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Lewis Wisconsin Map

Explore Lewis, 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 Lewis, Wisconsin

How to Use This Lewis, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	45.721887
Longitude	-92.392215
Population	87
Density	22.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54837
Area Code	715
County Seat	Balsam Lake
School District	Frederic School District

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About Lewis, Wisconsin

Lewis is a locality in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 22.9 people per km². Lewis is located at 45.7219°N, 92.3922°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54837.

Lewis marks the intersection of quiet woodland and expansive, open sky, where the horizon holds the weight of a landscape shaped by glacial drift. It lies 41.1 miles north of New Richmond, WI (from New Richmond, WI: bearing 9°T), and is situated 31.1 miles east-northeast of North Branch. The air here carries a crisp, thin clarity that defines the transition between the dense, dark stands of the Governor Knowles State Forest and the sudden, flat stretches of reclaimed prairie. Knapp Creek winds through the low ground with a sluggish, deliberate persistence, feeding into the still waters of Knapp Flowage 7, where the evening light settles in bruised shades of violet and gray against the reeds. To the west, the distant rise of Pease Hill provides a fixed point for the eye, anchoring a terrain that feels ancient and indifferent to the passing of seasons.

Lewis maintains a rhythm dictated by the steady, unpretentious commerce of timber and agriculture, drawing its character from the generations of settlers who broke the heavy soil. The Gandy Dancer State Trail cuts a straight, gravel-lined path through the landscape, repurposing the old rail beds that once moved the lifeblood of the local economy toward wider markets. Life in Lewis moves with the slow, mechanical patience of a tractor crossing a field, punctuated by the occasional clatter of equipment or the distant call of a crow. There is a palpable weight to the silence here, a quality that clings to the weathered siding of barns and the stark, functional architecture of the local crossroads, reminding those who stop that this ground was carved out of the wilderness not for spectacle, but for survival.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gandy Dancer State Trail (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 053° NE
State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 020° N
State Owned Islands - Burnett County - Elbow Lake - Island No 1 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 020° N
Public Land (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 040° NE
State Owned Islands - Nw (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 269° W
Golf Course (Park) — 3.9 mi, 335° NW
Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 021° N
Polk County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 161° S
Mckenzie Creek Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 122° SE
Ice Age Trail - Nw (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 206° SW
Burnett County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 339° N
First Danish Seminary (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 208° SW
Reed Lake School (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 285° W
Emma's House (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 285° W
Original Burnett County Jail (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 285° W
Grantsburg Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 285° W
Crex Meadows (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 315° NW
Ed. L. Peet (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 333° NW
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.6 mi, 348° N · 21k acres
Kettle River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.6 mi, 308° NW
Amphitheater (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 234° SW
Washburn County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 087° E
Fawn Doe Rosa Wildlife Educational Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 24.5 mi, 204° SW
Art Bench Trail - Rock and River (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 210° SW
Festival Theater (Theatre) — 24.7 mi, 210° SW
Big Yellow Chair (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 210° SW
Old School House (Historic Ruins) — 27.4 mi, 153° SE
Art Z (Gallery) — 28.3 mi, 177° S
Sandstone History and Art Center (Arts Centre) — 36.4 mi, 321° NW
Lake Seven Movie Theatre (Cinema) — 36.5 mi, 119° SE

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