Explore White Cloud, 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 White Cloud, 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 White Cloud.
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 | White Cloud |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Newaygo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 43.550297 |
| Longitude | -85.771997 |
| Population | 1,479 |
| Density | 295.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 49349 |
| Area Code | 616 |
| County Seat | White Cloud |
| School District | White Cloud Public Schools |
White Cloud occupies a quiet expanse of the Michigan interior, defined by the glistening, expansive presence of Lake White Cloud which anchors the local landscape. It lies 32.4 miles northeast of Muskegon, MI (from Muskegon, MI: bearing 47°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Newaygo. The South Branch White River cuts a steady path through the terrain, its current providing a constant, low-frequency pulse to the surrounding woods and fields. Pine Hills Park serves as the immediate green lung of White Cloud, where the scent of needles and damp earth hangs heavy in the morning air. Beyond the immediate canopy, the horizon is flattened by the vast, inland distance, lacking the drama of the distant Ward Hills but offering instead a steady, reliable view of the shifting clouds and the changing colors of the seasons.
Industry in White Cloud has long been tethered to the rhythms of the land, moving from the steady output of timber to the modest, persistent demands of modern local trade. The pace of life here is measured by the seasonal shift rather than the frantic tick of a clock, where residents navigate the area with a deep, unspoken knowledge of the woods and waterways. During the colder months, the Newaygo County Snowmobile Trail becomes the primary artery for those seeking movement across the frozen ground, drawing a quiet crowd to the outskirts. White Cloud maintains a modest, grounded character, where the architecture is simple and the focus remains on the basic, daily business of working the soil and tending to the needs of the neighborhood.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of White Cloud, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.550297, -85.771997. 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 White Cloud includes the ZIP code (49349), telephone area code (616), county seat of Newaygo County (White Cloud), and school district assignment (White Cloud Public Schools).
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. |