Explore Gotham, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gotham, 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 Gotham.
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 | Gotham |
| State | Wisconsin (WI) |
| County | Richland County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.223321 |
| Longitude | -90.291513 |
| Population | 189 |
| Density | 183.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 53556, 53540 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| County Seat | Richland Center |
| School District | Richland School District |
Gotham emerges from the quiet, unglaciated landscape of the Driftless region, where the earth rises in sudden, rugged bluffs and deep, sheltered pockets. It lies 13.3 miles south-southeast of Richland, WI (from Richland, WI: bearing 162°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-southeast of Richland Center. Sunlight catches the limestone outcroppings of Riverview Ridge four miles to the east, casting long, violet shadows across the fields as evening approaches. Nearby, the Pine River carves a slow path through the terrain, its banks lined with dense thickets that transition into the protected expanse of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway just a mile away. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially near the cool, shaded depths of Onion Hollow, where the moisture clings to the moss and fern-covered slopes long after the morning dew has vanished from the high pastures.
Gotham carries the quiet weight of a place built on the slow, methodical labor of timber and agriculture, its history inscribed in the weathered siding of barns and the sturdy, modest architecture of its core. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, echoing the heritage of the settlers who once cleared these woods and turned the soil of the surrounding plains. Life in Gotham moves with a deliberate pace, punctuated by the seasonal migration of visitors drawn to the surrounding hills and the proximity of Long Lake, six miles distant. Residents often gather as the day wanes, finding a sense of continuity in the shared traditions of the region, where the labor of the field and the quiet conservation of the landscape define the character of the day-to-day.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gotham, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.223321, -90.291513. 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 Gotham includes the ZIP code (53556, 53540), telephone area code (715), county seat of Richland County (Richland Center), and school district assignment (Richland 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |