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Wallace Michigan Map

Explore Wallace, 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 Wallace, Michigan

How to Use This Wallace, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.531959
Longitude	-83.665536
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	48737, 49893
Area Code	586, 906
County Seat	Harrisville

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About Wallace, Michigan

Wallace is a locality in Alcona County, Michigan, United States. Wallace is located at 44.5320°N, 83.6655°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP codes: 48737, 49893.

Wallace unfolds across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of water, anchored by the expansive presence of Vaughn Lake just three miles from its center. It lies 38.3 miles south-southwest of Alpena, MI (from Alpena, MI: bearing 197°T), and is situated 19.5 miles north-northwest of East Tawas. Wallace Creek carves a deliberate, winding path through the local terrain, its steady current acting as a silver pulse beneath the canopy of the nearby Huron National Forest, which sits a mere mile away. The land possesses a somber, enduring beauty, especially when the late afternoon light flattens against the fields, turning the grasses to a pale, metallic gold. Beyond the immediate clearings, the woods thicken into the dense, shadowed silhouettes of the Alpena State Forest, standing eight miles off like a dark, silent sentinel against the horizon.

Economic life in Wallace remains tied to the rhythms of the earth, echoing the industrious, hard-wrought history of the region where timber and soil once dictated the survival of early settlers. The commerce here is unpretentious, favoring the practical needs of those who work the inland acreage, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs. While the distant silhouette of Chin Whisker Hill marks the edge of the visible world, the local identity is shaped by the proximity to the deep, cooling depths of Vaughn Lake and the constant, rhythmic flow of the creek. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of the seasons, where the primary concern is the turning of the frost and the slow, steady labor of maintaining a livelihood in a place where the map is defined more by the quality of the soil and the depth of the woods than by the sprawl of industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 091° E · 436k acres
Indian Lakes Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 343° N
Mervyn Field (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 306° NW
Hayes Tower Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.4 mi, 001° N
Au Sable Vista (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 290° W
Iargo Springs (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 185° S
Canoer's Memorial (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 174° S
Lumberman's Monument (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 163° S
Kiwanis' Monument (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 164° S
Old Orchard Park (Park) — 8.6 mi, 125° SE
Huron Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 8.7 mi, 076° E · 3,628 acres
Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.7 mi, 304° NW · 6,932 acres
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 117° SE
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 17.2 mi, 095° E
Paul Bunyan Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 114° SE
Rifle River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.3 mi, 245° SW
AuSable-Oscoda Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 115° SE
Observation Tower (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 243° SW
ADA Hunting Blind (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 247° SW
Steiner Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 309° NW
Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 25.4 mi, 264° W · 13k acres
Ossineke Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 27.8 mi, 023° NE
Thunder Bay State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 29.0 mi, 027° NE
Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 182° S
Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 37.0 mi, 266° W
Art in the Loft (Gallery) — 38.4 mi, 017° N
Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 45.9 mi, 267° W
Major Hartwick Museum (Museum) — 50.7 mi, 287° W
Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 63.4 mi, 190° S
World Friendship Shell (Theatre) — 65.4 mi, 190° S

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