Around Mackinac Island ...
For comparison, Mackinac Island has a population of 480 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Mackinac Island, with the nearest first.
- British Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- British Landing is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
- Saint Ignace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mackinaw City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gros Cap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
- Point Nipigon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
- Point Nipigon has also been known as:
- Point Nip-i-gon
- Pointe Aux Pins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carp Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pontchartrain Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
- Allenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
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- Hessel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cheboygan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in Emmet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Levering
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
For more communities neighboring Mackinac Island, please visit our County-by-County Page for Mackinac Island.
Mackinac County ...
Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mackinac County: Chippewa, Luce & Schoolcraft. Lake Michigan lies to the southwest, the Straits of Mackinac to the south, Mackinac Island and Lake Huron to the southeast.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mackinac Island ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mackinac Island.
Airports Near Mackinac Island ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Mackinac Island and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Mackinac Island.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Michigan:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mackinac Island. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mackinac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Mackinac Island), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |