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Topinabee Michigan Map

Explore Topinabee, 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 Topinabee, Michigan

How to Use This Topinabee, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityTopinabee
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyCheboygan County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude45.4839
Longitude-84.595316
Population480
Density8.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code49791
Area Code906
County SeatCheboygan

About Topinabee, Michigan

Topinabee is a locality in Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Topinabee is located at 45.4839°N, 84.5953°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49791.

Topinabee reveals itself as a modest settlement where the heavy, cool air of the North Woods settles over the expansive, crystalline surface of Mullett Lake. It lies 63.6 miles west-northwest of Alpena, MI (from Alpena, MI: bearing 298°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north of Indian River. The landscape is defined by the persistent gravity of the inland terrain, where the slopes of Griswold Mountain rise quietly to the west, casting long, violet shadows across the timbered ridges as the light thins toward dusk. Within the quiet perimeter of Topinabee Beach Park, the land meets the water with a simple, unadorned grace, providing a place for the eye to follow the slow migration of clouds reflected in the depths of the lake.

Historical echoes of the railroad era still linger in Topinabee, marking a time when the iron track brought travelers into the timber-rich wilderness to seek respite among the pines. The local economy persists with a quiet resilience, shifting from the early urgency of logging to a deliberate, seasonal rhythm that favors the steady pace of the inland seasons. Two miles away, the steady movement of Mullett Creek continues its course through the undergrowth, a constant, low-frequency presence that underpins the stillness of the region. Those who live here recognize the particular weight of the silence, a quality that remains unchanged even as the distant allure of the Black Lake State Forest calls to those who wander deeper into the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Topinabee Beach Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 078° E
  • Topinabee Village Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 345° N
  • Waubun (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 209° SW
  • Parker & Ebbers (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 323° NW
  • Indian River Golf Course (Park) — 3.8 mi, 196° S
  • University of Michigan Biological Station (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 269° W
  • War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 190° S
  • Giant Sturgeon Statue (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 190° S
  • Burt Lake State Park (State Park) — 5.7 mi, 192° S
  • The Man on the Cross (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 197° S
  • Aloha State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 070° E
  • Sea Shell City (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 350° N
  • Pigeon River Country State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 153° SE
  • Nautical North Family Adventures (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 028° NE
  • Cheboygan Opera House (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 027° NE
  • Sturgeon for Tomorrow (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 091° E
  • Straits of Mackinac Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.9 mi, 017° N
  • Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 14.9 mi, 074° E · 899k acres
  • Cheboygan Point Light #592 (Historic Ruins) — 15.3 mi, 034° NE
  • The Zodiac Room (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 105° E
  • Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 16.9 mi, 046° NE
  • Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 17.8 mi, 045° NE
  • Ward & Elis Gallery (Gallery) — 19.1 mi, 247° SW
  • Somebody's Gallery (Gallery) — 19.1 mi, 247° SW
  • Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 247° SW
  • Blackbird Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 259° W
  • Peace Pole (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 247° SW
  • Lyrics Theatre (Theatre) — 19.3 mi, 259° W
  • Onaway Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 116° SE
  • Mackinaw Trolley Company (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 343° N

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About This Topinabee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Topinabee, Michigan. Coordinates: 45.4839, -84.595316. 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 Topinabee includes the ZIP code (49791), telephone area code (906), county seat of Cheboygan County (Cheboygan), and school district assignment.

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.