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Big Falls Wisconsin Map

Explore Big Falls, 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 Big Falls, Wisconsin

How to Use This Big Falls, Wisconsin Map

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

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	Big Falls
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Waupaca County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.615535
Longitude	-89.01622
Population	60
Density	48.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	54926, 54486
Area Code	715
County Seat	Waupaca
School District	Marion School District

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About Big Falls, Wisconsin

Big Falls is a locality in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. The population density is 48.9 people per km². Big Falls is located at 44.6155°N, 89.0162°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Big Falls is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 54926, 54486.

Big Falls emerges from the quiet intersection of glacial till and the persistent, amber-tinted waters of the Little Wolf River. It lies 28.2 miles east-northeast of Stevens Point, WI (from Stevens Point, WI: bearing 77°T), and is situated 18.1 miles north of Waupaca. The landscape here favors the patient observer, where the low-lying plains are broken only by the deliberate, slow-motion movement of the riverbed carving its path through the woods. The air holds a crisp, earthen weight, particularly as the light fails and the shadows of the oaks stretch thin across the fields. Only three miles to the east, the stillness of Keller Lake offers a reflective silence, a place where the water settles into a glass-like calm that mirrors the changing seasons. The Little Wolf River Fishery Area, just a mile away, serves as a sanctuary for the local fauna, preserving a fragment of the wild that existed long before the first fence lines were drawn across the horizon.

Big Falls grew from the steady, rhythmic labor of those who saw the potential in the timber and the fertile soil of the surrounding countryside. This region remains defined by a heritage of agriculture and small-scale industry, where the local economy pivots on the quiet productivity of the land and the endurance of those who work it. The cultural character remains anchored in the traditions brought by settlers who found in this expanse a space for simple, grounded living. On Friday evenings, the social pulse quickens in the local supper clubs, a persistent custom that gathers the neighborhood over plates of fried fish and conversation. Life in Big Falls moves with the measured pace of the seasons, a persistent, unhurried cadence that honors the labor of the past while remaining tethered to the quiet, daily realities of the present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Little Wolf River Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 061° NE
Rem-Whitcomb Creek (State Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 219° SW
Mud Lake Bog State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 289° W
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 289° W
Wiouwash State Trail (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 007° N
Chief Waupaca (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 090° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 217° SW
Ice Age Trail - Wd (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 279° W
Charlie's Place (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 240° SW
New London Public Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 139° SE
Animal Haven Farm Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 21.9 mi, 173° S
Prehistoric People (Historic Ruins) — 22.8 mi, 256° W
Early Jordan Park Culture (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 264° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Wi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.1 mi, 056° NE · 560 acres
Little PLover River Barons Restoration (Nature Reserve) — 26.2 mi, 248° W
M42A1 Duster Memorial Tank (Public Artwork) — 26.3 mi, 045° NE
Little Plover River Fishery Area (Nature Reserve) — 26.5 mi, 249° W
Fishing Pier (Viewpoint) — 27.4 mi, 258° W
Ross Amphitheater (Theatre) — 27.6 mi, 259° W
Agnes Jones Gallery (Gallery) — 28.0 mi, 258° W
Edna Carlsten Art Gallery (Gallery) — 28.1 mi, 258° W
Gallery Q Artists Cooperative (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 257° W
Central Wisconsin Children's Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 257° W
The IDEA Center (Arts Centre) — 28.7 mi, 257° W
Firebowl (Stadium) — 32.9 mi, 191° S
Nicolet National Forest (National Forest) — 39.4 mi, 026° NE · 663k acres
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.2 mi, 243° SW · 88k acres

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