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Prentice Wisconsin Map

Explore Prentice, 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 Prentice, Wisconsin

How to Use This Prentice, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	45.546075
Longitude	-90.286539
Population	563
Density	107.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54556
Area Code	715
County Seat	Phillips
School District	Prentice School District

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About Prentice, Wisconsin

Prentice is a locality in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 563. The population density is 107.7 people per km². Prentice is located at 45.5461°N, 90.2865°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Prentice is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54556.

Prentice occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the South Fork Jump River as it carves a path through the dense, verdant woodlands of northern Wisconsin. It lies 40.0 miles north-northeast of Clark, WI (from Clark, WI: bearing 27°T), and is situated 28.3 miles north of Medford. The earth here holds a deep, dark fertility, rising into soft swells that reach toward the modest prominence of Timms Hill in the distance. Sunlight filters through the canopy to strike the surface of Prentice Flowage 59, where the water remains still enough to mirror the shifting clouds and the encroaching pine shadows. Throughout the seasons, the air carries the crisp, sharp scent of damp earth and pine resin, signaling a terrain that feels ancient and undisturbed, far removed from the clamor of the wider world.

Prentice maintains a rhythm dictated by the changing light and the steady cycles of the timber and agricultural industries that have long sustained its people. The local character is colored by the heritage of those who arrived here generations ago, bringing traditions that linger in the quiet hum of daily life and the communal gatherings at the local supper club. Residents often spend their afternoons at the Prentice Golf Club, where the greens offer a vantage point to observe the slow transition from the bustling work of the day to the violet hush of evening. Here, the economy remains rooted in the land, a testament to a place that values the steady labor of the hands and the enduring connection to the woods and waterways that frame its existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prentice Golf Club (Park) — 0.0 mi, 180° S
Price County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 019° N
Knox Creek Heritage Center (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 093° E
Spring Creek Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 292° W
State Owned Islands - Nw (State Resource Management Area) — 10.9 mi, 150° SE
State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 150° SE
Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 332° NW
Lidice Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 330° NW
Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 322° NW
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 11.9 mi, 195° S · 863k acres
Oneida County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 080° E
Forest Legacy Program (State Resource Management Area) — 16.4 mi, 134° SE
Mondeaux Hardwoods Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 16.7 mi, 210° SW
Ice Age Trail - Nw (State Park) — 18.5 mi, 140° SE
Old Town Hall Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 344° N
Tomahawk Cinema (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 101° E
Park Falls Verterans Memorial (Monument) — 28.0 mi, 344° N
Taylor County Historical Society (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 185° S
Nicolet National Forest (National Forest) — 32.4 mi, 074° E · 663k acres
Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 33.8 mi, 022° N
Lac du Flambeau (Monument) — 34.8 mi, 031° NE
The Listening Place (Viewpoint) — 35.6 mi, 095° E
M60a3 (Attraction) — 36.9 mi, 164° S
World's Largest Penny (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 049° NE
Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 049° NE
Waswagoning (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 036° NE
Spring Lake State Public Hunting and Fishing Area (Nature Reserve) — 38.2 mi, 121° SE
Warren Mill - Now WPS (Historic Ruins) — 38.6 mi, 131° SE
Soo Line 500 (Attraction) — 40.3 mi, 262° W
Nicolet College Art Gallery (Gallery) — 42.0 mi, 084° E

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