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Traunik Michigan Map

Explore Traunik, 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 Traunik, Michigan

How to Use This Traunik, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	46.260783
Longitude	-86.969591
Population	280
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	49816, 49891
Area Code	906
County Seat	Munising

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About Traunik, Michigan

Traunik is a locality in Alger County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Traunik is located at 46.2608°N, 86.9696°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 49816, 49891.

Traunik emerges from the dense, quiet expanse of the Upper Peninsula, defined by the persistent, cold pulse of Dexter Creek as it carves a path through the low-lying timberland. It lies 28.2 miles southeast of Marquette, MI (from Marquette, MI: bearing 134°T), and is situated 19.6 miles east-southeast of K. I. Sawyer. I. Sawyer. The air here holds a distinct, metallic sharpness that lingers long after the sun dips behind the dense canopy of the Escanaba River State Forest, five miles to the west. Broad stretches of hardwoods and encroaching brush hold the memory of winter, while the ground, dampened by the constant movement of water, maintains a heavy, fertile scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. The light in the afternoon settles low and amber, catching the slight, uneven topography that defines this stretch of inland geography, far removed from the movement of any great tide.

Traunik retains the stoic, industrious character of a settlement forged in the early patterns of regional labor, where the economy was once tethered to the rhythmic output of the woods and the soil. Evidence of these laboring roots remains in the functional, modest architecture that sits quietly near the expanse of Limestone Township, a vast, open territory that serves as a reminder of the scale of the wilderness. For those who seek the outdoors, the proximity to Whitefish Falls offers a sudden, violent contrast to the stillness of the surrounding woods, while the Cleveland Cliffs Basin provides a singular, reflective center to the landscape. Life in Traunik moves with the deliberate, unforced pace of a place that has long since settled into its own rhythm, indifferent to the hurried progress of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Limestone Towhship (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 091° E
Au Train Basin State Wildlife Research Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 129° SE
Au Train Basin State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 048° NE
Debelak Reserve (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 308° NW
Whitefish, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.1 mi, 201° S · 7,213 acres
Whitefish, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.2 mi, 107° E · 10k acres
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 5.2 mi, 107° E · 899k acres
Rock River Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.0 mi, 003° N · 5,263 acres
Eben Ice Caves (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 009° N
Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 331° NW
Dukes National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 11.0 mi, 310° NW · 262 acres
Big Pines Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.9 mi, 159° S
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 18.0 mi, 054° NE · 110k acres
Lakenenland (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 331° NW
Ewing Point (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 099° E
Big Island Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.4 mi, 093° E · 5,728 acres
Munising Falls (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 056° NE
Forsyth Township Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 273° W
Indian Trail (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 174° S
Flowing Well (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 151° SE
The Gallery (Gallery) — 28.1 mi, 314° NW
Masonic Red Room (Theatre) — 28.1 mi, 314° NW
Harlow Farms First Homestead (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 312° NW
Shiras Planetarium (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 314° NW
Sandtown Historic Site (Monument) — 32.3 mi, 154° SE
Negaunee Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 299° NW
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 296° NW
Manistique River State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 39.1 mi, 143° SE
Boarding House Site (Historic Ruins) — 40.1 mi, 159° S
Schoolcraft Historical Museum (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 121° SE

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