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Almena Wisconsin Map

Explore Almena, 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 Almena, Wisconsin

How to Use This Almena, Wisconsin Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Almena, 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 Almena.

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

Latitude	45.416902
Longitude	-92.032958
Population	705
Density	241.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54805
Area Code	715
County Seat	Barron
School District	Barron Area School District

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About Almena, Wisconsin

Almena is a locality in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 705. The population density is 241.1 people per km². Almena is located at 45.4169°N, 92.0330°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Almena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54805.

Almena emerges from the flat, industrious stretches of northern Wisconsin as a quiet junction where the horizon is measured by the slow turn of agricultural seasons. It lies 30.7 miles northeast of Saint Croix, WI (from Saint Croix, WI: bearing 34°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Barron. The landscape surrounding Almena remains defined by the persistent, shallow flow of Lightning Creek, which cuts through the soil with a muted, steady urgency that dictates the layout of the fields. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Hills fracture the skyline, providing a jagged, hazy contrast to the immediate, rhythmic geometry of the surrounding pastures. At the edge of the local geography, the gentle waters of Poskin Lake offer a stillness that mirrors the vast, pale sky, while the local Park provides a quiet, green anchor for the residents who move through the day with a deliberate, grounded pace.

History in Almena is etched into the very grain of the land, shaped by generations of settlers who turned the dense woods into a landscape of dairy farms and modest, resilient industry. The local economy persists as a quiet engine of grain and milk, a legacy of the German and Scandinavian traditions that first broke the earth here. Life in Almena retains a certain structural honesty, marked by the simple, enduring architecture of grain elevators and the communal warmth of the Friday fish fry, where the scent of batter and hot oil provides a familiar sensory anchor against the chill of the northern air. Here, the light of dusk clings to the silos and the long, straight roads, casting a soft, amber clarity over a place that values the steady work of the soil above the clamor of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 180° S
Extensive Wl Habitat - Nw (State Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 243° SW
Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 243° SW
Cattail State Trail (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 276° W
Barron County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 156° SE
Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 259° W
Scattered Wildlife (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 110° E
State Owned Islands - Nw (State Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 325° NW
Old School House (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 236° SW
Pioneer Village Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 094° E
Lake Seven Movie Theatre (Cinema) — 14.8 mi, 078° E
Wild Rivers State Trail (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 072° E
Clear Lake Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 225° SW
Art Z (Gallery) — 17.5 mi, 246° SW
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 061° NE
Chetek Mural (Public Artwork) — 19.8 mi, 111° E
Polk County Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 277° W
Pine Was King (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 115° SE
Washburn County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 013° N
Fawn Doe Rosa Wildlife Educational Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 27.4 mi, 268° W
Log Museum (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 054° NE
Miracle at Big Rock (Viewpoint) — 29.3 mi, 276° W
Festival Theater (Theatre) — 29.7 mi, 269° W
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 30.0 mi, 274° W · 21k acres
Big Yellow Chair (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 268° W
Folsom House (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 268° W
Amphitheater (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 285° W
Menomonie Theater Guild (Theatre) — 37.6 mi, 172° S
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 47.8 mi, 033° NE · 863k acres

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