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Necedah Wisconsin Map

Explore Necedah, 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 Necedah, Wisconsin

How to Use This Necedah, Wisconsin Map

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

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.

CityNecedah
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyJuneau County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude44.026078
Longitude-90.074018
Population924
Density129.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code54646
Area Code715
County SeatMauston
School DistrictNecedah Area School District

About Necedah, Wisconsin

Necedah is a locality in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 924. The population density is 129.1 people per km². Necedah is located at 44.0261°N, 90.0740°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Necedah is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54646.

Necedah emerges from a landscape defined by the persistent, dark currents of the Yellow River, which carves a path through the sandy plains and marshes that characterize this inland terrain. It lies 27.8 miles south-southwest of Wisconsin Rapids, WI (from Wisconsin Rapids, WI: bearing 207°T), and is situated 15.8 miles north of Mauston. Necedah Lake sits at the center of the local horizon, its waters mirroring the expansive, pale skies of central Wisconsin, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Duckworth Ridge marks the boundary of the region. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp pine needles and the cooling earth that remains long after the sun has dipped below the tree line. In the quiet hours of the morning, a thin, spectral fog often drifts across the low-lying fields, grounding the physical space in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Necedah maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the nearby Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, where the preservation of habitat has become as central to the local identity as the legacy of the early lumber industry that once drove the economy. The heritage of the area is built upon the labor of those who cleared the timber and worked the soil, leaving behind a community that values self-reliance and the steady, unadorned pace of life found in the interior of the continent. While the era of massive sawmills has faded into historical record, the spirit of the place persists in the small-scale commerce and the seasonal migrations of wildlife that draw observers to the refuge. Every evening, the transition from daylight to dusk brings a particular clarity to the landscape, turning the fields into muted expanses of gray and brown, a testament to the enduring character of a region that exists far from the influence of the tides.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • God and Country (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 111° E
  • Godfred and Maryann Van Hoof memorial (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 110° E
  • Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.9 mi, 275° W · 88k acres
  • Yellow River Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 166° S
  • Juneau County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 241° SW
  • Castle Rock Trails (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 065° NE
  • Necedah Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 275° W · 108k acres
  • Buckhorn State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 165° S
  • Mrs. Salter Killed Here (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 189° S
  • Buckhorn Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 145° SE
  • Lutheran Church 1887-1921 (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 089° E
  • Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 001° N
  • Central Sands Forest & Barrens (Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 124° SE
  • Mill Bluff State Park-Iansr (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 246° SW
  • Twin Bluffs Cave (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 217° SW
  • Monroe County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 273° W
  • Chickadee Rock (Viewpoint) — 12.7 mi, 095° E
  • Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 098° E
  • Tiny Town (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 115° SE
  • Sand Valley Golf Resort (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 045° NE
  • Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.2 mi, 149° SE
  • Elroy Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 206° SW
  • Leola Marsh Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.9 mi, 061° NE
  • Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 27.5 mi, 029° NE
  • South Wood County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 026° NE
  • Stoney Birch Studio (Gallery) — 27.9 mi, 027° NE
  • Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 28.1 mi, 026° NE
  • Hillsboro Historical Society (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 208° SW
  • Riverside & Great Northern Railway (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 152° SE
  • Fox River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.5 mi, 125° SE · 1,996 acres

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About This Necedah Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Necedah, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.026078, -90.074018. 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 Necedah includes the ZIP code (54646), telephone area code (715), county seat of Juneau County (Mauston), and school district assignment (Necedah Area School District).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.