Explore Spencer, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Spencer, 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 Spencer.
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 | Spencer |
| State | Wisconsin (WI) |
| County | Marathon County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.757742 |
| Longitude | -90.296801 |
| Population | 1,818 |
| Density | 357.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 54479 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| County Seat | Wausau |
| School District | Spencer School District |
Spencer emerges from the flat, industrious plains of north-central Wisconsin as a grid of quiet streets bordered by expansive agricultural fields that stretch toward the horizon. It lies 8.7 miles northwest of Marshfield, WI (from Marshfield, WI: bearing 315°T), and is situated 13.3 miles north-northwest of Rock. The landscape surrounding Spencer maintains a steady, level composure, broken only by the thin, winding ribbon of the Little Eau Pleine River, which meanders through the landscape just two miles from the center. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Neillsville Mounds provide a faint, jagged punctuation against the evening sky, while the nearby Mc Millan Wildlife Area offers a sprawling, marshy sanctuary for local fauna. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, cool clarity, turning the vast, plowed earth into deep shades of violet and slate before the stars assert their dominance over the wide, unobstructed sky.
Agriculture defines the pulse of Spencer, where the legacy of dairy production continues to influence the rhythm of the work week and the character of the local commerce. Generations of settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and the promise of a sturdy life, established a culture of resilience that remains evident in the well-kept storefronts and the steady, unpretentious pace of daily business. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the Winding Creek Rearing Pond 1 sits as a quiet, reflective anchor in the landscape, serving as a reminder of the region’s focus on conservation and the natural cycles of the inland woods. Life in Spencer is measured by the changing seasons and the persistent, honest labor of those who maintain the fields, creating a place where the connection to the land is both an economic necessity and a shared, understated heritage.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spencer, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.757742, -90.296801. 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 Spencer includes the ZIP code (54479), telephone area code (715), county seat of Marathon County (Wausau), and school district assignment (Spencer 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |