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Hanover Wisconsin Map

Explore Hanover, 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 Hanover, Wisconsin

How to Use This Hanover, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	42.638621
Longitude	-89.162058
Population	179
Density	118.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	53576, 53542
Area Code	715
County Seat	Janesville
School District	Parkview School District

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About Hanover, Wisconsin

Hanover is a locality in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 179. The population density is 118.7 people per km². Hanover is located at 42.6386°N, 89.1621°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 53576, 53542.

Hanover occupies a quiet expanse of land where the flat horizons of the agricultural Midwest meet the subtle, persistent push of the terrain. It lies 7.9 miles west-southwest of Janesville, WI (from Janesville, WI: bearing 247°T), and is situated 11.2 miles northwest of Beloit. Bass Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its waters cutting through the earth with a steady, unhurried persistence that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate banks, the land opens into expansive fields that grow heavy with the golden light of late afternoon, casting long, lean shadows across the soil. The Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground spreads across the surrounding acreage, providing a raw, untamed counterpoint to the orderly geometry of the nearby farm rows.

Hanover grew from the labor of those who broke the stubborn, fertile soil and built their lives around the cycles of the harvest. The local economy remains tethered to the land, maintaining a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the demands of regional agriculture. History here is kept in the quiet maintenance of fence lines and the modest, sturdy architecture of the older buildings that anchor the center. While the distance to Kiwanis Pond or the distant rise of Mount Zion adds a sense of scale to the surrounding geography, the identity of Hanover is found in the everyday persistence of its people, who move through the day with a deliberate, grounded grace that mirrors the slow, certain flow of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 001° N
Footville Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 001° N
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 106° E
Rock River Parkway (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 101° E
Rockport Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 069° E
Kirk Denmark Theater (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 083° E
Theodore Robinson Art Gallery (Gallery) — 5.4 mi, 083° E
Extensive Wl Habitat - Sd (State Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 207° SW
Robert O. Cook Memorial Arboretum (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 047° NE
Five Points (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 067° NE
Monterey Stadium (Stadium) — 7.4 mi, 072° E
Route of Abraham Lincoln 1832 and 1859 (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 113° SE
First State Fair (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 067° NE
Black Bridge Hills Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 8.2 mi, 058° NE
Pond View Point (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 019° N
Beckman Mill (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 183° S
Old ball Tavern (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 336° NW
Sugar River State Trail (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 268° W
Miles Music Center (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 144° SE
Magnolia Cave (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 303° NW
Wanda Hollensteiner Gallery (Gallery) — 11.5 mi, 145° SE
Tobacco City Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 019° N
Reubens Cave (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 292° W
Rock Cut State Park (State Park) — 20.4 mi, 157° SE
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 21.2 mi, 203° SW
Hook Lake Bog State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.9 mi, 339° N
Monticello Area Historical Society (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 289° W
Maggie the Cow (Public Artwork) — 23.2 mi, 177° S

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