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Rockdale Wisconsin Map

Explore Rockdale, 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 Rockdale, Wisconsin

How to Use This Rockdale, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	42.971946
Longitude	-89.030944
Population	207
Density	284.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	53523
Area Code	715
County Seat	Madison
School District	Cambridge School District

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About Rockdale, Wisconsin

Rockdale is a locality in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 207. The population density is 284.4 people per km². Rockdale is located at 42.9719°N, 89.0309°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rockdale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53523.

Rockdale occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the deliberate, steady movement of Koshkonong Creek as it carves through the fertile earth. It lies 10.2 miles east-northeast of Stoughton, WI (from Stoughton, WI: bearing 68°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southwest of Lake Mills. The landscape surrounding Rockdale consists of wide, open fields that transition into the wooded trails of Cam-Rock, where the terrain rises in subtle, uneven swells toward the distant silhouette of Liberty Mound. Sunlight here has a way of lingering, casting long, amber shadows across the banks of the creek and illuminating the dense patches of hardwoods that break up the expanse of prairie. Only two miles to the west, the surface of Red Cedar Lake remains a calm, reflective plane, offering a deep, still contrast to the persistent, low-voiced murmur of the water passing through the village center.

Industry in Rockdale has long mirrored the rhythm of the surrounding dairy country, with the land’s productivity grounding the daily lives of those who work the soil. The architecture here retains the stoic, functional character of early settlers who looked to the water for power and the rich, dark loam for sustenance, creating a heritage rooted in the practicalities of milling and agriculture. Even now, the pace of life maintains a measured, deliberate quality, undisturbed by the rush of more crowded corridors. On quiet evenings, the air carries a crisp, inland clarity that sharpens the edges of the barns and silos, signaling a place where the history of the region is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring, quiet persistence of the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Extensive Wl Habitat - Sd (State Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 199° S
Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 199° S
Cam-Rock (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 358° N
Jefferson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 138° SE
Golf Course (Park) — 1.8 mi, 032° NE
Westside Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 014° N
Four Seasons (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 015° N
Ripley Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 033° NE
Lake Ripley (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 034° NE
Scattered Wildlife (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 077° E
Scattered Wildlife - Sd (State Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 077° E
Lake District Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 057° NE
Glacial Drumlin State Trail (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 356° N
Silverwood - Silverwood (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 178° S
Albion Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 197° S
Albion Acadamy (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 197° S
Turtle Effigy Mound (Historic Ruins) — 7.8 mi, 097° E
Panther Integlio Mound (Historic Ruins) — 9.5 mi, 110° E
Tobacco City Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 192° S
Stoughton Opera House (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 248° W
Stoughton Village Players Theater (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 248° W
Hoard Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 109° E
National Dairy Shrine Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 109° E
Aztalan Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 051° NE
Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 353° N
Conical Indian Mounds (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 006° N
Hook Lake Bog State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.8 mi, 264° W
Lang Family House of Terror (Seasonal) (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 259° W
Talbot Studio And Gallery (Gallery) — 18.2 mi, 297° NW
Art Blossom (Arts Centre) — 18.6 mi, 294° NW

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