Black Earth Wisconsin Map
Explore Black Earth, 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 Black Earth, Wisconsin
How to Use This Black Earth, Wisconsin Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Black Earth, 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 Black Earth.
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 | Black Earth |
| State | Wisconsin (WI) |
| County | Dane County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.137215 |
| Longitude | -89.74679 |
| Population | 1,493 |
| Density | 683.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 53515 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| County Seat | Madison |
| School District | Wisconsin Heights School District |
About Black Earth, Wisconsin
Black Earth is a locality in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,493. The population density is 683.0 people per km². Black Earth is located at 43.1372°N, 89.7468°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Black Earth is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53515.Black Earth unfolds across the Driftless landscape where the limestone bluffs hold the morning chill long after the sun has cleared the horizon. It lies 12.5 miles west-northwest of Middleton, WI (from Middleton, WI: bearing 283°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north of Mount Horeb. The cold, clear current of Black Earth Creek carves a winding path through the valley floor, its waters sustaining the lush, low-lying grasses that define the meadow’s edge. To the south, the shadowed silhouette of Sand Ridge looms as a constant, quiet sentinel over the valley, while the nearby expanse of Bitsedalen offers a gentle depression in the earth where the mist gathers in the pale light of dawn. Within the borders of Veteran'S Memorial Park, the ground remains soft and expectant, holding the silence of the countryside before the day’s work begins.
Black Earth traces its character to the laborers and farmers who first turned this rich, dark soil, establishing a rhythm of life dictated by the seasons of the inland plains. The local economy remains tethered to the quiet persistence of agriculture and the small-scale commerce that sustains the residents who call these valley slopes home. While Fishers Lake lies several miles to the east, the true pulse of the locality beats alongside the creek, where the heritage of German and Scandinavian settlers manifests in the sturdy construction of older buildings and the steadfast nature of the people. Life here moves with an unpretentious gravity, marked by the simple routine of the work week and the lingering, quiet intensity of the Wisconsin twilight.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Veteran'S Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 269° W
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 011° N
- Tower Heights Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 171° S
- Black Earth Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 281° W
- Rem-Vermont Creek (State Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 197° S
- Old Halfway Prairie (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 007° N
- Carriage Road View (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 111° E
- Walking Iron - 7A Farms (Local Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 338° N
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 357° N
- Village Of Dover (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 291° W
- Haney's Tavern (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 112° E
- Ice Age Trail - Sd (State Park) — 5.7 mi, 110° E
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 7.3 mi, 121° SE · 156 acres
- Native American Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 011° N
- Matz Farmstead (Historic Ruins) — 7.5 mi, 057° NE
- Little Norway (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 196° S
- Blue Mound State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 210° SW
- Cave of the Mounds (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 202° S
- Riley Wishing Tree (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 146° SE
- Richardson Cave (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 130° SE
- National Mustard Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 104° E
- Toy Soldier (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 136° SE
- Dane County Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.1 mi, 163° S
- Mount Vernon Creek Fishery Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.3 mi, 162° S
- Star Studios (Gallery) — 13.8 mi, 114° SE
- PhotoMidwest (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 115° SE
- Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 133° SE
- Small Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 077° E
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About This Black Earth Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Black Earth, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.137215, -89.74679. 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 Black Earth includes the ZIP code (53515), telephone area code (715), county seat of Dane County (Madison), and school district assignment (Wisconsin Heights 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. |
