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Custer Wisconsin Map

Explore Custer, 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 Custer, Wisconsin

How to Use This Custer, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	44.510526
Longitude	-89.426227
Population	880
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54423
Area Code	715
County Seat	Stevens Point

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About Custer, Wisconsin

Custer is a locality in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 880. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Custer is located at 44.5105°N, 89.4262°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54423.

Custer stretches across a landscape of quiet, unyielding farmland where the horizon remains wide and open under a vast, pale sky. It lies 6.9 miles east-northeast of Plover, WI (from Plover, WI: bearing 57°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east of Stevens Point. Three miles from the stillness of Thomas Lake and the modest, winding path of Lost Creek, the earth here holds a consistent, grounded character, marked by the steady labor of those who work the soil. To the distant west, the Philippine Islands rise as a faint, jagged silhouette against the light, grounding the view in a perspective that feels both expansive and deeply private. The air often carries a crispness that speaks to the changing seasons, a sharp clarity that settles over the fields long before the first frost arrives to turn the stubble silver.

Custer maintains a rhythm defined by the enduring heritage of its early settlers, whose influence persists in the sturdy architecture and the deep-rooted agricultural traditions that support the local economy. Beyond the private holdings and the quietude of Parkdale Park, the community finds its pulse in the shared habits of the week, from the methodical work of the dairy farms to the familiar gatherings that define the local social life. There is a particular beauty in the way the amber light of late afternoon catches the silos and the weathered barns, casting long, lean shadows across the rows. Here, the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the slow, reliable turn of the seasons and the quiet persistence of a life lived in harmony with the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prehistoric People (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 313° NW
Parkdale Park (Local Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 285° W
Tomorrow River State Trail (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 182° S
Little Plover River Conservancy Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 227° SW
Richard A Hemp Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 054° NE
Little Plover River Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 234° SW
Little PLover River Barons Restoration (Nature Reserve) — 4.8 mi, 237° SW
Green Circle Trail (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 298° NW
Little Plover River Savanna Restoration (Nature Reserve) — 5.3 mi, 234° SW
Whiting Well Field Park (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 258° W
Through the Head of a Needle (Public Artwork) — 5.6 mi, 279° W
Jordan Dam and Power Plant (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 320° NW
Charlie's Place (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 102° E
Early Jordan Park Culture (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 322° NW
Schmeeckle Reserve (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 289° W
Casimir Pulaski (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 278° W
Fishing Pier (Viewpoint) — 6.8 mi, 284° W
Ross Amphitheater (Theatre) — 7.1 mi, 284° W
Agnes Jones Gallery (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 280° W
Edna Carlsten Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 279° W
The IDEA Center (Arts Centre) — 7.8 mi, 276° W
Gallery Q Artists Cooperative (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 277° W
Central Wisconsin Children's Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 277° W
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 060° NE
Stream Bank Protection Fee Program (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 126° SE
Ice Age Trail - Wd (State Park) — 13.0 mi, 047° NE
Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 244° SW
Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 21.3 mi, 247° SW
South Wood County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 247° SW
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.0 mi, 239° SW · 88k acres

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