Explore Butler, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Butler, 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 Butler.
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 | Butler |
| State | Wisconsin (WI) |
| County | Waukesha County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.105844 |
| Longitude | -88.069534 |
| Population | 1,787 |
| Density | 882.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 53007 |
| Area Code | 608 |
| County Seat | Waukesha |
| School District | Hamilton School District |
Butler occupies a landscape defined by the steady, unassuming passage of the Menomonee River, which traces a path through the terrain less than a mile from the center of the village. It lies 3.6 miles north-northeast of Brookfield, WI (from Brookfield, WI: bearing 31°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-northwest of Milwaukee. The horizon remains wide and open, characterized by the flat to gently sloping plains typical of the region, while the distant silhouette of Holy Hill offers the only significant vertical relief sixteen miles to the northwest. Residents of Butler find a quiet refuge at Butler Frontier Park, a local space that serves as a green anchor for the community, providing a patch of managed land where the light at dusk often turns the grasses a bruised, metallic gold. Northridge Lake sits six miles away, its presence exerting a subtle influence on the local climate and the way the air holds the cooling moisture of the inland plains during the humid summer months.
Industry and the rhythmic clatter of the railway have long dictated the pulse of Butler, shaping a character built on the sturdy foundations of midwestern labor and transit. The regional economy reflects a history tied to the movement of goods and the practical, grounded nature of those who settled here, drawing on the ethnic legacies of German and Polish forebears who favored the stability of this inland soil. Friday nights in Butler still carry the distinct scent of the traditional fish fry, a small but persistent ritual that brings neighbors together in a quiet defiance of the rapid pace of modern commerce. Life here moves with the deliberate speed of a freight train passing through the junction, an honest and unadorned existence where the value of a day is measured by the work completed before the sun dips below the level horizon.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Butler, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.105844, -88.069534. 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 Butler includes the ZIP code (53007), telephone area code (608), county seat of Waukesha County (Waukesha), and school district assignment (Hamilton 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. |