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Potter Wisconsin Map

Explore Potter, 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, Wisconsin

How to Use This Potter, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	44.120547
Longitude	-88.099266
Population	244
Density	186.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54160
Area Code	715
County Seat	Chilton
School District	Hilbert School District

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About Potter, Wisconsin

Potter is a locality in Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 244. The population density is 186.2 people per km². Potter is located at 44.1205°N, 88.0993°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Potter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54160.

Potter unfolds across a landscape of quiet, agrarian patience where the North Branch Manitowoc River carves a deliberate path through the earth. It lies 7.7 miles east-southeast of Calumet, WI (from Calumet, WI: bearing 110°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-northeast of Chilton. The air here holds the damp, fertile scent of black soil and turning fields, a stillness punctuated only by the rustle of wind through the tall grasses of the Brillion Wildlife Area. Just three miles from the center of Potter, the expansive basin of Grass Lake serves as a silent witness to the changing seasons, its surface reflecting the flat, wide-open sky that dominates this stretch of the state. The horizon remains unbroken by any jagged peaks, allowing the light to linger long and golden over the low, cultivated plains as the day recedes into a deep, velvety gray.

Railroad tracks once defined the pulse of Potter, marking the era when timber and grain moved steadily toward larger markets, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, utilitarian architecture. Today, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, with the dairy barns and silhouetted silos standing as the primary landmarks of a hard-working, understated existence. Life in Potter moves with the steady, predictable gravity of the harvest, where the community gathers in the warmth of local kitchens to share meals that bridge the heritage of older generations with the quiet persistence of the present. Amidst the fields, the quietude is absolute, offering a rare, unadorned space where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow rotation of crops and the subtle shift of shadows across the riverbank.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brillion Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 020° N
Lime Kiln (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 010° N
Killsnake Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 174° S
Fox River State Trail (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 298° NW
Heritage Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 027° NE
Horn Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 027° NE
Golf Course (Park) — 6.0 mi, 225° SW
St. Martin Church (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 181° S
Scattered Wildlife (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 300° NW
Ledge View Nature Center (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 199° S
High Cliff State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 289° W
Red Bird Statue (Public Artwork) — 9.8 mi, 288° W
Panther Indian Mound (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 283° W
Indian Mound (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 283° W
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 241° SW
New Holstein (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 179° S
Stockbridge Harbor (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 253° W
This Big One Log (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 326° NW
The Draw (Arts Centre) — 17.4 mi, 302° NW
Barlow Planetarium (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 296° NW
Aylward Gallery (Gallery) — 17.5 mi, 296° NW
Perry Hall (Theatre) — 17.5 mi, 296° NW
Kimberly Point (Viewpoint) — 17.6 mi, 285° W
Skyline Comedy Cafe (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 301° NW
Lawrence University Arch (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 303° NW
Trout Museum of Art (Gallery) — 17.9 mi, 303° NW
Doty Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 285° W
Wisconsin-Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 22.7 mi, 123° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Wi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.5 mi, 319° NW · 560 acres
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.7 mi, 218° SW · 44k acres

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