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Exeland Wisconsin Map

Explore Exeland, 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 Exeland, Wisconsin

How to Use This Exeland, Wisconsin Map

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

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.

CityExeland
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountySawyer County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude45.668017
Longitude-91.244048
Population229
Density73.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code54835
Area Code715
County SeatHayward
School DistrictBruce School District

About Exeland, Wisconsin

Exeland is a locality in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 73.6 people per km². Exeland is located at 45.6680°N, 91.2440°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Exeland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54835.

Exeland emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of northern timberlands and expansive, open fields. It lies 11.2 miles south-southwest of Sawyer, WI (from Sawyer, WI: bearing 199°T), and is situated 15.7 miles north-northwest of Ladysmith. Swan Creek carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the pale, shifting light of the Wisconsin sky as it winds past the boundaries of the Rem-Maple Creek area. To the east, the silhouette of the Blue Hills marks the horizon, a distant, muted rise against the clouds that anchors the flat, sprawling meadows. The air here holds the crisp, sharp scent of pine and damp earth, particularly at dusk when the shadows stretch long and thin across the grass, lending an austere beauty to the stillness of Balsam Lake nearby.

Exeland retains the quiet gravity of a settlement built upon the foundations of the logging industry, where the rhythmic hum of saws once defined the morning hours. While the economy has shifted with the turn of the seasons and the slow evolution of regional agriculture, the character of the locality remains tethered to the rugged demands of the North Woods. Travelers occasionally pause here before venturing toward the Serley Camp Trail or the cascading waters of Bellile Falls, drawn by the stark, unadorned honesty of the landscape. Life in Exeland moves with the deliberate pace of the changing leaves, a steady, measured cadence that speaks to a history of resilience carved into the very fiber of the timber and soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rem-Maple Creek (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 093° E
  • Weirgor Springs Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 360° N
  • Rusk County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 219° SW
  • Weirgor Springs State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 4.0 mi, 332° NW
  • Sawyer County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 328° NW
  • Tuscobia State Trail (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 001° N
  • Court Oreilles (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 343° N
  • Pierre Esprit Radisson and Medard Groseilliers (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 327° NW
  • State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 295° NW
  • Log Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 267° W
  • Flambeau River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 15.2 mi, 109° E
  • Soo Line 500 (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 155° SE
  • St. Francis Solanus Mission (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 336° NW
  • Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 17.6 mi, 025° NE · 863k acres
  • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.4 mi, 327° NW · 21k acres
  • Wilderness Walk (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 24.8 mi, 330° NW
  • Scheer's Lumberjack Shows (Theme Park) — 25.9 mi, 334° NW
  • Chippewa Battle of 1790 Against Sioux (Registered Battlefield) — 26.0 mi, 016° N
  • Wild Rivers State Trail (State Park) — 26.2 mi, 247° SW
  • Tony Wise Museum of the American Birkebeiner (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 334° NW
  • Art Beat of Hayward (Gallery) — 26.6 mi, 334° NW
  • Hospital Road Trailhead (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 336° NW
  • Olson Road Trailhead (Attraction) — 27.3 mi, 337° NW
  • Lake Seven Movie Theatre (Cinema) — 27.7 mi, 239° SW
  • Water's Edge Trailhead (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 336° NW
  • Chetek Mural (Public Artwork) — 31.3 mi, 219° SW
  • Pioneer Village Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 235° SW
  • Washburn County Historical Museum (Museum) — 33.3 mi, 279° W
  • Porcupine Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.3 mi, 004° N · 4,306 acres
  • Rainbow Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 49.4 mi, 358° N · 7,175 acres

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About This Exeland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Exeland, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 45.668017, -91.244048. 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 Exeland includes the ZIP code (54835), telephone area code (715), county seat of Sawyer County (Hayward), and school district assignment (Bruce 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.