Explore Jacksonport, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Jacksonport, 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 Jacksonport.
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 | Jacksonport |
| State | Wisconsin (WI) |
| County | Door County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.978607 |
| Longitude | -87.185659 |
| Population | 680 |
| Density | 18.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 54235 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| County Seat | Sturgeon Bay |
Jacksonport emerges where the quiet pulse of Hibbard Creek meets the expansive, slate-gray horizon of Lake Michigan. It lies 11.4 miles southwest of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 216°T), and is situated 13.7 miles northeast of Sturgeon Bay. The landscape here possesses a singular, austere clarity, defined by the low, limestone-shelved shoreline that stretches toward the nearby Whitefish Bay. Inland, the terrain rises in subtle, wooded swells that echo the ancient geologic reach of the distant Door-Leelanau Ridge, providing a backdrop of muted greens and deep shadows. The air carries a sharp, saline clarity, a constant reminder of the great water that defines the edge of the world, while the creek itself meanders through the landscape, its dark, cedar-stained waters carving a slow path toward the beach.
Jacksonport maintains a quiet, enduring character shaped by the legacy of early maritime commerce and the industry of the timber trade that once fueled its growth. Today, the economy leans into the seasonal rhythms of the lake, where the local pace is set by the arrival of summer visitors and the enduring endurance of those who harvest the seasonal bounty of the land. Nearby, the shifting sands of Whitefish Dunes State Park serve as a persistent reminder of the wind’s influence on this coast, where the dunes provide a sanctuary of pine and marram grass. Life here moves with the precision of a Friday evening tradition, where the scent of frying fish and the camaraderie of a shared supper-club table anchor the neighborhood in a history of German and Scandinavian heritage, grounding the present in a slow, steady, and unpretentious continuity.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jacksonport, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.978607, -87.185659. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Jacksonport includes the ZIP code (54235), telephone area code (715), county seat of Door County (Sturgeon Bay), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |