Explore Twining, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Twining, 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 Twining.
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 | Twining |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Arenac County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 44.113075 |
| Longitude | -83.807487 |
| Population | 130 |
| Density | 51.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 48766 |
| Area Code | 586 |
| County Seat | Standish |
| School District | Standish-Sterling Community School District |
Twining occupies a quiet expanse of land where the flat, fertile earth yields to the subtle movements of the Bum Drain as it carves a path toward the larger regional basin. It lies 36.1 miles north of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 6°T), and is situated 12.3 miles east-southeast of Skidway Lake. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, carrying the scent of damp soil and drying stalks across the open fields that stretch toward the horizon. To the west, the land shifts into the gentle rises of the Tyler Plains, while the expansive, distant presence of Lake Huron exerts a cooling influence on the evening light. Beneath an immense sky that turns the color of bruised plums at dusk, the vegetation leans into the wind, reflecting a landscape that has long been defined by the steady, unyielding patience of the local topography.
Twining emerged as a waypoint for those working the timber and rail lines that once crisscrossed this interior expanse, shifting over time into a hub for agricultural industry. The labor of the past remains etched into the rhythm of the present, where the nearby Township of Mason Park provides a quiet sanctuary for local wildlife and the occasional traveler seeking a moment of stillness. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a rural economy, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the mood of the streets. Beyond the edge of the grid, the land remains largely unchanged, offering a stark, honest clarity that defines the character of those who choose to remain in the shadow of the distant Kuhn Hill.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Twining, Michigan. Coordinates: 44.113075, -83.807487. 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 Twining includes the ZIP code (48766), telephone area code (586), county seat of Arenac County (Standish), and school district assignment (Standish-Sterling Community School District).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |