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Gratiot Wisconsin Map

Explore Gratiot, 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 Gratiot, Wisconsin

How to Use This Gratiot, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	42.578894
Longitude	-90.022624
Population	224
Density	157.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	53541
Area Code	715
County Seat	Darlington
School District	Black Hawk School District

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About Gratiot, Wisconsin

Gratiot is a locality in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 157.8 people per km². Gratiot is located at 42.5789°N, 90.0226°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gratiot is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53541.

Gratiot emerges from the unglaciated folds of the Driftless landscape, where the persistent current of Trout Brook carves a quiet, silver path through the verdant valley floor. It lies 4.4 miles southeast of Lafayette, WI (from Lafayette, WI: bearing 143°T), and is situated 8.7 miles southeast of Darlington. Sunlight clings to the limestone outcroppings and the deep, shadowed creases of the earth, illuminating a terrain defined by ancient, stubborn geology rather than the leveling force of glaciers. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge, a reminder of the rugged, elevated spine that dictates the flow of water and wind across this inland expanse. The air here carries a weight of damp soil and drying hay, holding the stillness of a place that measures time by the slow growth of timber and the seasonal turn of the fields.

Gratiot remains anchored in the rhythms of an agricultural heritage, where the legacy of early lead mining and the subsequent dominance of dairy farming continue to shape the local character. While the economy remains tethered to the land, residents look toward the broader regional landscape for recreation, often wandering toward the Primrose Nature Trail or seeking the quiet edges of Apple Canyon Lake when the summer heat settles over the pastures. Life here follows the modest, unadorned pace of a place where the proximity to Meridian Park offers a rare, preserved slice of the native prairie. Whether gathered for a Friday evening meal or moving between the scattered farmsteads, those who inhabit this space share a quiet recognition of a landscape that demands resilience and offers, in return, an enduring, solitary beauty.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fort Hamilton (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 042° NE
Meridian Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 169° S
Warren Fairground (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 160° S
Apple River Canyon State Park (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 189° S
Roberts Road Bridge (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 233° SW
Shullsburg factory tour (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 268° W
Gravity Hill (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 258° W
Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 089° E
Argyle Bridge Memorial (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 042° NE
Old Chicago Stageroad (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 256° W
Yellowstone Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 005° N
Devil's Tea Table (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 089° E
Lee I. Binkley Council Ring (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 204° SW
Golf Course (Park) — 12.8 mi, 210° SW
Yellowstone Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 013° N
Indian Dancing / Tap Out Arena (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 205° SW
Browntown Oak Forest State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.1 mi, 087° E
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 141° SE
Stream Bank Protection Fee Program (Conservation Area) — 15.8 mi, 001° N
Apple River Fort - Interpretive Center (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 209° SW
Thunder Bay Falls (Viewpoint) — 20.8 mi, 234° SW
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.2 mi, 033° NE
Presidential Pets and China (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 241° SW
Outside the Lines (Gallery) — 23.5 mi, 242° SW
Monticello Area Historical Society (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 062° NE
Rice Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 25.3 mi, 226° SW
Avalon Cinema (Cinema) — 25.5 mi, 295° NW
Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 25.6 mi, 234° SW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.1 mi, 273° W · 274k acres
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 30.8 mi, 208° SW · 3,776 acres

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