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Yale Michigan Map

Explore Yale, 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 Yale, Michigan

How to Use This Yale, Michigan Map

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

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.

CityYale
StateMichigan (MI)
CountySt. Clair County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude43.12825
Longitude-82.797564
Population1,903
Density535.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes49911, 48097
Area Code906, 313
County SeatPort Huron
School DistrictYale Public Schools

About Yale, Michigan

Yale is a locality in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,903. The population density is 535.1 people per km². Yale is located at 43.1283°N, 82.7976°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Yale is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 49911, 48097.

Yale displays a landscape defined by the steady, unassuming passage of Mill Creek, which carves a narrow path through the surrounding flatlands and agricultural acreage. It lies 17.3 miles northwest of Kimball, MI (from Kimball, MI: bearing 317°T), and is situated 7.0 miles northwest of Kenockee. The horizon remains unbroken by the jagged teeth of distant peaks, leaving the sky to exert a heavy, expansive influence over the fields that stretch toward the distance. Light here possesses a particular, pale clarity during the transition to dusk, catching the edges of the barns and the long, straight lines of the fence rows that divide the earth into geometric plots. While the terrain maintains a quiet uniformity, the presence of the water provides a persistent, low-frequency pulse, drawing the eye toward the banks where vegetation thickens into dense, shadowed thickets.

Yale preserves a character rooted in the practicalities of inland commerce and the persistence of its local agricultural heritage. The Fairgrounds serve as a focal point for the collective life of the region, anchoring the social calendar in a space where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of industry and gathering. Beyond the immediate center, the land transitions into wide stretches of productive soil that have long sustained the families residing here. Though the nearest water of any significant depth is Petz Lake, situated eleven miles away, the identity of the place remains tied to the immediate, terrestrial reality of the soil and the seasonal shifts in the air. People move through the days with a measured attention to the tasks at hand, acknowledging a history built on labor and the slow, deliberate growth of a community that has found its own way of enduring.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 181° S
  • Trombley Lazy "T" Ranch (Private Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 335° NW
  • Willow Tree Golf Club (Park) — 4.2 mi, 351° N
  • Greenwood Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 086° E
  • Emmett Township City Hall and Park (Local Park) — 8.1 mi, 175° S
  • Boy Scout Camp (Private Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 080° E
  • Port Huron State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 109° E
  • Holly Meadows Golf Course (Park) — 9.1 mi, 227° SW
  • Farm Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 144° SE
  • Birch Creek (State Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 076° E
  • Lakeport State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 089° E
  • Painted Rocks (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 089° E
  • Military Tank (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 197° S
  • Sanilac Shores Great Lakes State Underwater Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 16.3 mi, 057° NE
  • AMC Birchwood 10 (Cinema) — 18.5 mi, 110° E
  • Fort Gratiot Light (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 114° SE
  • Fort St. Joseph (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 115° SE
  • Pine Grove Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 21.3 mi, 117° SE
  • The Citedel Stage (Theatre) — 21.4 mi, 118° SE
  • McMorran Place Theatre (Theatre) — 21.4 mi, 119° SE
  • Sled Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 133° SE
  • Wolcott Mill Historic Center (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 195° S
  • Wolcott Mill Metropark Historic Center Entrance (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 196° S
  • Palmer Park Arch (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 143° SE
  • The Mariner LLC (Gallery) — 32.4 mi, 152° SE
  • Shelden Estate (Historic Ruins) — 32.4 mi, 210° SW
  • Van Hoosen Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 208° SW
  • Newberry Hill (Historic Ruins) — 35.0 mi, 208° SW
  • MJR Partridge Creek Digital Cinema 14 (Cinema) — 35.6 mi, 192° S
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 53.5 mi, 269° W · 539k acres

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About This Yale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yale, Michigan. Coordinates: 43.12825, -82.797564. 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 Yale includes the ZIP code (49911, 48097), telephone area code (906, 313), county seat of St. Clair County (Port Huron), and school district assignment (Yale 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 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.