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Potter Lake Wisconsin Map

Explore Potter 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 Potter Lake, Wisconsin

How to Use This Potter Lake, Wisconsin Map

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

City	Potter Lake
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Walworth County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.821681
Longitude	-88.348983
Population	1,117
Density	401.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	53120
Area Code	608
County Seat	Elkhorn
School District	East Troy Community School District

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About Potter Lake, Wisconsin

Potter Lake is a locality in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,117. The population density is 401.6 people per km². Potter Lake is located at 42.8217°N, 88.3490°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 53120.

Potter Lake lies amidst the glacial drift of southeastern Wisconsin, where the land settles into a quiet sequence of low-slung ridges and marshy hollows. It lies 10.6 miles north-northwest of Burlington, WI (from Burlington, WI: bearing 340°T), and is situated 3.2 miles south-southwest of Mukwonago. The terrain surrounding Potter Lake is defined by the slow transition from open, cultivated prairie to dense pockets of hardwood, a landscape shaped by the retreating ice of an ancient epoch. To the west, the rhythmic movement of Honey Creek cuts through the soil, carving a path through the fields and providing a steady, low-voiced accompaniment to the stillness of the afternoon. When the light of late autumn slants across the surface of the water, the horizon glows with a muted, burnished copper, illuminating the modest, sturdy character of the earth that sustains the quiet life of the region.

Potter Lake remains a landscape defined by the persistence of its agricultural roots and the deliberate pace of those who live between its banks and the nearby rise of Mount Tom. While the area has seen the gradual arrival of residential development, the local economy continues to reflect the patterns of a working countryside, where the scent of turned earth and the early morning hum of machinery remain constant. Visitors often congregate toward the Potters Lake Public Access, a site that marks the connection between the residents and the water that serves as the centerpiece of their geography. There is a palpable sense of continuity here, a recognition that the history of the families who settled this region is written in the fences, the barns, and the patient, enduring endurance of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Potters Lake Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 144° SE
Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 147° SE
Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 140° SE
Stream Bank Protection Fee Program (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 134° SE
Miniwaukan Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 022° N
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Mukwonago River Unit (State Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 303° NW
Kettle Moraine State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 303° NW
Mukwonago Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 330° NW
East Troy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 228° SW
Pickerel Lake Fen State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 4.9 mi, 253° W
Lulu Lake State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 5.4 mi, 281° W
Alpine Valley Music Theatre (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 217° SW
Old World Wisconsin (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 296° NW
Science Education Center (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 264° W
The Rustic Barn at Prairie Gardens (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 168° S
Norwegian Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 098° E
Big Hill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.6 mi, 290° W
Wind Lake Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 087° E
Voree Historic Town Site (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 168° S
Marl Works (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 322° NW
Stute Farmhouse (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 290° W
Glacial Drumlin State Trail (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 008° N
Icombat Waukesha (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 023° NE
Dorothy Goff Frisch Recital Hall (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 026° NE
Twin 40mm/56cal anti-aircraft naval gun (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 131° SE
Otteson Theater (Arts Centre) — 14.1 mi, 026° NE
Humphry Art Center (Arts Centre) — 14.1 mi, 026° NE
Richard Bong Recreation Area (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 147° SE

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