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Markesan Wisconsin Map

Explore Markesan, 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 Markesan, Wisconsin

How to Use This Markesan, Wisconsin Map

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

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	Markesan
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Green Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.707205
Longitude	-88.990112
Population	1,377
Density	228.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	53946
Area Code	920
County Seat	Green Lake
School District	Markesan School District

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About Markesan, Wisconsin

Markesan is a locality in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,377. The population density is 228.8 people per km². Markesan is located at 43.7072°N, 88.9901°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Markesan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53946.

Markesan emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of Green Lake County, where the Grand River carves a deliberate path through the earth, marking the land with its steady, dark current. It lies 14.0 miles west-northwest of Waupun, WI (from Waupun, WI: bearing 291°T), and is situated 18.9 miles north-northwest of Beaver Dam. The horizon remains largely unbroken, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of the North Range, which anchors the far western view like a faint charcoal smudge against the sky. A mile from the center, the Rogers Memorial Habitat Preservation offers a quiet sanctuary of prairie grasses and native flora, providing a soft contrast to the grid of streets and the structured order of the surrounding agricultural fields. Two miles away, the surface of Little Green Lake catches the light of the late afternoon, its waters mirroring the shifting violet and gold of the Wisconsin sky as the air cools.

Markesan retains a measured, industrious character, deeply rooted in the seasonal rhythms of the surrounding fields and the legacy of its early settlers who turned this soil. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the land, sustained by the productive output of farms and the steady, unpretentious commerce of main street storefronts. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the gravity of the harvest and the solitude of winter, finding a kind of grace in the repetitive tasks of the day. Beyond the immediate reach of the valley at Mitchell Glen, the identity of Markesan remains defined by this intersection of river water, deep topsoil, and the enduring, stoic stillness of the inland plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rogers Memorial Habitat Preservation (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 170° S
Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 349° N
Scattered Wildlife (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 103° E
Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 071° E
Lawsonia Golf Course (Park) — 7.8 mi, 350° N
Daycholah Lookout (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 010° N
Thrasher Opera House (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 009° N
Fox Lake Depot Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 158° S
Benstead Theatre (Theatre) — 11.6 mi, 036° NE
Caestecker Art Gallery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 036° NE
Ripon College Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 038° NE
Raube Road Historic Site (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 083° E
End of the Trail (Public Artwork) — 13.8 mi, 110° E
Waupun Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 112° E
Auto Race: Green Bay to Madison (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 112° E
Wild Goose State Trail (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 115° SE
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.1 mi, 112° E · 44k acres
Mascoutin Valley State Trail (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 065° NE
Horicon Marsh (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 106° E
The Montello Cottonwood (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 289° W
Wayland Museum & Archives (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 155° SE
Art History Musseum (Gallery) — 19.5 mi, 233° SW
Fox River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 264° W · 1,996 acres
Juneau Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 145° SE
Zona Gable Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.0 mi, 244° SW
Oriole Theater (Cinema) — 26.2 mi, 074° E
Wildlife Exhibit (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 28.1 mi, 221° SW

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