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Iron River Wisconsin Map

Explore Iron River, 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 River, Wisconsin

How to Use This Iron River, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	46.579326
Longitude	-91.39985
Population	768
Density	47.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54847
Area Code	715
County Seat	Washburn
School District	Maple School District

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About Iron River, Wisconsin

Iron River is a locality in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 768. The population density is 47.4 people per km². Iron River is located at 46.5793°N, 91.3999°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54847.

Iron River sits amidst a landscape of dense timber and low-lying brush, where the light at dusk turns the pine needles to a deep, bruised violet. It lies 34.7 miles east-southeast of Superior, WI (from Superior, WI: bearing 108°T), and is situated 25.0 miles west of Ashland. The topography is defined by the steady, quiet presence of Half Moon Lake, which holds the stillness of the afternoon sky in its dark surface. A mile away, the Iron River cuts through the soil, its current persistent and cold as it moves toward the lower basins. Further out, the terrain rises toward the distant, rounded silhouette of Sugar Camp Hill, marking the edge of the horizon where the woods thicken into the vast, shaded reaches of the Brule River State Forest.

Iron River retains the lean, functional character of a place built on the extraction of timber and the slow patience of regional agriculture. The economy remains tethered to the land, moving in time with the seasons as equipment shifts from the harvest to the maintenance of the deep-woods trails. Locals often gather at the edge of the State Owned Islands - Bayfield County - Half Moon Lake - Star Island, where the water meets the shore in a tangle of reeds and cedar. The cultural rhythm here is spare, favoring the Friday evening ritual of the fish fry and the quiet endurance of a life lived in the interior, far from the chaotic pull of the great transit routes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bayfield County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 092° E
State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 183° S
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 3.6 mi, 092° E · 863k acres
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 231° SW
Schacte Creek State Habitat Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 007° N
Brule River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 259° W
Moquah Natural Area (National Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 073° E · 631 acres
White River Fishery Area-Bayfield (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 154° SE
Rainbow Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.6 mi, 163° S · 7,175 acres
Douglas County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 274° W
Moquah Bear (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 092° E
Major "Dick" Bong (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 271° W
Porcupine Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.9 mi, 152° SE · 4,306 acres
Radisson - Grosseilliers Fort (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 089° E
Upper Falls view (Viewpoint) — 23.4 mi, 275° W
Finn Settlement (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 066° NE
Ashland Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 088° E
Locomotive 950 (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 088° E
StageNorth (Theatre) — 24.9 mi, 075° E
Robert Rue Parsonage Amphitheater (Theatre) — 24.9 mi, 090° E
Washburn Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 075° E
Tsuga Lumps (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 057° NE
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 26.5 mi, 038° NE · 110k acres
Swedish Settlement (Historic Ruins) — 27.2 mi, 133° SE
Mount Telemark Village Competition Stadium (Stadium) — 27.6 mi, 166° S
Tony Wise Museum of the American Birkebeiner (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 165° S
Beaver Hollow Nature Area (Nature Reserve) — 31.6 mi, 052° NE
Artesian Well (Attraction) — 31.8 mi, 112° E
State of Wisconsin Fire & Police Hall of Fame (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 286° W
Madeline Island Heritage Center (Museum) — 32.3 mi, 064° NE

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