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La Pointe Wisconsin Map

Explore La Pointe, 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 La Pointe, Wisconsin

How to Use This La Pointe, Wisconsin Map

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

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	La Pointe
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Ashland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.779101
Longitude	-90.786572
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54850
Area Code	715
County Seat	Ashland

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About La Pointe, Wisconsin

La Pointe is a locality in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². La Pointe is located at 46.7791°N, 90.7866°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54850.

La Pointe emerges from the dense, dark coniferous thickets as a quiet settlement defined by the vast, restless expanse of Lake Superior. It lies 62.5 miles east of Superior, WI (from Superior, WI: bearing 86°T), and is situated 13.7 miles north-northeast of Ashland. The air here holds a distinct, metallic sharpness, carrying the scent of damp pine needles and the cold breath of deep water across the interior landscape. To the south, the terrain rises in subtle, wooded swells toward the silhouette of Mount Ashwabay, while the terrestrial stillness is punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic rush of Pikes Creek carving its path through the loam. During the golden hour, the light flattens against the island’s interior, turning the surrounding timber into a solid wall of shadow and bronze that feels impenetrable and ancient.

History clings to the soil of La Pointe, a legacy of fur traders and indigenous stewards who recognized the strategic value of this land long before the modern era. The local economy now shifts with the seasons, moving between the quiet maintenance of the winter months and the influx of visitors drawn to the manicured greens of the Madeline Island Golf Club. Beyond the quiet tracks that wind toward the Apostle Islands State Forest, the rhythm of daily life is dictated by the passage of supply vessels and the temperament of the climate. It is a place of deliberate endurance, where the heritage of regional commerce and the isolation of the landscape forge a character that remains indifferent to the haste of the world beyond the water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spirit of Madeline (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 292° W
Madeline Island Heritage Center (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 015° N
Madeline Island Golf Club (Park) — 0.5 mi, 138° SE
Big Bay State Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 061° NE
Craig Blacklock Photography Gallery (Gallery) — 1.8 mi, 090° E
Memorial to Commercial Fishermen of Bayfield / Past—Present—Future (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 331° NW
The Backstage (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 304° NW
South Shore Lake Superior Fish (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 278° W
South Shore of Lake Superior Fish and Wildlife Area - Pikes Creek Unit (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 278° W
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 3.4 mi, 187° S · 110k acres
Big Bay State Park 4 (State Park) — 4.4 mi, 082° E
Bayfield County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 269° W
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 272° W
South Shore of Lake Superior Fish and Wildlife Area - Sioux River Unit (State Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 234° SW
Beaver Hollow Nature Area (Nature Reserve) — 6.8 mi, 324° NW
Tsuga Lumps (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 273° W
Finn Settlement (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 241° SW
Gaylord Nelson Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.2 mi, 029° NE · 33k acres
Raspberry Schoolhouse (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 342° N
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 8.7 mi, 213° SW · 863k acres
Washburn Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 214° SW
StageNorth (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 214° SW
Twilite (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 337° NW
Lunch Beach (Viewpoint) — 13.8 mi, 314° NW
Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 154° SE
Ashland Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 200° S
Locomotive 950 (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 199° S
Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.3 mi, 212° SW · 969 acres
Artesian Well (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 179° S
Mellen Area Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 169° S

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