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Adams Wisconsin Map

Explore Adams, Wisconsin, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Adams, Wisconsin

How to Use This Adams, Wisconsin Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Adams, Wisconsin. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Wisconsin or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Adams.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Adams
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Adams County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.95524
Longitude	-89.816548
Population	1,761
Density	230.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	53120, 53910
Area Code	608, 920
County Seat	Friendship
School District	Adams-Friendship Area School District

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About Adams, Wisconsin

Adams is a locality in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,761. The population density is 230.9 people per km². Adams is located at 43.9552°N, 89.8165°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Adams is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 53120, 53910.

Adams occupies a vast, sandy expanse where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 22.0 miles northwest of Douglas, WI (from Douglas, WI: bearing 326°T), and is situated 16.9 miles northeast of Mauston. The landscape is defined by the porous, permeable soil of the region, which drinks up the summer rains and supports a scrubby, resilient flora that thrives in the temperate interior. A mere mile away, the quiet waters of Friendship Lake reflect the shifting clouds, while the nearby Little Roche a Cri Creek winds through the undergrowth, its movement barely audible against the steady rustle of the surrounding pines. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the distant silhouette of Duckworth Ridge looms on the horizon, a muted reminder of the geological theater that shaped this inland terrain. Visitors who venture two miles out find themselves among the pines and open clearings of the Central Sands Forest & Barrens, where the air smells perpetually of dry needles and cooling earth.

Adams maintains a persistent, pragmatic character forged by the generations who cleared these sandy plains to build a life centered on the rhythm of the seasons. The local economy remains anchored to the land, drawing sustenance from agricultural traditions that have long defined the identity of the surrounding counties. Evening routines here often revolve around the quiet comfort of long-standing social halls and the communal warmth of a Friday fish fry, where the conversation is as steady and unpretentious as the landscape itself. While the pace of life favors the deliberate rather than the hurried, the people of Adams carry a deep familiarity with the peculiar beauty of their environment—the way the late afternoon sun turns the pine barrens into a monochromatic study of gold and shadow, or how the cold wind carries the promise of a long, quiet winter.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tiny Town (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 183° S
Central Sands Forest & Barrens (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 269° W
Rem-Little Roche-A-Cri (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 047° NE
Roche A Cri State Park (State Park) — 2.8 mi, 360° N
Rem-Fordam Creek (State Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 053° NE
Quincy Bluff And Wetlands Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 212° SW
Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 359° N
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 003° N
Chickadee Rock (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 358° N
Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 307° NW
Lutheran Church 1887-1921 (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 315° NW
Buckhorn State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 279° W
Juneau County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 240° SW
Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.7 mi, 191° S
Godfred and Maryann Van Hoof memorial (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 291° W
God and Country (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 291° W
The Painted Rock (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 085° E
Weather Rock (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 134° SE
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.6 mi, 289° W · 88k acres
Leola Marsh Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.4 mi, 025° NE
Necedah Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 18.5 mi, 287° W · 108k acres
Riverside & Great Northern Railway (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 177° S
Museum of Historic Torture Devices (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 175° S
Museum of Root Beer (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 174° S
Fox River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.4 mi, 133° SE · 1,996 acres
Elroy Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 237° SW
Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 001° N
Stoney Birch Studio (Gallery) — 29.7 mi, 360° N
South Wood County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 359° N

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