Explore Argyle, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Argyle, 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 Argyle.
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 | Argyle |
| State | Wisconsin (WI) |
| County | Lafayette County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.701115 |
| Longitude | -89.867068 |
| Population | 783 |
| Density | 480.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 53504 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| County Seat | Darlington |
| School District | Argyle School District |
Argyle occupies a verdant basin where the East Branch Pecatonica River carves a slow, deliberate path through the limestone-heavy earth of the Driftless region. It lies 11.7 miles east-northeast of Lafayette, WI (from Lafayette, WI: bearing 65°T), and is situated 13.3 miles west-northwest of Green. The landscape around Argyle is defined by steep, unglaciated ridges that rise abruptly from the riverbed, casting long, sharp shadows over the valley floor as the sun dips behind the western horizon. To the north, the terrain remains rugged and untamed, with the protected expanse of the Yellowstone Wildlife Area offering a sanctuary for oak savannas and native grasses. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, smelling faintly of damp soil and the deep, silent cooling of the ground after an afternoon rain. Three miles to the south, the topography dips into the quiet, sheltered depression of Jockey Hollow, a place where the wind seems to lose its momentum against the heavy, timbered slopes.
Argyle grew from the quiet industry of early millwork and the persistent labor of immigrant families who saw the potential in the fertile, sheltered soil. The economy remains anchored in the rhythms of agriculture, where the legacy of dairy farming still dictates the pace of the morning and the heavy, mechanical hum of tractors on the horizon. In the center of Argyle, the architecture reflects a sturdy, utilitarian history, with brick facades that have weathered decades of Midwestern winters without losing their structural integrity. Life here moves with a steady, predictable gravity, marked by the simple ritual of a Friday evening meal or the slow migration of local traffic across the bridge spanning the river. While the modern world continues its frantic pace, Argyle maintains a stubborn, grounded character, content to exist in the quiet space between the distant rise of Mount Pleasant and the far-off waters of Apple Canyon Lake.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Argyle, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42.701115, -89.867068. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Argyle includes the ZIP code (53504), telephone area code (715), county seat of Lafayette County (Darlington), and school district assignment (Argyle School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |