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Downing Wisconsin Map

Explore Downing, 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 Downing, Wisconsin

How to Use This Downing, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	45.046352
Longitude	-92.132128
Population	234
Density	30.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54734
Area Code	715
County Seat	Menomonie
School District	Glenwood City School District

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About Downing, Wisconsin

Downing is a locality in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 234. The population density is 30.6 people per km². Downing is located at 45.0464°N, 92.1321°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Downing is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54734.

Downing unfolds across a landscape of quiet, agrarian patience, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Tiffany Creek as it carves a path through the valley floor. It lies 12.5 miles east of Saint Croix, WI (from Saint Croix, WI: bearing 91°T), and is situated 8.8 miles southeast of Forest. The air here holds the crisp, thin quality of the interior plains, carrying the scent of damp earth and late-summer grasses that lean toward the horizon where the distant rise of The Hogback marks the edge of the world. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land swells into gentle rises and hollows, a topography that seems to breathe with the turning seasons. Just two miles away, the stillness of 2 Reservoir offers a mirror to the sky, its surface often undisturbed save for the brief skip of a dragonfly or the settling of evening mist.

History in Downing is etched into the very grain of the local economy, which remains anchored to the rhythms of the soil and the legacy of early settlers who recognized the fertility of this inland basin. The daily life of Downing functions with a deliberate, unadorned momentum, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, favoring the steady work of small-scale agriculture and the quiet maintenance of the local character. Residents look toward the nearby Park for a respite of quietude, finding a familiar solace in the expanse of woods and open fields that buffer the village from the outside world. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the subtle shifts in the color of the fields and the way the golden light of dusk lingers on the siding of the older, sturdy houses that have weathered many winters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 093° E
Scattered Wildlife (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 032° NE
Scattered Wildlife - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 4.6 mi, 032° NE
Rem-Wilson Creek (State Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 160° S
Statewide Habitat Areas (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 145° SE
Dunn County Historical Society (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 133° SE
World War I Historic Marker (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 131° SE
Chippewa Valley White Pine Historic Marker (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 131° SE
Red Cedar State Trail (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 140° SE
Tainter Gate Historic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.0 mi, 139° SE
Menomonie Theater Guild (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 140° SE
Brewery Nønic (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 140° SE
Dunn County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 139° SE
Gnome of the steps (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 139° SE
Harvey Hall Theatre (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 140° SE
Furlong Gallery (Gallery) — 15.7 mi, 140° SE
Gallery 209 (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 140° SE
Hoffman Hills Recreation Area (State Park) — 17.8 mi, 112° E
Art Z (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 329° NW
Old School House (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 359° N
Falls Theater (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 242° SW
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 29.8 mi, 278° W · 4,903 acres
Town of Union Conservancy (Nature Reserve) — 30.2 mi, 127° SE
Pioneer Village Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 035° NE
Arcola Mill (Historic Ruins) — 30.9 mi, 282° W
Polk County Museum (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 331° NW
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 35.7 mi, 316° NW · 21k acres
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.7 mi, 177° S · 274k acres

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