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Medford Wisconsin Map

Explore Medford, 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 Medford, Wisconsin

How to Use This Medford, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	45.13858
Longitude	-90.34014
Population	4,349
Density	373.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54451
Area Code	715
County Seat	Medford
School District	Medford Area School District

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About Medford, Wisconsin

Medford is a locality in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,349. The population density is 373.7 people per km². Medford is located at 45.1386°N, 90.3401°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Medford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54451.

Medford reveals itself through the steady, insistent currents of the Black River, which pulls the cold breath of the North Woods through the center of the landscape. It lies 17.3 miles east-northeast of Clark, WI (from Clark, WI: bearing 64°T), and is situated 13.3 miles north of Abbotsford.

The Black River provides a rhythmic pulse to the local geography, carving a path through the timbered plains and past the quiet expanse of the Medford Flowage, where the water often mirrors a heavy, slate-colored sky. In the stillness of an afternoon, one might find a solitary respite at the Main St Mini Park, a modest parcel of green that anchors the town’s daily pace against the backdrop of industrial structures and sprawling farmland. Though Spokes Hill rises in the distance as a faint, hazy silhouette, the immediate terrain remains defined by the low, flat tension of the plains and the dense, dark clusters of trees that signify the transition into the deeper Wisconsin wilderness.

Medford maintains a heritage built upon the industry of the forest and the persistent labor of the dairy farm, with a cultural character that carries the quiet, enduring echoes of European settlers who once sought a life in the timber. The local economy persists with a pragmatic focus on manufacturing and timber processing, providing a steady gravity to the lives of those who inhabit these interior reaches. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, unadorned quality, where the Friday supper-club tradition serves as a social pillar, bringing people together over plates of fried fish as the light fades into the long, crisp twilight. There is a specific, sharpened clarity to the air here, a reminder that Medford remains far from the moderating influence of any great body of water, left instead to the honest, seasonal extremes of the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Golf Course (Park) — 0.3 mi, 164° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 247° SW
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 274° W · 863k acres
Taylor County Historical Society (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 058° NE
Medford City Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 296° NW
Marathon County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 131° SE
Richter Lake Hemlocks Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 11.1 mi, 288° W
Rib River Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 056° NE
Mondeaux Hardwoods Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 12.2 mi, 332° NW
Taylor County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 011° N
M60a3 (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 119° SE
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.1 mi, 263° W
Scattered Wildlife - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 16.9 mi, 208° SW
Ice Age Trail - Nw (State Park) — 20.1 mi, 046° NE
Strobe's Garage (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 128° SE
Lucille Tack Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 26.2 mi, 175° S
Knox Creek Heritage Center (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 021° N
Warren Mill - Now WPS (Historic Ruins) — 31.9 mi, 085° E
Gallery 450 (Gallery) — 33.3 mi, 169° S
Helen Connor Laird Theater (Theatre) — 33.3 mi, 169° S
Black Box Theater (Theatre) — 33.3 mi, 169° S
Soo Line 2442 (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 167° S
World's Largest Round Barn (Attraction) — 34.6 mi, 166° S
Statue of Christ (Public Artwork) — 34.8 mi, 167° S
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 35.0 mi, 115° SE
Wausau School District Planetarium (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 108° E
Ingwal S. Horgen Farm Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 110° E
Ahrnsbrak Room (Gallery) — 36.2 mi, 110° E
Spring Lake State Public Hunting and Fishing Area (Nature Reserve) — 36.4 mi, 076° E
Cannon (Monument) — 36.7 mi, 249° W

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