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Wolverine Michigan Map

Explore Wolverine, 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 Wolverine, Michigan

How to Use This Wolverine, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityWolverine
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyCheboygan County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude45.273593
Longitude-84.605544
Population309
Density121.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes49942, 49799
Area Code906
County SeatCheboygan
School DistrictWolverine Community Schools

About Wolverine, Michigan

Wolverine is a locality in Cheboygan County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 309. The population density is 121.4 people per km². Wolverine is located at 45.2736°N, 84.6055°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Wolverine is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 49942, 49799.

Wolverine occupies a narrow, quiet corridor where the West Branch Sturgeon River carves a path through the dense, verdant lowlands of the northern interior. It lies 58.9 miles west-northwest of Alpena, MI (from Alpena, MI: bearing 285°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Indian River. The landscape surrounding Wolverine is defined by the persistent, cold clarity of the river, which moves with a steady, deliberate purpose over beds of smooth stone and sediment. To the west, the horizon rises toward the silhouette of Chandler Hill, while three miles away, the still, reflective depths of Corey Lake hold the light of the sky. The immediate terrain is shaped by the presence of Hanel, a PCON that keeps the local ground wild and undisturbed, allowing the maples and pines to hold their ground against the encroachment of the modern world.

History here is written in the timber and the heavy, damp soil that once supported a robust economy of logging and steam-driven mills. Today, the pace of life remains tethered to the natural cycles of the seasons, as the nearby Pigeon River State Forest acts as a vast, quiet lung for the region, drawing outdoorsmen and those seeking a reprieve from the rapid pulse of industry elsewhere. The air in Wolverine carries the sharp, clean scent of cedar and pine, especially during the long, gray afternoons of late autumn when the light thins and the river deepens in color. Residents move with the awareness that they are part of a landscape that demands patience, finding a modest, enduring beauty in the way the frost settles on the riverbanks and the silence holds firm between the trees.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hanel (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 231° SW
  • Michigan Wildlife Foundation (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 022° N
  • Wildwood Lakes Golf Course (Park) — 2.9 mi, 139° SE
  • Pigeon River Country State Forest Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 172° S
  • MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 149° SE
  • Burt Lake State Park (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 352° N
  • Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 352° N
  • Giant Sturgeon Statue (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 357° N
  • War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 357° N
  • Cherry Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 274° W
  • Topinabee Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 003° N
  • Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 267° W
  • World War II Memorial (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 267° W
  • Norcross Family Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.2 mi, 267° W
  • The Boulder (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 269° W
  • Steep Climb (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 295° NW
  • Otsego County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 192° S
  • Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 289° W
  • Aloha State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 023° NE
  • Ward & Elis Gallery (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 292° W
  • Somebody's Gallery (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 292° W
  • Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 292° W
  • The Zodiac Room (Gallery) — 19.0 mi, 057° NE
  • Onaway Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 072° E
  • Old mill ruins (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 271° W
  • Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 21.4 mi, 114° SE · 13k acres
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 22.5 mi, 197° S · 539k acres
  • Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 23.7 mi, 039° NE · 899k acres
  • Straits of Mackinac Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 28.1 mi, 010° N
  • Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 30.0 mi, 026° NE

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About This Wolverine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wolverine, Michigan. Coordinates: 45.273593, -84.605544. 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 Wolverine includes the ZIP code (49942, 49799), telephone area code (906), county seat of Cheboygan County (Cheboygan), and school district assignment (Wolverine Community 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.