Little Traverse Bay
Little Traverse Bay is a small open bay of Lake Michigan. Extending about 10 miles into the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, much of the head of the land surrounding Little Traverse Bay, and has become part of the urban areas of Petoskey and Harbor Springs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Petite Traverse Bay”
- Address: MI
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bay Harbor and Harbor Springs.
Bay Harbor
Bay Harbor is a small community in the Mackinac Area of Northern Michigan.Harbor Springs
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Harbor Springs is a city and resort community in Emmet County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,274 in the 2020 census. Harbor Springs is in a sheltered bay on the north shore of the Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan.
Petoskey
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Petoskey is a gorgeous tourist town on the shores of Little Traverse Bay in Northwestern Michigan, USA. Renowned for its spectacular lakeshore views year-round, abundant shopping, nearness to ski slopes, world-class golf and an undeniable small-town charm.
Little Traverse Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Emmet, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.40001° or 45° 24′ northLongitude
-85.02645° or 85° 1′ 35″ westElevation
581 feet (177 metres)Open location code
86QPCX2F+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 369021501OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Frisian—“Little Traverse Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Little Traverse Bay (luuk sa Estados Unidos, Emmet County)”
- Cebuano: “Little Traverse Bay”
- Dutch: “Little Traverse Bay”
- Western Frisian: “Little Traversebaai”
- “Little Traverse Bay”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Forest Beach and Harbor Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leslie Nature Preserve and Great Lakes Center for the Arts.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Little Traverse Bay”. Photo: Bkonrad, CC BY-SA 3.0.