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Whittemore Michigan Map

Explore Whittemore, 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 Whittemore, Michigan

How to Use This Whittemore, Michigan Map

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

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

Latitude	44.23363
Longitude	-83.803042
Population	414
Density	156.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	48770
Area Code	586
County Seat	Tawas City
School District	Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools

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About Whittemore, Michigan

Whittemore is a locality in Iosco County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 414. The population density is 156.1 people per km². Whittemore is located at 44.2336°N, 83.8030°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Whittemore is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 48770.

Whittemore emerges from the flat, sprawling expanse of the Michigan landscape as a quiet intersection of timbered corridors and open fields. It lies 44.4 miles north of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 5°T), and is situated 12.0 miles east-northeast of Skidway Lake. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the distant, shadowed silhouette of Auger Hill. A mile from the center of town, the steady, rhythmic pulse of Mongo Creek cuts through the earth, its dark waters reflecting the dense canopy of pine and hardwood that defines the local horizon. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain levels into wide, agricultural stretches, where the evening light softens the edges of the fields into a muted, dusty gold.

Whittemore carries the weight of a history rooted in the extraction of cedar and pine, an era that shaped the layout of its streets and the modest, enduring character of its architecture. Today, the local economy lingers in the quiet margins of industry and regional trade, maintaining a pace that favors deliberate movement over the haste of larger hubs. Residents often look toward the Township of Burleigh Park for a reprieve of green space, or venture toward the quiet, still surfaces of Doyle Lake to find a sense of equilibrium. Life in Whittemore is defined by these small, recurring patterns, where the change of seasons dictates the rhythm of the day and the enduring stillness of the inland plains provides a constant, grounding presence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Township of Burleigh Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 090° E
Hope Creek LC (Private Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 341° N
National City Hunt Club (Park) — 3.6 mi, 085° E
DGS Club MI Co Partnership (Park) — 4.2 mi, 225° SW
Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 265° W
State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 080° E
Huron National Forest (National Forest) — 7.1 mi, 024° NE · 436k acres
Arenac County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 157° SE
Rifle River Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.7 mi, 317° NW
Iargo Springs Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 024° NE
Observation Tower (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 320° NW
Canoer's Memorial (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 028° NE
Kiwanis' Monument (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 034° NE
Lumberman's Monument (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 032° NE
ADA Hunting Blind (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 318° NW
Foote Pond Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.7 mi, 043° NE
Lumber Jack statue (Public Artwork) — 21.0 mi, 273° W
Frank Sabastian Smith House (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 278° W
Huron Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 21.8 mi, 044° NE · 3,628 acres
Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.9 mi, 134° SE · 1,668 acres
Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.0 mi, 357° N · 6,932 acres
AuSable-Oscoda Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 061° NE
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 30.7 mi, 051° NE
Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 35.0 mi, 301° NW
Gladwin County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 37.4 mi, 244° SW
Steiner Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 341° N
Pigeon Historical Society (Museum) — 38.5 mi, 136° SE
Bay City Cinemas (Cinema) — 42.1 mi, 186° S
World Friendship Shell (Theatre) — 44.1 mi, 186° S
Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 55.3 mi, 158° S

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