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Vassar Michigan Map

Explore Vassar, 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 Vassar, Michigan

How to Use This Vassar, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	43.371968
Longitude	-83.583292
Population	2,727
Density	490.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48768
Area Code	586
County Seat	Caro
School District	Vassar Public Schools

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About Vassar, Michigan

Vassar is a locality in Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,727. The population density is 490.2 people per km². Vassar is located at 43.3720°N, 83.5833°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Vassar is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48768.

Vassar emerges from the flat, stubborn expanse of the Michigan landscape, defined by the quiet persistence of the Moore Drain as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 18.0 miles north of Genesee, MI (from Genesee, MI: bearing 6°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-northeast of Frankenmuth. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and ancient iron, a somber stillness that blankets the fields during the long, gray afternoons of autumn. Within the boundaries of Vassar, the flat horizon offers no shelter from the wind, which sweeps across the open plains and gathers speed over the modest terrain. At the edge of the settled grid, Rotary Park provides a singular point of respite, where the encroaching wild edges closer to the pavement, and the light at dusk settles in heavy, bruised purples over the dormant grass.

Vassar carries the weight of a slow, industrial memory, defined by the steady pulse of a local economy that long ago traded the roar of heavy machinery for the quiet rhythm of regional trade and agriculture. Three miles away, the waters of Odessa Lakes mirror the changing sky, offering a silent witness to the generations who cleared this land and laid the foundations of the streets. The architecture remains functional and austere, a collection of brick and weathered siding that speaks of a time when the work of the hands dictated the shape of the day. Life in Vassar moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, where the passing of the seasons provides the only true punctuation in the ongoing labor of the people who call these plains home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Open Field (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 179° S
Vassar Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 038° NE
Vassar State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 061° NE
Vassar Golf and Country Club (Park) — 2.3 mi, 015° N
Wesleyan Church (Private Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 075° E
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 037° NE
Wonderland Coon Association (Private Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 165° S
Michigan Sportsmans Hunt Club (Park) — 3.7 mi, 072° E
Chippewa Indian Memorial (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 249° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 250° W
Gratitude to God ... (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 250° W
Ultimate Mirror Maze (Theme Park) — 8.5 mi, 247° SW
Silent Night Chapel (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 241° SW
Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 12.4 mi, 049° NE
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.3 mi, 262° W · 20k acres
Boardwalk (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 260° W
Wildlife Blind (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 260° W
First Merit Event Park (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 284° W
Montrose Community Auditorium (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 229° SW
Dolphan Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.1 mi, 290° W
Stepping Stone Falls (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 190° S
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 22.4 mi, 218° SW · 539k acres
Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 23.5 mi, 319° NW
Mindy Miracle Commons (Viewpoint) — 30.0 mi, 192° S
Grand Blanc Heritage Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 184° S
Hemlock Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 276° W
Sanilac Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 34.3 mi, 055° NE
Pigeon Historical Society (Museum) — 35.3 mi, 026° NE
Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.9 mi, 007° N · 1,668 acres
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 63.7 mi, 357° N · 436k acres

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