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New Post Wisconsin Map

Explore New Post, 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 New Post, Wisconsin

How to Use This New Post, Wisconsin Map

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

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	New Post
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Sawyer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.902783
Longitude	-91.207142
Population	302
Density	5.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	54828, 54843
Area Code	715
County Seat	Hayward
School District	Winter School District

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About New Post, Wisconsin

New Post is a locality in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 302. The population density is 5.7 people per km². New Post is located at 45.9028°N, 91.2071°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 54828, 54843.

New Post emerges from the hushed, arboreal shadows of northern Wisconsin, where the landscape is defined by the expansive, intricate reach of the Chippewa Flowage. It lies 5.2 miles north of Sawyer, WI (from Sawyer, WI: bearing 351°T), and is situated 16.5 miles east-southeast of Hayward. This vast, water-laced expanse occupies the immediate horizon, its dark, reflective surface broken only by the silhouettes of islands and the slow migration of light across the pines. Beyond the immediate water, the terrain maintains a rugged, unglaciated patience, with the distant Blue Hills marking the western sky in a faint, muted violet. Four miles away, the rush of Pipestone Falls provides a constant, rhythmic pulse in the quiet, while the nearby Spooky Bay Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the dense, low-lying brush. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, carrying the scent of damp moss and cedar, particularly as the sun descends and the shadows lengthen across the water of Lake Chippewa.

New Post carries the history of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, serving as a site of profound cultural continuity and deep-rooted resilience. Life in New Post is governed not by the frantic pace of industry, but by the seasonal shifts of the North Woods, where the local economy leans into the stewardship of the land and the quiet commerce of the outdoors. Residents often look toward the Tuscobia Park Falls State Trail for movement through the wilderness, while the proximity to the Uhrenholdt Memorial State Forest ensures that the vast, timbered silence remains the primary neighbor. The character of the locality is found in the steady, unassuming focus of its people, who maintain a life that respects the ancient geography surrounding them. In the evenings, the social pulse moves toward the simple, enduring traditions of the region, where the day concludes with the same deliberate stillness that has defined this place for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chippewa Flowage (State Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 029° NE
Eddy Creek Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 226° SW
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 5.7 mi, 015° N · 863k acres
State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 322° NW
State Owned Islands - Nw (State Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 322° NW
Tuscobia State Trail (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 172° S
St. Francis Solanus Mission (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 264° W
Court Oreilles (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 212° SW
Sawyer County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 213° SW
Chippewa Battle of 1790 Against Sioux (Registered Battlefield) — 10.4 mi, 032° NE
Pierre Esprit Radisson and Medard Groseilliers (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 246° SW
Statewide Habitat Areas (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 322° NW
Weirgor Springs State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.2 mi, 196° S
Scheer's Lumberjack Shows (Theme Park) — 14.8 mi, 299° NW
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.9 mi, 319° NW · 21k acres
Wilderness Walk (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.0 mi, 291° W
Tony Wise Museum of the American Birkebeiner (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 300° NW
Olson Road Trailhead (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 305° NW
Art Beat of Hayward (Gallery) — 15.4 mi, 300° NW
Hospital Road Trailhead (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 304° NW
Water's Edge Trailhead (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 305° NW
Mount Telemark Village Competition Stadium (Stadium) — 20.2 mi, 353° N
St. Croix, Minnesota And Wisconsin Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.9 mi, 006° N · 882 acres
Log Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 225° SW
Porcupine Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.0 mi, 002° N · 4,306 acres
Swedish Settlement (Historic Ruins) — 30.0 mi, 021° N
Soo Line 500 (Attraction) — 30.7 mi, 171° S
Spooner Cowboy (Public Artwork) — 32.5 mi, 263° W
Rainbow Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.3 mi, 355° N · 7,175 acres
Washburn County Historical Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 252° W

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