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Thompsonville Michigan Map

Explore Thompsonville, 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 Thompsonville, Michigan

How to Use This Thompsonville, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.520279
Longitude	-85.943972
Population	451
Density	174.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	49683
Area Code	989
County Seat	Beulah
School District	Benzie County Central School

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About Thompsonville, Michigan

Thompsonville is a locality in Benzie County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 451. The population density is 174.8 people per km². Thompsonville is located at 44.5203°N, 85.9440°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Thompsonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49683.

Thompsonville emerges from the low, shadowed basin of the Betsie River, where the water cuts a persistent, winding path through the dense stands of pine and hardwood. It lies 16.6 miles southwest of Long Lake Township, MI (from Long Lake Township, MI: bearing 216°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-southwest of Inland Township. The landscape surrounding Thompsonville is defined by an intimate, quiet geography, where the terrain rises into subtle, forested elevations that feel far removed from the vast, open plains of the south. Here, the air holds a distinct, crisp weight, particularly during the transition of seasons when the light turns thin and pale, illuminating the damp earth and the intricate, skeletal patterns of the winter woods. Access to the outdoors is immediate, with MNRTF Parcel 25 serving as a silent, protected buffer that keeps the encroaching modern world at a respectful distance, while the nearby Hoot Owl Ski Trail offers a narrow, rhythmic path for those moving through the snow-laden canopy.

Industry in Thompsonville once relied heavily on the pulse of the railroad and the timber trade, remnants of which still linger in the weathered architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of the streets. While the heavy machinery of the past has long since quieted, the local economy now finds its strength in the stewardship of the land and the quiet endurance of its inhabitants. Life here is measured by the seasonal cycles of the inland woods, far from the frantic pace of larger hubs, finding its center in the simple reality of the river’s flow and the distant, quiet presence of Twin Lake. It is a place where the history of the region is not merely remembered but felt in the stillness of the afternoon, as the shadows lengthen across the clearings and the profound silence of the northern interior asserts itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Village Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 109° E
MNRTF Parcel 24 (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 191° S
MNRTF Parcel 1 (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 342° N
Crystal Mountain Golf Course and Ski Area (Park) — 1.8 mi, 255° W
Mish-a-Mish Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 161° S
Stockade Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 275° W
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 10.0 mi, 152° SE · 539k acres
Benzie Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 310° NW
Interlochen State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 050° NE
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 11.4 mi, 329° NW · 127k acres
Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.6 mi, 048° NE
Harvey Theatre (Theatre) — 11.6 mi, 048° NE
Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 309° NW
Bear Creek, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.1 mi, 198° S · 1,894 acres
City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 301° NW
Slagle Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.5 mi, 161° S
Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.7 mi, 341° N · 32k acres
Marquette's Death (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 298° NW
Manistee, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.7 mi, 183° S · 8,921 acres
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 16.8 mi, 334° NW
Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.1 mi, 045° NE
Rope Swing (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 054° NE
Suspendend Overlook (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 051° NE
World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 046° NE
The Cistern (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 042° NE
Laughing Fish Gallery and Art Café (Gallery) — 22.0 mi, 042° NE
Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Historic Ruins) — 23.6 mi, 042° NE
Miller Hill School (Historic Ruins) — 25.4 mi, 002° N
The Vogue Theatre (Cinema) — 26.6 mi, 225° SW
Our Savior's Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 224° SW

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