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Iron Belt Wisconsin Map

Explore Iron Belt, 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 Iron Belt, Wisconsin

How to Use This Iron Belt, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	46.400504
Longitude	-90.324345
Population	158
Density	24.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54536
Area Code	715
County Seat	Hurley
School District	Hurley School District

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About Iron Belt, Wisconsin

Iron Belt is a locality in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 158. The population density is 24.7 people per km². Iron Belt is located at 46.4005°N, 90.3243°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54536.

Iron Belt emerges from the dense, dark timber of the North Woods as a quiet collection of dwellings clinging to the rugged, uneven earth. It lies 56.9 miles northeast of Sawyer, WI (from Sawyer, WI: bearing 45°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-northwest of Iron. The landscape surrounding Iron Belt is defined by the persistent growth of second-growth forests and the jagged, unpredictable topography of the region, where the Potato River carves a narrow, rushing path through the bedrock just a mile away. Three miles to the north, the still surface of Weber Lake reflects the changing seasons, its basin a silent witness to the cooling air that arrives early each autumn. Beyond the immediate clearings, the terrain rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Mount Zion, while the expansive, untamed reach of County Land provides a buffer of wild, unmanaged growth that frames the horizon in every direction.

Iron Belt remains a vestige of the heavy industrial ambition that once defined the northern frontier, built upon the extraction of mineral wealth that drew labor from across the Atlantic. The legacy of those early mining days persists in the weathered foundations and the resilient, practical character of the residents who inhabit the wood-frame houses. Local life moves at a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the seasonal shifts that dictate the rhythm of work and rest in this interior climate. While the original mines have long since ceased their clatter, the spirit of the settlement persists, grounded by a history of hard manual labor and a quiet, stoic pride that persists beneath the canopy of the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

County Land (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 057° NE
Iron County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 001° N
Scattered Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 099° E
Corrigan's Lookout (Viewpoint) — 4.6 mi, 267° W
Upson Falls (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 243° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 061° NE
The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 064° NE
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 066° NE
Vietnam Veterans War Memorial (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 066° NE
Local Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 7.8 mi, 019° N
Statewide Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 175° S
Downtown Art Place (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 063° NE
Historic Ironwood Theatre (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 063° NE
Hiawatha, World's Largest Indian Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.4 mi, 066° NE
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 11.4 mi, 022° N · 995k acres
Underwood Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 115° SE
Copper Falls State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 270° W
Black, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.3 mi, 049° NE · 4,346 acres
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 15.5 mi, 225° SW · 863k acres
Mellen Area Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 253° W
Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 311° NW
Artesian Well (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 271° W
Presque Isle, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 22.2 mi, 099° E · 20k acres
Alvord Theatre (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 295° NW
Locomotive 950 (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 296° NW
Ashland Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 296° NW
Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 31.2 mi, 152° SE
Swedish Settlement (Historic Ruins) — 32.2 mi, 259° W
Washburn Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 305° NW
Craig Blacklock Photography Gallery (Gallery) — 33.0 mi, 322° NW

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