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Bowler Wisconsin Map

Explore Bowler, 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 Bowler, Wisconsin

How to Use This Bowler, Wisconsin Map

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

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.

CityBowler
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyShawano County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude44.86303
Longitude-88.982053
Population320
Density119.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code54416
Area Code715
County SeatShawano
School DistrictBowler School District

About Bowler, Wisconsin

Bowler is a locality in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 320. The population density is 119.1 people per km². Bowler is located at 44.8630°N, 88.9821°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bowler is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54416.

Bowler occupies a quiet expanse of Wisconsin where the North Branch Embarrass River traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 25.7 miles south-southwest of Langlade, WI (from Langlade, WI: bearing 208°T), and is situated 19.1 miles west-northwest of Shawano. The earth here is defined by a heavy, fertile patience, holding the chill of the northern woods in its dark soil while the sky stretches wide and pale above the horizon. To the east, the land rises in subtle, wooded swells that suggest the distant, hazy presence of the Philippine Islands, though the immediate terrain remains dominated by dense thickets and clearings. Four miles to the west, the surface of Hennig Lake reflects the shifting clouds with a stillness that seems to suspend time itself, mirroring the quiet gravity of a region where the wind carries the scent of damp pine and turned earth.

History in Bowler lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of buildings that have weathered decades of sharp winters and humid summers. The Mountain-Bay State Trail cuts directly through the terrain, providing a modern artery for recreation that overlays the older, industrial rhythm of timber and agriculture that once anchored the local economy. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place built by generations of German and Polish settlers, whose influence remains etched in the modest pride of the local homesteads and the shared expectations of the evening meal. The air feels thinner and sharper as the afternoon light wanes, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that speak to a resilience born of long seasons and the steady, unassuming work of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mountain-Bay State Trail (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 356° N
  • Embarrass River Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 315° NW
  • Statewide Habitat Areas (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 010° N
  • Statewide Habitat Areas - Lm (State Recreation Area) — 4.6 mi, 010° N
  • Statewide Wildlife Habitat (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 259° W
  • Wiouwash State Trail (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 201° S
  • Spirit Rock (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 077° E
  • Menominee Indian Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 085° E
  • M42A1 Duster Memorial Tank (Public Artwork) — 17.0 mi, 085° E
  • Menominee Reservation (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 092° E
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Wi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.6 mi, 101° E · 560 acres
  • Antigo Visual Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 20.8 mi, 336° NW
  • M60a3 (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 339° N
  • Bitzke Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 23.8 mi, 313° NW
  • Nicolet National Forest (National Forest) — 24.1 mi, 040° NE · 663k acres
  • Marcus Cedar Creek Cinema (Cinema) — 31.9 mi, 270° W
  • Early Jordan Park Culture (Historic Ruins) — 32.2 mi, 232° SW
  • Grand Theater (Theatre) — 32.2 mi, 282° W
  • Caroline S. Mark Gallery (Gallery) — 32.2 mi, 282° W
  • Center for Visual Arts (Arts Centre) — 32.2 mi, 282° W
  • Anthony: Gallery Atelier Framing (Gallery) — 32.3 mi, 282° W
  • Children's Imaginarium (Museum) — 32.3 mi, 282° W
  • From Laos to America (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 282° W
  • River District Stage (Theatre) — 32.5 mi, 282° W
  • Prehistoric People (Historic Ruins) — 32.8 mi, 227° SW
  • University of Wisconsin-Marathon County Planetarium (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 282° W

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About This Bowler Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bowler, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.86303, -88.982053. 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 Bowler includes the ZIP code (54416), telephone area code (715), county seat of Shawano County (Shawano), and school district assignment (Bowler 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.