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Birch Hill Wisconsin Map

Explore Birch Hill, 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 Birch Hill, Wisconsin

How to Use This Birch Hill, Wisconsin Map

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

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	Birch Hill
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Ashland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.5209
Longitude	-90.5555
Population	295
Density	184.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54559
Area Code	715
County Seat	Ashland
School District	Ashland School District

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About Birch Hill, Wisconsin

Birch Hill is a locality in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 295. The population density is 184.0 people per km². Birch Hill is located at 46.5209°N, 90.5555°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54559.

Birch Hill rises from the dense, unyielding embrace of the Iron County Forest, where the earth holds the chill of a long winter well into the spring. It lies 56.5 miles north-northeast of Sawyer, WI (from Sawyer, WI: bearing 31°T), and is situated 16.4 miles east-southeast of Ashland. The land here is a mosaic of second-growth timber and deep, shadowed ravines that funnel the snowmelt toward the quiet banks of Denomie Creek. To the north, the massive, slate-colored expanse of Lake Superior exerts a cooling influence on the air, tempering the heat of mid-July afternoons. Far off on the southern horizon, the weathered spine of the Gogebic Range creates a jagged silhouette against the bruised purple of an approaching storm. Near the edge of the woodland, the sudden, rhythmic drop of the Potato River Falls punctuates the silence of the woods with a relentless, percussive hum.

Birch Hill sustains itself through a quiet reliance on the timber industry and the slow, seasonal turnover of the northern woods. Generations of families with deep roots in this soil have worked the land, maintaining a steady pace that ignores the frantic acceleration of the outside world. The local character is forged by the pragmatic resilience of those who endure the heavy snows and the brevity of the growing season, finding comfort in the shared warmth of Friday evening gatherings. Life in Birch Hill follows the turning of the leaves and the freezing of the forest floor, a cycle that remains indifferent to the changing fashions of distant cities. Here, the economy is measured in cords of wood and the endurance of the equipment that keeps the homesteads running through the bitter, dark months of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Iron County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 087° E
Scattered Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 009° N
Town Of Saxon State Habitat Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 009° N
County Land (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 093° E
The Apostle Islands (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 102° E
Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 318° NW
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 074° E
Copper Falls State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 202° S
Copper Falls State North Country Trail Area (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 192° S
Town Of Morse State Habitat Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 199° S
Corrigan's Lookout (Viewpoint) — 10.7 mi, 143° SE
Upson Falls (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 147° SE
Artesian Well (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 234° SW
Mellen Area Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 200° S
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 14.9 mi, 206° SW · 863k acres
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 15.4 mi, 081° E · 995k acres
Upcountry (Public Artwork) — 15.6 mi, 285° W
Northland College (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 285° W
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 291° W
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 15.7 mi, 323° NW · 110k acres
Alvord Theatre (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 285° W
Robert Rue Parsonage Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 285° W
Locomotive 950 (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 287° W
Ashland Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 287° W
Downtown Art Place (Gallery) — 18.9 mi, 104° E
Washburn Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 304° NW
Craig Blacklock Photography Gallery (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 333° NW
Madeline Island Heritage Center (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 329° NW
Gaylord Nelson Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.4 mi, 005° N · 33k acres
Swedish Settlement (Historic Ruins) — 25.2 mi, 235° SW

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