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Manitowish Waters Wisconsin Map

Explore Manitowish Waters, 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 Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin

How to Use This Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin Map

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

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	Manitowish Waters
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Vilas County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.134949
Longitude	-89.887658
Population	680
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54545
Area Code	715
County Seat	Eagle River

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About Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin

Manitowish Waters is a locality in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Manitowish Waters is located at 46.1349°N, 89.8877°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54545.

Manitowish Waters maintains a quiet sovereignty over the landscape, where the Manitowish River carves a dark, serpentine path through dense stands of pine and hardwood. It lies 65.2 miles east-northeast of Sawyer, WI (from Sawyer, WI: bearing 70°T), and is situated 19.6 miles east-southeast of Iron. This terrain is defined by the glassy expanse of Vance Lake, which reflects the heavy, shifting clouds of the North Woods with a mirror-like precision that seems to suspend the horizon in a state of eternal stillness. To the south, the vast, protected acreage of the Northern Highland State Forest provides a buffer of wild, untamed solitude, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Gogebic Range occasionally emerges when the autumn air turns thin and crystalline. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber weight, filtering through the needles to stain the forest floor in shades of copper and deep, bruised plum.

Historical echoes of logging camps and early twentieth-century resort life remain embedded in the local economy, which now pivots toward a seasonal rhythm of recreation and quiet hospitality. Manitowish Waters functions as a destination for those seeking the restorative silence of the interior, where the culture is shaped by the wood-stove warmth of supper clubs and the deliberate, unforced pace of life in the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest. The local industry relies on a careful stewardship of these waters, balancing the influx of summer visitors with a preservationist ethos that respects the deep, cold depths of the region. Even as the seasons turn from the vibrant greens of summer to the stark, monochromatic gray of winter, the identity of the place remains fixed upon the interaction between the persistent river currents and the enduring, timbered hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Northern Highland State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 318° NW
Scattered Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 000° N
Powell Marsh Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.2 mi, 161° S
State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 124° SE
Iron County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 318° NW
Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 061° NE
Turtle Flambeau Scenic Waters Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 259° W
Clair de Loon (Viewpoint) — 8.4 mi, 284° W
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 10.5 mi, 008° N · 995k acres
Great Lakes Intertribal Council (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 187° S
Waswagoning (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 164° S
Lac du Flambeau (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 187° S
Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 215° SW
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 11.5 mi, 203° SW · 863k acres
Presque Isle, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.5 mi, 008° N · 20k acres
First Forest Patrol Flight (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 113° SE
World's Largest Penny (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 151° SE
Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 151° SE
Ontonagon, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 22.4 mi, 068° E · 46k acres
Nee-gaw-nee-gaw-bow (Public Artwork) — 23.9 mi, 354° N
Sylvania Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.8 mi, 080° E · 18k acres
Downtown Art Place (Gallery) — 25.8 mi, 329° NW
Historic Ironwood Theatre (Theatre) — 25.8 mi, 329° NW
Upson Falls (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 303° NW
Old Town Hall Museum (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 235° SW
Northern Waters Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 087° E
Kartway (Theme Park) — 33.3 mi, 114° SE
Paulding Light (Attraction) — 37.0 mi, 066° NE
Phelps Historical Museum (Museum) — 38.6 mi, 097° E
Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 115° SE

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