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Wales Michigan Map

Explore Wales, 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 Wales, Michigan

How to Use This Wales, Michigan Map

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

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	Wales
State	Michigan (MI)
County	St. Clair County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	42.967201
Longitude	-82.67977
Population	3,200
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	48027
Area Code	313
County Seat	Port Huron

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About Wales, Michigan

Wales is a locality in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Wales is located at 42.9672°N, 82.6798°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48027.

Wales unfolds across a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Moore Creek, which meanders through the terrain with a quiet, silver-toned intensity. It lies 6.1 miles west-northwest of Kimball, MI (from Kimball, MI: bearing 283°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north of Columbus. The earth here is firm and patient, characterized by broad, flat expanses of agricultural soil that hold the morning light in a pale, amber glow before the sun fully clears the horizon. Six miles to the north, the surface of Trent Lake remains a glassy, unmoving witness to the changing seasons, reflecting the heavy, gray clouds that often drift in from the expansive Michigan interior. Travelers passing through the outskirts might catch sight of the manicured greens of White Oaks Golf Course, a patch of vibrant, cultivated emerald that contrasts sharply with the wilder, scrub-brushed edges of the creek beds and the encroaching stands of hardwoods that frame the distant horizon.

Wales maintains a character forged in the silence of inland industry and the steady, iterative labor of the seasons. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the legacy of regional manufacturing, where the clatter of machinery often echoes against the stillness of the surrounding fields. While the distant silhouette of Twombly Mountain provides a vague, jagged hem to the western sky, the life of the locality is lived closer to the ground, centered on the small, sturdy structures that have served as the anchor for generations of families. There is a specific, muted dignity in how the community manages its days, a blend of mechanical precision and agrarian patience that defines the local temperament. Even as the modern world encroaches, Wales retains a sense of seclusion, a place where the passage of time is marked not by grand events, but by the slow, seasonal shift of color across the prairie and the steady, unceasing flow of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

White Oaks Golf Course (Park) — 0.8 mi, 084° E
Family Fun Archery & Paintball (Private Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 295° NW
Pine River Nature Center (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 060° NE
Goodells County Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 043° NE
Farm Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 045° NE
Smiths Creek Hunt Club (Park) — 2.1 mi, 169° S
Edna Newnan (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 285° W
Stephen M. Polovich Memorial (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 037° NE
Port Huron State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 048° NE
James and Alice Brennan Memorial (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 330° NW
Emmett Township City Hall and Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 298° NW
Military Tank (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 249° W
Sled Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 111° E
AMC Birchwood 10 (Cinema) — 12.4 mi, 068° E
SC4 Tower (Viewpoint) — 12.8 mi, 086° E
Huron Lightship (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 083° E
Fort Gratiot (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 081° E
McMorran Place Theatre (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 086° E
The Citedel Stage (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 086° E
Lakeport State Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 044° NE
Palmer Park Arch (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 135° SE
Painted Rocks (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 040° NE
Wolcott Mill Historic Center (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 222° SW
Wolcott Mill Metropark Historic Center Entrance (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 224° SW
The Mariner LLC (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 151° SE
Sanilac Shores Great Lakes State Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 21.3 mi, 021° N
Gratiot Valley Railroad Club (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 202° S
MJR Partridge Creek Digital Cinema 14 (Cinema) — 27.2 mi, 210° SW
Shelden Estate (Historic Ruins) — 27.8 mi, 232° SW
The Halo (Public Artwork) — 28.2 mi, 214° SW

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