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Three Lakes Michigan Map

Explore Three Lakes, 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 Three Lakes, Michigan

How to Use This Three Lakes, Michigan Map

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

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	Three Lakes
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Baraga County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	46.534165
Longitude	-88.183896
Population	167
Density	10.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49861
Area Code	906
County Seat	L'Anse
School District	N.I.C.E. Community Schools

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About Three Lakes, Michigan

Three Lakes is a locality in Baraga County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 167. The population density is 10.8 people per km². Three Lakes is located at 46.5342°N, 88.1839°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49861.

Three Lakes reveals itself through the steady, dark pulse of the Spurr River, which carves a deliberate path through a landscape defined by deep, quiet water and ancient, glacial earth. It lies 38.3 miles west of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 271°T), and is situated 18.4 miles southeast of LAnse. The land here remains anchored by the stillness of George Lake, where the surface mirrors the heavy, overcast skies of the Upper Peninsula, undisturbed by the rush of distant commerce. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Huron Mountains provide a jagged, permanent horizon, while the local terrain remains rugged, marked by the dense, tangled thickets of the Baraga State Forest Area that press against the edges of the settlement. The air carries a sharp, metallic clarity, a reminder that the reach of the great northern wilderness is never more than a short walk from the nearest porch.

Three Lakes grew from a firm, utilitarian foundation, shaped by the extraction of timber and the hard labor of those who recognized the value in the surrounding iron-rich soil. While the local economy has shifted away from the intensive logging camps of previous generations, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the woods and the slow, persistent flow of the water. Residents navigate their days with a pragmatic resilience, often traveling toward the roar of Upper Sturgeon Falls to witness the kinetic energy of the region’s geography. Even as time moves forward, the character of Three Lakes stays rooted in a quiet, enduring self-sufficiency, where the legacy of the north woods informs every interaction and the weight of the silent, pine-heavy forests defines the scale of human endeavor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Baraga State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 034° NE
Beaufort Sportsmen Club (Park) — 0.4 mi, 012° N
Craig Lake State Park (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 080° E
Michigamme Historical Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 088° E
Wilderness Lakes Reserve (Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 344° N
Sturgeon, Michigan (Ottawa) Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.4 mi, 302° NW · 9,455 acres
Paint, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.8 mi, 248° W · 22k acres
Van Riper State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 090° E
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 9.3 mi, 041° NE · 995k acres
Mccormick Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.9 mi, 040° NE · 17k acres
Crystal Falls State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 169° S
Republic Mine Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 133° SE
Alberta Village Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 298° NW
Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 096° E
Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.9 mi, 280° W · 17k acres
Baraga County Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 318° NW
St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 211° SW
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 097° E
Amasa Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 211° SW
Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 212° SW
Forestville Fireplace (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 080° E
Lower Carp Falls (Attraction) — 35.1 mi, 093° E
Morgan Falls (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 093° E
Masonic Red Room (Theatre) — 37.5 mi, 089° E
The Gallery (Gallery) — 37.5 mi, 089° E
Father Marquette Statue (Public Artwork) — 37.6 mi, 089° E
Lower Harbor Ore Dock (Attraction) — 37.7 mi, 089° E
Wisconsin Slough State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 43.2 mi, 209° SW
Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 43.8 mi, 334° NW
Isle Royale National Park (National Park) — 44.4 mi, 336° NW · 1.1M acres

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