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Lake Wazeecha Wisconsin Map

Explore Lake Wazeecha, 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 Lake Wazeecha, Wisconsin

How to Use This Lake Wazeecha, Wisconsin Map

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

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.

CityLake Wazeecha
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyWood County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude44.371078
Longitude-89.756512
Population3,107
Density288.9 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code54494
Area Code715
County SeatWisconsin Rapids
School DistrictWisconsin Rapids School District

About Lake Wazeecha, Wisconsin

Lake Wazeecha is a locality in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,107. The population density is 288.9 people per km². Lake Wazeecha is located at 44.3711°N, 89.7565°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54494.

Lake Wazeecha remains a quiet expanse of water where the transition from woodland to open sky feels measured and deliberate. It lies 3.1 miles east-southeast of Wisconsin Rapids, WI (from Wisconsin Rapids, WI: bearing 106°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-northeast of Nekoosa. Fourmile Creek feeds into the stillness, carrying the runoff of the surrounding plains toward the reservoir with a steady, hushed insistence. The landscape here is characterized by the modest elevation of the terrain, which rises in subtle, earthbound swells that evoke the ancient, unglaciated character of the region. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of the Philippine Islands appears as a faint, jagged punctuation mark against the dusk, reminding the observer of the vast, continental distances that define this inland geography. Within the immediate perimeter of South Wood County Park, the air holds a cool, damp weight, smelling of pine needles and the damp earth of a season turning slowly toward autumn.

Lake Wazeecha serves as a focal point for a community shaped by the industrious traditions of the midwestern interior, where the rhythm of life is synchronized with the changing of the seasons and the demands of local agriculture. The legacy of the area is tied to the labor of past generations who carved their livelihood from the timber and soil, establishing a pattern of settlement that persists in the unassuming grid of the nearby roads. Today, the economy leans into the quiet necessity of regional commerce and the preservation of public spaces, reflecting a culture that values the accessibility of its natural resources over the frantic pace of larger centers. On any given evening, the light catches the surface of the water in a way that turns the gray ripples into shards of silver, a simple, recurring phenomenon that captures the enduring, unadorned beauty of this particular corner of the landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • South Wood County Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 187° S
  • Grand Rapids Lions Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 269° W
  • Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 276° W
  • Stoney Birch Studio (Gallery) — 3.2 mi, 289° W
  • Griffith Nursery (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 245° SW
  • Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 3.6 mi, 292° W
  • Wisconsin Firemen's Memorial (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 273° W
  • Buena Vista Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 105° E
  • Ten Mile Creek Streambank Protection Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 170° S
  • Stream Bank Protection Fee Program (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 170° S
  • Wood County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 275° W
  • Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 215° SW
  • Cranberry Culture (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 262° W
  • Leola Marsh Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.1 mi, 161° S
  • World's Largest Potato Masher (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 066° NE
  • Tomorrow River State Trail (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 063° NE
  • The IDEA Center (Arts Centre) — 13.4 mi, 039° NE
  • Central Wisconsin Children's Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 039° NE
  • Gallery Q Artists Cooperative (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 039° NE
  • Little Plover River Fishery Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.6 mi, 062° NE
  • Sand Valley Golf Resort (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 200° S
  • Edna Carlsten Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.0 mi, 040° NE
  • Casimir Pulaski (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 043° NE
  • Ross Amphitheater (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 040° NE
  • Fishing Pier (Viewpoint) — 14.9 mi, 040° NE
  • Prehistoric People (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 051° NE
  • Early Jordan Park Culture (Historic Ruins) — 19.1 mi, 041° NE
  • Necedah Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 19.8 mi, 257° W · 108k acres
  • Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.1 mi, 237° SW · 88k acres
  • Ice Age Trail - Wd (State Park) — 25.6 mi, 104° E

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About This Lake Wazeecha Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Wazeecha, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.371078, -89.756512. 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 Lake Wazeecha includes the ZIP code (54494), telephone area code (715), county seat of Wood County (Wisconsin Rapids), and school district assignment (Wisconsin Rapids School District).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.