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Kennan Wisconsin Map

Explore Kennan, 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 Kennan, Wisconsin

How to Use This Kennan, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	45.531356
Longitude	-90.587091
Population	143
Density	27.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54537
Area Code	715
County Seat	Phillips
School District	Phillips School District

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About Kennan, Wisconsin

Kennan is a locality in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 143. The population density is 27.8 people per km². Kennan is located at 45.5314°N, 90.5871°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kennan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54537.

Kennan sits low against a horizon defined by the persistent, unhurried flow of Green Creek, which bisects the landscape with a dark, steady ribbon of water. It lies 34.5 miles southeast of Sawyer, WI (from Sawyer, WI: bearing 125°T), and is situated 34.9 miles north of Clark. The terrain surrounding Kennan is shaped by the quiet gravity of the North Woods, where the earth gives way to dense stands of timber and the expansive, quiet reaches of the Price County Forest just two miles to the east. Light here filters through the canopy in thin, pale shafts, illuminating the damp leaf litter and the heavy, black soil that has defined this northern territory for generations. To the north and west, the land rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Hallberg Hill, a reminder of the geologic shifts that leveled these plains into a vast, wooded basin where the air holds a permanent, crisp edge of pine and peat.

Industry in Kennan remains tied to the slow, deliberate work of the land, rooted in a history of timber harvesting and the modest, persistent labor of local agriculture. The legacy of early settlers—those who moved through these thickets with axes and grit—persists in the sturdy, weathered architecture of the streets and the quiet, pragmatic pace of the residents. Beyond the immediate clearings, the wilderness of the Price County Forest offers a buffer against the sprawl of the modern world, while the Township Corners Flowage five miles out provides a still, reflective mirror for the sky. Daily life follows the seasons, moving from the biting, muffled silence of deep winter to the brief, lush urgency of summer, maintaining a character forged by isolation and the deep, abiding patience of the northern interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Price County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 219° SW
Spring Creek Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 060° NE
State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 040° NE
State Owned Islands - Nw (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 040° NE
Rusk County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 318° NW
Flambeau River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.8 mi, 325° NW
Statewide Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 210° SW
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 10.6 mi, 180° S · 863k acres
Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.0 mi, 353° N
Lidice Memorial (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 038° NE
Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural (Public Artwork) — 14.3 mi, 039° NE
Mondeaux Hardwoods Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 14.6 mi, 157° SE
Bear Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 17.1 mi, 199° S
Knox Creek Heritage Center (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 088° E
Old Town Hall Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 018° N
Soo Line 500 (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 260° W
Park Falls Verterans Memorial (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 013° N
Taylor County Historical Society (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 155° SE
Weirgor Springs State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 36.0 mi, 291° W
Pulp Wood Stacker (Historic Ruins) — 37.4 mi, 228° SW
Court Oreilles (Monument) — 39.0 mi, 298° NW
Tomahawk Cinema (Cinema) — 41.7 mi, 095° E
Chippewa Battle of 1790 Against Sioux (Registered Battlefield) — 42.1 mi, 325° NW
Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 42.2 mi, 040° NE
M60a3 (Attraction) — 42.5 mi, 144° SE
Nicolet National Forest (National Forest) — 46.8 mi, 077° E · 663k acres
Log Museum (Museum) — 47.6 mi, 281° W
Waswagoning (Museum) — 48.3 mi, 049° NE
World's Largest Penny (Attraction) — 49.6 mi, 059° NE
Warren Mill - Now WPS (Historic Ruins) — 50.0 mi, 119° SE

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