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Chelsea Wisconsin Map

Explore Chelsea, 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 Chelsea, Wisconsin

How to Use This Chelsea, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	45.290246
Longitude	-90.307368
Population	106
Density	88.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	54451, 54490
Area Code	715
County Seat	Medford
School District	Medford Area School District

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About Chelsea, Wisconsin

Chelsea is a locality in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 106. The population density is 88.4 people per km². Chelsea is located at 45.2902°N, 90.3074°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 54451, 54490.

Chelsea reveals itself through the dark, tea-stained currents of the Black River, which pulls the shadows of pine and hemlock through the lowlands with a persistent, cold urgency. It lies 24.9 miles northeast of Clark, WI (from Clark, WI: bearing 43°T), and is situated 10.6 miles north of Medford. The landscape surrounding Chelsea remains defined by a dense, hushed woodland, where the uneven ground rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Spokes Hill. Beside the main thoroughfare, Little Chelsea Lake catches the late afternoon light, its surface a mirror of bruised violet and slate gray that swallows the sun before it can touch the forest floor. A mile away, the quiet expanse of County Park offers a reprieve of tall, unkempt grasses and thickets, providing a sanctuary where the air tastes of damp earth and cooling needles.

Timber and the slow, deliberate work of the soil have long anchored the spirit of Chelsea, tracing back to an era when the rhythmic bite of the saw defined the frontier. While the economy has shifted away from the heavy labor of the mills, the heritage of the early German and Polish settlers lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the communal warmth found during the long, snow-heavy winters. Life in Chelsea moves with a measured cadence, favoring the solitude of the woods and the quiet endurance of those who know how to thrive in the interior of the continent. Even now, the flickering light of a kitchen window against the encroaching dark serves as a quiet marker of survival, reflecting a place where the seasons dictate the pace of every day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

County Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 313° NW
Taylor County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 024° NE
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 2.2 mi, 278° W · 863k acres
Black River Public Access (Private Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 198° S
Twin Lakes Bog Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 6.2 mi, 263° W
Mondeaux Hardwoods Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 7.1 mi, 274° W
Rib River Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 117° SE
Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 055° NE
Taylor County Historical Society (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 187° S
State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 038° NE
Price County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 026° NE
Forest Legacy Program (State Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 087° E
Ice Age Trail - Nw (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 076° E
Knox Creek Heritage Center (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 027° NE
M60a3 (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 147° SE
Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural (Public Artwork) — 28.1 mi, 351° N
Lidice Memorial (Monument) — 28.3 mi, 350° N
Strobe's Garage (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 146° SE
Tomahawk Cinema (Cinema) — 30.7 mi, 066° NE
Warren Mill - Now WPS (Historic Ruins) — 31.1 mi, 104° E
Spring Lake State Public Hunting and Fishing Area (Nature Reserve) — 33.8 mi, 093° E
Lucille Tack Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 36.6 mi, 179° S
Health Sciences Auditorium (Theatre) — 38.4 mi, 123° SE
Wausau School District Planetarium (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 124° SE
The Listening Place (Viewpoint) — 39.3 mi, 068° E
Ingwal S. Horgen Farm Museum (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 125° SE
Auditorium (Theatre) — 39.6 mi, 125° SE
Ahrnsbrak Room (Gallery) — 39.7 mi, 125° SE
Peace Pole (Monument) — 40.1 mi, 125° SE
Anthony: Gallery Atelier Framing (Gallery) — 40.2 mi, 124° SE

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