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Hawkins Wisconsin Map

Explore Hawkins, 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 Hawkins, Wisconsin

How to Use This Hawkins, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	45.514968
Longitude	-90.719866
Population	331
Density	57.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54530
Area Code	715
County Seat	Ladysmith
School District	Flambeau School District

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About Hawkins, Wisconsin

Hawkins is a locality in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 331. The population density is 57.9 people per km². Hawkins is located at 45.5150°N, 90.7199°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hawkins is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54530.

Hawkins emerges from the dense, verdant expanse of northern Wisconsin as a quiet junction where the water dictates the pace of the day. It lies 30.3 miles southeast of Sawyer, WI (from Sawyer, WI: bearing 134°T), and is situated 19.0 miles east of Ladysmith. The South Fork Main Creek carves a meditative path through the landscape, its current steady and unassuming as it feeds the low-lying basins that define the local topography. Only a mile away, the surface of Hawkins Millpond captures the shifting gray and amber hues of the sky, acting as a mirror for the surrounding timber. Beyond the immediate clearing, the terrain rises into the broader, ancient contours of the northern interior, with the distant, hazy silhouette of Flambeau Ridge marking the horizon like a faint, serrated bruise against the clouds. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, particularly at dusk when the shadows stretch thin and long across the timber-lined roads, signaling the transition from the labor of the afternoon to the stillness of the evening.

Hawkins bears the quiet, pragmatic history of the logging era, a legacy that lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the deep-rooted resilience of its inhabitants. While the economy has shifted from the raw extraction of the nineteenth century to a slower, more deliberate rhythm, the proximity to the expansive Rusk County Forest and the nearby Flambeau River State Forest ensures that the wilderness remains a primary influence on daily life. The cultural character is defined by a blend of ancestral European influences, where the tradition of the Friday fish fry remains a social anchor, drawing people together in the dim, warm light of local supper clubs. Nine miles away, the rush of Little Falls provides a constant, rhythmic counterpoint to the town’s subdued atmosphere, serving as a reminder of the wilder currents that persist just beyond the edge of the settled grid. Life in Hawkins moves with the measured, seasonal pulse of the woods, favoring a kind of solitude that is earned through the long, quiet winters and the brief, brilliant intensity of the northern summer.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rusk County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 338° N
Price County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 135° SE
Drake Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 261° W
Rem-Main Creek (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 228° SW
Flambeau River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.5 mi, 360° N
Hawkins Hemlocks State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 165° S
Statewide Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 165° S
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 9.5 mi, 174° S · 863k acres
State Owned Islands - Nw (State Resource Management Area) — 12.0 mi, 060° NE
Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 012° N
Bear Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 14.9 mi, 183° S
Soo Line 500 (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 259° W
Lidice Memorial (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 051° NE
Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural (Public Artwork) — 19.7 mi, 052° NE
Knox Creek Heritage Center (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 086° E
Old Town Hall Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 030° NE
Weirgor Springs State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 30.6 mi, 298° NW
Park Falls Verterans Memorial (Monument) — 31.8 mi, 024° NE
Taylor County Historical Society (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 144° SE
Pulp Wood Stacker (Historic Ruins) — 32.1 mi, 221° SW
Court Oreilles (Monument) — 34.1 mi, 305° NW
Chippewa Battle of 1790 Against Sioux (Registered Battlefield) — 39.8 mi, 333° NW
Log Museum (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 284° W
M60a3 (Attraction) — 45.7 mi, 137° SE
Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 47.4 mi, 045° NE
Tomahawk Cinema (Cinema) — 48.0 mi, 093° E
Skydive Wissota (Attraction) — 48.2 mi, 214° SW
Lake Seven Movie Theatre (Cinema) — 49.3 mi, 266° W
Wilderness Walk (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 49.4 mi, 311° NW
Nicolet National Forest (National Forest) — 53.3 mi, 078° E · 663k acres

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