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Rockland Wisconsin Map

Explore Rockland, 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 Rockland, Wisconsin

How to Use This Rockland, Wisconsin Map

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

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.

CityRockland
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyLa Crosse County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude43.906355
Longitude-90.9193
Population765
Density444.8 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code54653
Area Code715
County SeatLa Crosse
School DistrictBangor School District

About Rockland, Wisconsin

Rockland is a locality in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 765. The population density is 444.8 people per km². Rockland is located at 43.9064°N, 90.9193°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rockland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54653.

Rockland occupies a sequestered pocket of the Driftless Area where the land avoids the leveling hand of ancient glaciers, leaving behind a jagged, intricate topography. It lies 13.7 miles west-southwest of Fort McCoy, WI (from Fort McCoy, WI: bearing 238°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-southwest of Sparta. Fish Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the local soil, its waters moving with a quiet urgency toward the horizon as they skirt the edge of the settlement. To the east, the silhouette of Putnam Ridge rises against the sky, a limestone sentinel that catches the low, slanted light of autumn afternoons. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the landscape yields to the deep, verdant quiet of the Coulee State Experimental Forest, while the La Crosse River State Trail offers a measured, linear passage through the surrounding fields. The air here holds a distinct crispness, especially when the evening chill descends from the heights of Jenkins Valley, settling into the hollows like a fine, gray mist.

Rockland emerged from the mid-nineteenth-century push of settlers who recognized the potential in these fertile, unglaciated corridors, anchoring an economy that remains tethered to the rhythm of dairy and grain. The community maintains a steady, deliberate pace, reflecting an ancestry of German and Scandinavian laborers who favored the persistence of agriculture over the volatility of industrial expansion. Life in Rockland often centers on the endurance of local customs, where the Friday fish fry serves as a social gravity, drawing neighbors into the warm, yellow light of modest dining rooms. Residents find their recreation in the proximity of Neshonoc Lake, a quiet expanse of water that mirrors the changing seasons, providing a reflective counterpoint to the busy, mechanical hum of the modern world. Every morning, the local horizon shifts with the light, confirming that Rockland remains a place defined by its specific, unyielding earth and the long-held habits of those who cultivate it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • La Crosse River State Trail (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 170° S
  • La Crosse Area Comprehensive Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 090° E
  • Bangor & Area Historical Society (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 254° W
  • Bell AH-1 (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 253° W
  • M60a3 (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 253° W
  • War Memorial (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 253° W
  • Amundson Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 067° NE
  • Coulee Experimental Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 242° SW
  • Masonic Lodge (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 064° NE
  • Sparta Free Library (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 064° NE
  • Elroy-Sparta State Trail (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 079° E
  • Monroe County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 044° NE
  • Mindoro Cut (Viewpoint) — 9.9 mi, 298° NW
  • Stream Bank Protection Fee Program (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 350° N
  • Scattered Wildlife (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 258° W
  • Scattered Wildlife - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 11.1 mi, 258° W
  • Nature's Backyard (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 264° W
  • Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.9 mi, 262° W · 274k acres
  • Riverside Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 16.2 mi, 259° W
  • Swarthout Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 248° W
  • Dahl Auto Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 247° SW
  • The Pump House Regional Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.0 mi, 249° W
  • Visitor Center (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 275° W
  • Firebowl (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 300° NW
  • Vernon County Historical Society (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 176° S
  • Historic Temple Theatre (Cinema) — 24.3 mi, 176° S
  • Viva Gallery (Gallery) — 24.3 mi, 176° S
  • Cranberry Discovery Center (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 053° NE
  • Necedah Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 28.1 mi, 066° NE · 108k acres
  • Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.9 mi, 285° W · 14k acres

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About This Rockland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rockland, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.906355, -90.9193. 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 Rockland includes the ZIP code (54653), telephone area code (715), county seat of La Crosse County (La Crosse), and school district assignment (Bangor 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.