.4 mi, 339° N
Mormon Print Shop Museum (Museum) — 40.5 mi, 105° E
Beaver Island Marine Museum (Museum) — 41.0 mi, 105° E
Little Lake Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 44.8 mi, 221° SW
Jens Jacobson's Cabin (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 221° SW
Thorstein Veblen Study Cabin (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 221° SW
Oswald's Bear Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 50.7 mi, 044° NE

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