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Oconomowoc Lake Wisconsin Map

Explore Oconomowoc Lake, 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 Oconomowoc Lake, Wisconsin

How to Use This Oconomowoc Lake, Wisconsin Map

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

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.

CityOconomowoc Lake
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyWaukesha County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude43.104451
Longitude-88.459265
Population566
Density113.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code53066
Area Code608
County SeatWaukesha
School DistrictOconomowoc Area School District

About Oconomowoc Lake, Wisconsin

Oconomowoc Lake is a locality in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 566. The population density is 113.9 people per km². Oconomowoc Lake is located at 43.1045°N, 88.4593°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oconomowoc Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53066.

Oconomowoc Lake glimmers as a centerpiece of the kettle moraine landscape, its glacial depths held within a basin of verdant, rolling terrain. It lies 2.1 miles east-southeast of Oconomowoc, WI (from Oconomowoc, WI: bearing 104°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west of Hartland. The Oconomowoc River threads through the surrounding countryside, a persistent vein of cool, moving water that feeds the moisture into the heavy, loam-rich soil of the region. To the south, the silhouette of Lapham Hill rises in the distance, a reminder of the ancient, shifting ice that once smoothed these plains. Near the quiet fringes of the water, the Statewide Public Access - Se provides a modest threshold where the land transitions into the dense, deciduous woodlands that characterize this inland reach. The air here holds a distinct, crisp weight, especially at dusk, when the light flattens against the surface of Oconomowoc Lake, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter.

Settlement in this area grew from the quiet necessity of agrarian life, evolving from the legacy of those who first cleared the timber to plant wheat and establish the dairy traditions that define the wider region. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of these inland cycles, where the industriousness of the early settlers—German, Polish, and Scandinavian—left a practical, grounded character upon the local architecture and social customs. While the Ice Age National Scenic Trail lies miles away, the sense of geological time feels present in the very stones of the foundation walls and the stubborn persistence of the wild oak stands. Life moves with an unhurried, deliberate quality, punctuated by the familiar rituals of the Friday fish fry and the seasonal shifts that govern the quiet, inland pace of the day. It is a place that favors the slow accumulation of history over the frantic pace of modern centers, maintaining a steady, enduring presence amidst the changing seasons of the Midwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Statewide Public Access - Se (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 040° NE
  • Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 042° NE
  • Heritage Heights Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 228° SW
  • Oconomowoc Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 1.5 mi, 259° W
  • Denise Ruth Duyser Higgins (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 292° W
  • Nashotah Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 086° E
  • Thunder Mountain Gallery (Gallery) — 2.0 mi, 282° W
  • The Children’s Play Gallery (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 283° W
  • Where the Waters Meet (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 284° W
  • Statewide Habitat Areas (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 308° NW
  • Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 338° N
  • Kettle Moraine State Forest-Lapham Peak Unit (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 148° SE
  • Montery School Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 006° N
  • Mirabel and Lilou (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 145° SE
  • Glacial Drumlin State Trail (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 177° S
  • Oconomowoc River Conservancy (Nature Reserve) — 6.8 mi, 050° NE
  • Ice Age Trail - Se (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 156° SE
  • “fort Hill” Indian Mounds of Merton (Historic Ruins) — 8.4 mi, 069° E
  • Honey Acres (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 343° N
  • Marl Works (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 183° S
  • Sussex Lisbon Area Historical Society (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 080° E
  • Icombat Waukesha (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 127° SE
  • Battle House (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 106° E
  • Kettle Moraine Low Prairie State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.3 mi, 186° S
  • Waukesha County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 118° SE
  • Humphry Art Center (Arts Centre) — 13.6 mi, 120° SE
  • Shattuck Music Center (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 120° SE
  • Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.7 mi, 347° N · 44k acres

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About This Oconomowoc Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oconomowoc Lake, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.104451, -88.459265. 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 Oconomowoc Lake includes the ZIP code (53066), telephone area code (608), county seat of Waukesha County (Waukesha), and school district assignment (Oconomowoc 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.