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Bancroft Wisconsin Map

Explore Bancroft, 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 Bancroft, Wisconsin

How to Use This Bancroft, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	44.309694
Longitude	-89.51373
Population	526
Density	39.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54921
Area Code	715
County Seat	Stevens Point
School District	Almond-Bancroft School District

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About Bancroft, Wisconsin

Bancroft is a locality in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 526. The population density is 39.9 people per km². Bancroft is located at 44.3097°N, 89.5137°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54921.

Bancroft occupies a quiet expanse of central Wisconsin where the horizon stretches wide across flat, industrious earth. It lies 10.2 miles south of Plover, WI (from Plover, WI: bearing 172°T), and is situated 15.1 miles south-southeast of Stevens Point. The landscape remains defined by the persistent, rhythmic cycle of agriculture, where the soil holds a subtle, sandy texture that catches the low, amber light of late afternoon. Only a mile away, North Branch Tenmile Creek cuts a thin, serpentine path through the terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate stillness that mirrors the surrounding fields. While the distant Philippine Islands exist only as a name on a map, the immediate world here is composed of the Buena Vista Wildlife Area, a vast mosaic of grasslands and sedge meadows that hums with the hidden industry of prairie life, providing a sanctuary for the sharp-tailed grouse and the quiet observer alike.

Bancroft grew from the necessity of the rail and the promise of the surrounding plains, maintaining an economy deeply rooted in the cultivation of potatoes and the steady, seasonal toil of the harvest. The proximity of Washburn Lake, five miles distant, offers a rare, reflective break in the agricultural grid, its surface often mirroring the heavy, gray clouds of a coming front. Life here follows the steady pulse of the seasons, where the local character is formed by a heritage of resilience and a preference for the unadorned. In the evenings, the air cools rapidly, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant machinery, grounding the inhabitants in a reality that values the weight of a day’s work over the fleeting distractions of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buena Vista Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 302° NW
Rem-Ten Mile Creek-North Branch (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 194° S
Statewide Wildlife Habitat (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 122° SE
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 160° S
World's Largest Potato Masher (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 358° N
Leola Marsh Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 216° SW
Tomorrow River State Trail (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 360° N
Little Plover River Fishery Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.7 mi, 000° N
Ice Age Trail - Wd (State Park) — 13.0 mi, 099° E
Casimir Pulaski (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 352° N
The IDEA Center (Arts Centre) — 15.0 mi, 347° N
Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 15.1 mi, 287° W
Gallery Q Artists Cooperative (Gallery) — 15.2 mi, 347° N
Central Wisconsin Children's Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 347° N
Edna Carlsten Art Gallery (Gallery) — 15.3 mi, 349° N
Agnes Jones Gallery (Gallery) — 15.4 mi, 349° N
Fishing Pier (Viewpoint) — 15.7 mi, 352° N
John Joanis Memorial (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 351° N
Student Memorial (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 350° N
Ross Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 351° N
Prehistoric People (Historic Ruins) — 15.9 mi, 008° N
Roseville Mini-Golf and Shops (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 127° SE
Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 16.4 mi, 290° W
South Wood County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 289° W
Necedah Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 31.3 mi, 270° W · 108k acres
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.7 mi, 244° SW · 88k acres

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