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Cochrane Wisconsin Map

Explore Cochrane, 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 Cochrane, Wisconsin

How to Use This Cochrane, Wisconsin Map

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

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.

CityCochrane
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyBuffalo County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude44.227464
Longitude-91.835157
Population423
Density211.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code54622
Area Code715
County SeatAlma
School DistrictCochrane-Fountain City School District

About Cochrane, Wisconsin

Cochrane is a locality in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 423. The population density is 211.0 people per km². Cochrane is located at 44.2275°N, 91.8352°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cochrane is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54622.

Cochrane maintains a quiet vigil over the landscape where the expansive, unglaciated terrain of the region meets the high-ground shadow of Huber Ridge. It lies 15.4 miles northwest of Buffalo, WI (from Buffalo, WI: bearing 315°T), and is situated 15.6 miles northwest of Winona. The horizon here is defined by the sharp verticality of the ridge, which directs the flow of the land toward the low-lying expanse of Rose Valley. Sunlight at dusk settles into the hollows with a heavy, golden density, turning the fields of clover and corn into amber plates that stretch toward the horizon. A short distance away, the dark, still waters of 5.1 Reservoir gather in the basin, while the winding path of Pomme de Terre Slough cuts a thin, reflective silver line through the prairie grass.

Cochrane serves as a modest pivot for the surrounding agricultural life, where the heritage of German and Polish settlers still informs the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the village center. The rhythm of daily existence is synchronized with the seasonal cycles of the dairy farms that anchor the local economy, a practice that has persisted long after the initial waves of migration. Residents frequent the Walnut Grove Golf Course to enjoy the open air, finding a sense of community in the shared maintenance of the grounds. The influence of the broader landscape remains palpable, as the distant, dense timber of the Richard J Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest provides a dark, verdant contrast to the managed crops and open pastures that define the immediate view.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Walnut Grove Golf Course (Park) — 0.4 mi, 085° E
  • Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 280° W
  • Viking Statue (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 290° W
  • Whitman Dam Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.8 mi, 170° S
  • Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.6 mi, 237° SW · 274k acres
  • Statewide Wildlife Habitat - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 178° S
  • Statewide Wildlife Habitat (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 178° S
  • Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 233° SW
  • R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 199° S
  • John A. Latsch State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 185° S
  • Whitewater State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 253° W
  • Merrick State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 143° SE
  • Rock In the House (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 139° SE
  • Beef Slough (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 330° NW
  • Arrowhead Bluffs Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 310° NW
  • Ice Arena (Stadium) — 14.5 mi, 151° SE
  • Performance Center (Arts Centre) — 14.5 mi, 151° SE
  • Valencia Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.8 mi, 146° SE
  • Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.0 mi, 137° SE · 14k acres
  • Winona County Historical Society Armory Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 141° SE
  • Arches Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 177° S
  • Watkins Heritage Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 140° SE
  • USCGC Winona (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Garvin Heights Park Scenic Lookout (Viewpoint) — 16.1 mi, 146° SE
  • Arcadia Area Historical Society (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 085° E
  • Memorial Walk (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 086° E
  • Historical Society Museum (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 020° N
  • Chester Woods amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 236° SW
  • Firebowl (Theatre) — 29.7 mi, 113° SE
  • Historic Structure (Historic Ruins) — 32.6 mi, 245° SW

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About This Cochrane Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cochrane, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.227464, -91.835157. 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 Cochrane includes the ZIP code (54622), telephone area code (715), county seat of Buffalo County (Alma), and school district assignment (Cochrane-Fountain City 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.