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Sinsinawa Wisconsin Map

Explore Sinsinawa, 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 Sinsinawa, Wisconsin

How to Use This Sinsinawa, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	42.523613
Longitude	-90.539295
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	53811, 53824
Area Code	920
County Seat	Lancaster

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About Sinsinawa, Wisconsin

Sinsinawa is a locality in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Sinsinawa is located at 42.5236°N, 90.5393°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 53811, 53824.

Sinsinawa occupies a singular expanse of the Driftless Area, where the earth retains the jagged, unglaciated character that the glaciers elsewhere smoothed away. It lies 14.9 miles south-southwest of Platteville, WI (from Platteville, WI: bearing 192°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-northeast of Dubuque. The land rises in sudden, verdant swells that break the horizon, far removed from any maritime influence, while the nearby Little Menominee River carves a quiet, persistent path through the limestone-rich soil. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Dubuque Hills anchor the view, providing a steady, dark contrast to the pale, expansive sky that dominates this inland reach. Even when the light thins at dusk, the soil keeps a deep, earthy warmth, and the atmosphere feels heavy with the stillness of ancient, undisturbed prairie grasses that once defined this region.

Sinsinawa serves as a quiet center for intellectual and agricultural life, shaped significantly by the enduring presence of the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the quiet industry of the congregation, which has long influenced the local character through education and land stewardship. Travelers seeking a different pace might find their way toward the Golf Course to the south or wander near the quiet, secluded terrain of Whisky Hollow, while those looking for a longer excursion might traverse the Floodwall Trail - North Section. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, far from the frantic pace of larger hubs, finding its consistency in the seasonal cycles of the fields and the persistent, slow flow of the regional waterways toward Frentress Lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 301° NW
Golf Course (Park) — 4.3 mi, 296° NW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.7 mi, 289° W · 274k acres
Lacorna Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 243° SW
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 206° SW
Eagle Point Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 280° W
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 264° W
River Viewing Point (Viewpoint) — 5.5 mi, 280° W
Veteran's Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 263° W
Ham House Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 275° W
Hardscrabble Prairie State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 086° E
Eagle Statue (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 281° W
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 090° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 245° SW
Mines of Spain State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 207° SW
Leaf Skeleton (Public Artwork) — 6.2 mi, 253° W
National Rivers Hall of Fame (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 252° W
Ampitheater (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 229° SW
Creekside Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 264° W
Galena Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 140° SE
Voices Studios (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 261° W
Heitkamp Planetarium (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 259° W
Mines of Spain State Recration Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 235° SW
Outside the Lines (Gallery) — 9.3 mi, 143° SE
Linmar Gardens (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 144° SE
Galena Trolley Tours (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 144° SE
Presidential Pets and China (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 143° SE
Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 153° SE
Badger Hut (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 322° NW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 216° SW · 2,440 acres

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