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Shorewood Hills Wisconsin Map

Explore Shorewood Hills, 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 Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin

How to Use This Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	43.077496
Longitude	-89.445676
Population	2,169
Density	1052.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	53705
Area Code	608
County Seat	Madison
School District	Madison Metropolitan School District

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About Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin

Shorewood Hills is a locality in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,169. The population density is 1052.1 people per km². Shorewood Hills is located at 43.0775°N, 89.4457°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shorewood Hills is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53705.

Shorewood Hills occupies a singular expanse of glacial topography where the land rises and falls in deliberate, verdant swells. It lies 2.3 miles west of Madison, WI (from Madison, WI: bearing 278°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north of Fitchburg. Entryway Park serves as the immediate threshold to this landscape, offering a transition from the structured grid of the surrounding region into a terrain defined by deep-rooted hardwoods and private, winding lanes. The air here holds a particular weight, cooling rapidly as dusk settles over the nearby basin of Lake Mendota, which exerts a quiet, tempering influence on the climate of the entire slope. Beyond the immediate canopy, the distant horizon is occasionally punctuated by the faintest silhouette of Sand Ridge, reminding the observer of the vast, unglaciated character that defines the greater interior of this territory.

Shorewood Hills emerged from a vision of deliberate, residential planning, distinguishing itself from the denser urban core through an insistence on integrating architecture into the natural contours of the woods. The local economy and daily rhythm remain tethered to the intellectual and professional currents of the nearby university, favoring a quietude that contrasts with the bustle of industrial centers elsewhere in the state. History lingers in the mid-century residences that seem to emerge from the limestone-heavy soil, a testament to a mid-century commitment to organic design that persists today. While Pheasant Branch winds through the broader region, the life of the village remains focused on the preservation of its wooded character, where the intersection of academic rigor and private, suburban stillness creates a distinct, measured pace of existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Quarry Park (Local Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 170° S
Blackhawk Bike Path (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 265° W
Lakeshore Preserve (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 360° N
Bamforth Bluff Restoration (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 336° NW
Eagle Heights Mounds Group (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 007° N
Hoyt Park Pyramid (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 152° SE
Owen Parkway (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 173° S
Black Hawk's Cave (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 358° N
Sunset Point (Viewpoint) — 0.7 mi, 176° S
Raymer's Ravine (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 020° N
Forest Products Lab. Experimental Area (Recreation Easement) — 0.9 mi, 093° E
Forest Products Laboratory Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 0.9 mi, 093° E
Richard T. Ely (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 133° SE
John Coit Spooner (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 134° SE
Edward Young House (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 055° NE
Forest Hill Cemetery (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 151° SE
Glenway Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 160° S
Monroe Street Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 1.6 mi, 146° SE
Young Shakespeare Players (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 120° SE
Milward Farrell Fine Art (Gallery) — 1.7 mi, 150° SE
The Marquee (Cinema) — 2.0 mi, 102° E
L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 097° E
UW Geology Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 103° E
Rhino (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 124° SE
Tiger (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 123° SE
Shannon Hall (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 091° E
Governor Nelson State Park (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 003° N
Statewide Habitat Areas (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 328° NW
Statewide Habitat Areas - Sd (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 328° NW
Military Ridge State Trail (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 197° S

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