Explore Lincoln, 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 Lincoln, 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 Lincoln.
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 | Lincoln |
| State | Wisconsin (WI) |
| County | Kewaunee County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.618052 |
| Longitude | -87.642038 |
| Population | 27,593 |
| Density | 22.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 54205, 54452 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| County Seat | Kewaunee |
Lincoln occupies a quiet stretch of interior land where the horizon is defined by the slow, deliberate rise of fields and timber. It lies 9.5 miles northwest of Pierce, WI (from Pierce, WI: bearing 309°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north-northeast of Luxemburg. The landscape around Lincoln remains defined by the modest elevation of Dhuey Hill, which offers a steady vantage point over the surrounding agricultural expanse. To the west, the waters of Casco Creek carve a narrow, persistent path through the soil, providing a reliable rhythm to the local drainage. A few miles away, the quiet surface of Little Mud Lake reflects the changing colors of the sky, mirroring the shifting moods of a continental climate. Beyond the immediate clearings, the terrain settles into a patchwork of woods and open meadows that hold the morning frost long after the sun has climbed high.
Agriculture provides the foundational pulse for Lincoln, where the legacy of dairy farming continues to shape the daily labor of its inhabitants. Generations of families have organized their lives around the cycles of the harvest, turning the fertile ground into a source of sustenance and regional identity. This industry demands a disciplined patience, reflecting an economy that values long-term stewardship over the fleeting trends of larger urban centers. Many residents still gather in the evenings to share a Friday fish fry, a custom that honors the ethnic traditions of the early settlers who cleared this land. The work remains grounded in the physical reality of the season, ensuring that the local industry stays deeply connected to the land itself.
Lincoln maintains a character shaped by the steady, unpretentious values of the rural Midwest, where neighbors rely on one another to navigate the demands of the year. Visitors seeking a connection to the natural world often traverse the nearby Ahnapee State Trail, which serves as a vital artery for recreation and quiet reflection. The atmosphere here is one of deliberate stillness, where the quality of light at dusk transforms the familiar barns and silos into silhouettes against a bruised, violet sky. While the pace of life feels removed from the frantic energy of metropolitan corridors, the people of Lincoln carry a quiet pride in the endurance of their small-scale traditions. No singular individual of global renown claims this exact spot as a birthplace, yet the collective spirit of the residents creates a distinct, enduring sense of place.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lincoln, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.618052, -87.642038. 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 Lincoln includes the ZIP code (54205, 54452), telephone area code (715), county seat of Kewaunee County (Kewaunee), 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. |