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Balsam Lake Wisconsin Map

Explore Balsam Lake, 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 Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

How to Use This Balsam Lake, Wisconsin Map

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

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	Balsam Lake
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Polk County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.462041
Longitude	-92.447066
Population	934
Density	166.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54810
Area Code	715
County Seat	Balsam Lake
School District	Unity School District

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About Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

Balsam Lake is a locality in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 934. The population density is 166.3 people per km². Balsam Lake is located at 45.4620°N, 92.4471°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Balsam Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54810.

Balsam Lake gathers the cool, heavy air of the Wisconsin interior, where the glacial landscape expresses itself in a series of quiet, kettle-formed depressions and dense stands of hardwoods. It lies 23.1 miles north of New Richmond, WI (from New Richmond, WI: bearing 10°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-northeast of St. Croix Falls. Croix Falls. The Balsam Branch winds through this terrain, its dark, steady current acting as a liquid spine for the surrounding woods and fields. At the center of this geography lies the expansive, irregular basin of Balsam Lake, whose waters catch the slate-gray light of late autumn afternoons, reflecting the skeletal reach of oak and maple branches. To the west, the distant, craggy silhouette of Wild Mountain interrupts the horizon, a reminder of the geologic upheaval that shaped the nearby Saint Croix Dalles. Visitors often congregate at Park in Balsam Lake, where the soil is thick with the scent of damp loam and the persistent, quiet rustle of leaves that marks the changing seasons.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Balsam Lake, grounding the local economy in the rhythmic cycles of dairy farming and the cultivation of hardy northern crops. The settlement grew from the steady labor of early settlers who recognized the fertility of the surrounding glacial till, establishing a character defined by the stoic, practical patience of those who work the land. Evenings here are marked by the warm, amber glow spilling from the windows of local establishments, where the Friday fish fry serves as a social anchor, drawing residents together in a shared, unassuming ritual. This atmosphere of permanence is reinforced by the lack of artifice, as the pace of life remains tethered to the slow maturation of the fields and the seasonal freezing of the Balsam Branch. Life in Balsam Lake proceeds with a deliberate gravity, anchored by a heritage that honors the specific, unhurried requirements of a life lived deep within the continent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Owned Islands - Nw (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 201° S
State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 201° S
Five Flags Golf Course (Park) — 0.7 mi, 311° NW
Polk County Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 202° S
Park in Balsam Lake (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 209° SW
Gandy Dancer State Trail (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 306° NW
Statewide Spring Ponds (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 149° SE
Scattered Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 097° E
Scattered Forest Land - Nw (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 097° E
Rice Beds Creek Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 091° E
First Danish Seminary (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 338° N
Fawn Doe Rosa Wildlife Educational Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.5 mi, 239° SW
Straight Lake Wilderness State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 012° N
Miracle at Big Rock (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 268° W
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.6 mi, 262° W · 21k acres
Art Bench Trail - Rock and River (Public Artwork) — 10.2 mi, 251° W
Festival Theater (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 250° W
Big Yellow Chair (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 247° SW
Folsom House (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 247° SW
Art Z (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 158° S
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.4 mi, 246° SW · 4,903 acres
Amphitheater (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 292° W
Old School House (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 113° SE
Amador Heritage Center (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 278° W
Clear Lake Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 151° SE
Scandia Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 231° SW
Marine Village Artist Studios (Gallery) — 24.0 mi, 221° SW
Marine Mill (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 221° SW
Judd Street Exchange (Gallery) — 24.0 mi, 221° SW
Reed Lake School (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 333° NW

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