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Gills Rock Wisconsin Map

Explore Gills Rock, 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 Gills Rock, Wisconsin

How to Use This Gills Rock, Wisconsin Map

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

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	Gills Rock
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Door County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.289985
Longitude	-87.021783
Population	280
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54210
Area Code	715
County Seat	Sturgeon Bay

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About Gills Rock, Wisconsin

Gills Rock is a locality in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Gills Rock is located at 45.2900°N, 87.0218°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54210.

Gills Rock endures as a quiet terminus where the limestone bedrock of the peninsula fractures into jagged, moss-slicked bluffs that meet the expansive, slate-colored waters of Lake Michigan. It lies 12.4 miles north of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 6°T), and is situated 31.5 miles south of Escanaba. The land here carries the weight of ancient glaciers in its thin, stony soil, where dense stands of cedar and birch lean against the prevailing winds that sweep across the plateau. Only three miles away, the Mink River carves a sluggish, winding path through the quiet interior, its dark, tannic waters feeding into the protected wetlands of the Mink River Estuary, where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying pine needles. As the light wanes, the horizon blurs into a singular gray, leaving the rugged terrain to settle into a stillness that feels as old as the dolomite ridges themselves.

Gills Rock emerged from the deliberate labor of pioneers who recognized the utility of this northern reach, transforming a remote wilderness into a modest outpost of industry and seasonal trade. The economy has long pivoted on the rhythms of the land, moving from the extraction of stone and timber to a quieter life defined by the seasonal pulse of visitors and the local traditions of the supper-club Friday fish fry. German and Scandinavian legacies remain etched in the architecture and the deliberate, unhurried cadence of daily conversation, grounding the locality in a heritage of resilience. Here, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow encroachment of the forest upon the clearings and the persistent, biting chill that drifts inland from the expanse of Lake Michigan during the long, dormant months of winter.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mink River Estuary (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 225° SW
Newport State Park (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 152° SE
Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.3 mi, 064° NE · 3,604 acres
Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.7 mi, 132° SE · 161 acres
Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 3.8 mi, 131° SE · 19 acres
Ellison Bluff State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 4.8 mi, 240° SW
Statewide Public Access - Lm (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 188° S
Richter Community Forest Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.9 mi, 046° NE
Grand Traverse Island State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 059° NE
Big And Little Marsh State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 055° NE
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 055° NE
Thorstein Veblen Study Cabin (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 025° NE
Jacobson's Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 025° NE
Jens Jacobson's Cabin (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 025° NE
Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.5 mi, 061° NE · 2 acres
Mud Lake Wildlife Area-Door (State Recreation Area) — 11.3 mi, 198° S
Anderson Store and Dock (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 220° SW
Ephraim Fire Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 218° SW
Horseshoe Island Memorial (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 230° SW
Eagle Panorama (Viewpoint) — 12.4 mi, 225° SW
Northern Sky Theater (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 228° SW
Anchor from schooner Oak Leaf (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 231° SW
Hands On Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 16.6 mi, 214° SW
West Shore Fishing Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 271° W
Plum Bottom Gallery (Gallery) — 24.9 mi, 213° SW
Hiawatha National Forest (National Forest) — 26.2 mi, 006° N · 899k acres
Bear Statue (Public Artwork) — 31.1 mi, 244° SW
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Marinette Campus Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 32.5 mi, 243° SW
Herbert L. Williams Theatre (Theatre) — 32.5 mi, 243° SW
St. Peter's Catholic Church ruins (Historic Ruins) — 33.9 mi, 030° NE

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