Foster Township, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Foster Township, Michigan, shaded from 1,170 ft on the north side to 1,500 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,500 ft 460 m1,420 ft 435 m1,380 ft 420 m1,290 ft 395 m1,210 ft 370 m1,170 ft 355 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
Click or tap anywhere
The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Foster Township sits at about 1,270 ft (390 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,270 ft 390 m
most residents: 1,250–1,360 ft
Lowest
1,170 ft 355 m
on the north side
Highest
1,500 ft 460 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,260 ft 385 m
all land inside township boundaries

Foster Township spans about 330 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,270 ft390 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the northeast side
1,500 ft460 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the north side
1,170 ft355 m
Average of all land1,260 ft385 m

Elevation profile, south to north

12 mi south to north through the middle of Foster Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Foster Township, Michigan, shaded from 1,170 ft on the north side to 1,500 ft on the northeast side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Township in Ogemaw County, Michigan, United States
Population
792 2024 est.
Land area
89.2 sq mi + 0.6 sq mi water
Density
8.9 per sq mi
Coordinates
44.3984° N, 84.2798° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
South Branch Au Sable River → Au Sable River
ZIP codes 2
48654 48661
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Foster Township1,270 ft
  2. St. Helen1,190 ft
  3. Richfield Township, Roscommon County1,190 ft
  4. Au Sable Township, Roscommon County1,180 ft
  5. Ogemaw Township1,130 ft
  6. Klacking Township1,110 ft
  7. Rose Township, Ogemaw County1,050 ft
  8. Rose City980 ft
  9. West Branch950 ft
  10. West Branch Township940 ft
  11. Cumming Township920 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Preachers Hill1,500 ft
  • Wagon Wheel Hill1,490 ft
  • Brants Hill1,340 ft
  • Pointers Hill1,300 ft
  • Timberline Mountain1,280 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township boundaries, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census township boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.