Marathon Township, MI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Marathon Township, Michigan, shaded from 750 ft on the south side to 990 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
990 ft 305 m930 ft 285 m900 ft 275 m840 ft 255 m780 ft 240 m750 ft 230 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 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.
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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

Marathon Township sits at about 810 ft (250 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
810 ft 250 m
most residents: 780–860 ft
Lowest
750 ft 230 m
on the south side
Highest
990 ft 305 m
on the northwest side
Average
820 ft 250 m
all land inside township boundaries

Marathon Township spans about 240 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
810 ft250 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the northwest side
990 ft305 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the south side
750 ft230 m
Average of all land820 ft250 m

Elevation profile, west to east

5.5 mi west to east through the middle of Marathon Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Marathon Township, Michigan, shaded from 750 ft on the south side to 990 ft on the northwest side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
Township in Lapeer County, Michigan, United States
Population
4,433 2024 est.
Land area
33.0 sq mi + 1.4 sq mi water
Density
134 per sq mi
Coordinates
43.1861° N, 83.4104° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Flint River
ZIP codes 3
48421 48435 48464
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Otter Lake870 ft
  2. Watertown Township, Tuscola County850 ft
  3. Fostoria840 ft
  4. Forest Township820 ft
  5. Oregon Township820 ft
  6. Marathon Township810 ft
  7. Otisville810 ft
  8. Deerfield Township800 ft
  9. Barnes Lake790 ft
  10. Millers Lake790 ft
  11. Columbiaville780 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

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.