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Butternut Wisconsin Map

Explore Butternut, 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 Butternut, Wisconsin

How to Use This Butternut, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	46.013009
Longitude	-90.490447
Population	366
Density	89.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54514
Area Code	715
County Seat	Ashland
School District	Butternut School District

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About Butternut, Wisconsin

Butternut is a locality in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 366. The population density is 89.4 people per km². Butternut is located at 46.0130°N, 90.4904°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Butternut is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54514.

Butternut emerges from the quiet, dense timberlands of northern Wisconsin as a place where the earth holds its breath beneath a canopy of hardwoods and conifers. It lies 35.2 miles east-northeast of Sawyer, WI (from Sawyer, WI: bearing 68°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-northwest of Park Falls. Butternut Creek carves a persistent path through the local topography, its dark waters moving with a deliberate, cold gravity that dictates the flow of the surrounding lowlands. A mile to the east, the surface of Butternut Lake catches the silver light of afternoon, reflecting the stillness of a sky that feels vast and unburdened by the haze of larger, distant centers. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain rises into subtle, glacier-scoured ridges, eventually yielding to the distant, solitary silhouette of Mount Whittlesey on the horizon. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a persistent reminder of the nearby Chequamegon National Forest, which acts as a vast, green anchor for the region’s wilder character.

Industry in Butternut has long been tethered to the rhythm of the woods and the soil, evolving from the legacy of timber extraction into a slower, more deliberate stewardship of the land. The local economy persists in a quiet cadence, influenced by the seasonal shifts that dictate the flow of hunters, loggers, and those seeking the solitude of the nearby Statewide Public Access - Nw. Life in Butternut remains defined by a heritage of resilience, where the German and Scandinavian roots of the early settlers continue to color the social texture of the local supper clubs and daily commerce. As dusk settles, the transition from labor to rest feels absolute, marked by the cooling temperature and the way the light catches the rough grain of wooden siding. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual darkening of the timber and the seasonal transformation of the creek banks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Statewide Public Access - Nw (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 211° SW
Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 211° SW
Flambeau River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 105° E
Park Falls Country Club (Park) — 5.2 mi, 144° SE
Tuscobia State Trail (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 171° S
Price County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 167° S
Park Falls Verterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 160° S
Ashland County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 015° N
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 6.6 mi, 164° S · 863k acres
State Owned Islands - Nw (State Resource Management Area) — 7.9 mi, 097° E
State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 097° E
Turtle Flambeau Scenic Waters Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 075° E
Old Town Hall Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 160° S
Great Divide (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 332° NW
Lidice Memorial (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 170° S
Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.5 mi, 092° E
Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural (Public Artwork) — 22.7 mi, 169° S
Mellen Area Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 340° N
Clair de Loon (Viewpoint) — 23.2 mi, 063° NE
Upson Falls (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 009° N
Chippewa Battle of 1790 Against Sioux (Registered Battlefield) — 28.9 mi, 272° W
Artesian Well (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 333° NW
Swedish Settlement (Historic Ruins) — 31.3 mi, 311° NW
Waswagoning (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 093° E
Downtown Art Place (Gallery) — 34.1 mi, 027° NE
Historic Ironwood Theatre (Theatre) — 34.1 mi, 027° NE
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 35.4 mi, 057° NE · 995k acres
Knox Creek Heritage Center (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 152° SE
Tony Wise Museum of the American Birkebeiner (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 289° W
Mount Telemark Village Competition Stadium (Stadium) — 38.7 mi, 289° W

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