Welcome to Sunset Beach ...

Sunset Beach is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Sunset Beach is located in Schoolcraft County<1>.

The location of Sunset Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Sunset Beach: Sunset Bch.

Sunset Beach is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sunset Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Sunset Beach and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Sunset Beach lies within the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Sunset Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Sunset Beach: This one is located in Schoolcraft County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 30 communities that are also named Sunset Beach - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, California (2), Florida (2), Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (5), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Washington (5), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunset Beach.

Communities near Sunset Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunset Beach.

• Manistique
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manistique
  • Manistique is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manistique <4>
• Garden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
  • Garden is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden <4>
• Elkhorn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County
• Cooks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
  • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <4>
• Garden Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Corners
  • Garden Corners is located in Delta County
• Gulliver
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulliver
  • Gulliver is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulliver <4>
• Isabella
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Isabella is located in Delta County
• Steuben
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
• Parkington ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
  • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
• Nahma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma
  • Nahma is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nahma <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sunset Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunset Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunset Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Sunset Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunset Beach ...

Looking for more information about Sunset Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sunset Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunset Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/