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Walloon Lake Michigan Map

Explore Walloon Lake, 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 Walloon Lake, Michigan

How to Use This Walloon Lake, Michigan Map

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

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	Walloon Lake
State	Michigan (MI)
County	Charlevoix County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/Detroit)

Latitude	45.266121
Longitude	-84.93366
Population	271
Density	77.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	49796
Area Code	906
County Seat	Charlevoix
School District	Public Schools of Petoskey

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About Walloon Lake, Michigan

Walloon Lake is a locality in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 271. The population density is 77.2 people per km². Walloon Lake is located at 45.2661°N, 84.9337°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49796.

Walloon Lake mirrors the expansive, shifting heavens with a clarity that renders the shoreline a thin, silver thread between water and pine. It lies 48.3 miles northeast of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 44°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Petoskey. The Bear River carves a quiet, persistent path through the landscape, its currents feeding the vitality of the terrain as it flows toward the distance. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises in modest, rhythmic swells that climb toward the distant, hazy blue silhouette of the Chandler Hills. Sunlight here possesses a particular, crystalline quality, catching the movement of the water and illuminating the glacial basins that define the local topography. At Melrose Township Park, the ground holds the cool, damp scent of cedar and loam, offering a stillness that feels as enduring as the bedrock itself.

History lingers in the quietude of Walloon Lake, echoing a time when the region served as a seasonal sanctuary for those seeking refuge in the dense, northern timberlands. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the harvest of the woods, now thrives on a subtle interplay between preservation and a modest, steady commerce that respects the surrounding environment. To the west, the proximity of Horton Bay adds a sense of vast, open horizons to the inland geography, while the memory of the Hardwood State Forest remains a foundational element of the region's identity. For the traveler, the pursuit of the Easy Access Ski Trail provides a bridge into the winter wilderness, yet the true character of the place is found in the slow, deliberate pace of life that remains undisturbed by the modern rush.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Melrose Township Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 163° S
Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 177° S
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 178° S
Norcross Family Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 0.5 mi, 201° S
The Boulder (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 289° W
MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 125° SE
Helle (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 030° NE
MNRTF Parcel 121 (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 051° NE
Walloon Lake Country Club (Park) — 1.6 mi, 338° N
Reycraft-Meijer South (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 303° NW
Reycraft Woodland Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 317° NW
Springbrook Golf Club (Park) — 3.9 mi, 110° E
Camp Michigania (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 281° W
Old mill ruins (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 283° W
The Summit (hub) (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 265° W
Skyline Trail Viewing Plaform (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 025° NE
Open Space (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 233° SW
Block M Rock (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 288° W
Young State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 248° W
Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 353° N
Highpoint Corner (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 349° N
Somebody's Gallery (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 351° N
Peace Pole (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 350° N
Ward & Elis Gallery (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 352° N
Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 351° N
Blackbird Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 348° N
Lyrics Theatre (Theatre) — 11.6 mi, 347° N
Elm Pointe Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 236° SW
Hungry Ducks Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 13.6 mi, 272° W
Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 23.1 mi, 156° SE · 539k acres

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