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Tainter Lake Wisconsin Map

Explore Tainter Lake, 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 Tainter Lake, Wisconsin

How to Use This Tainter Lake, Wisconsin Map

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

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	Tainter Lake
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Dunn County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.989129
Longitude	-91.847675
Population	2,550
Density	53.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	54730, 54751
Area Code	715
County Seat	Menomonie
School District	Colfax School District

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About Tainter Lake, Wisconsin

Tainter Lake is a locality in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,550. The population density is 53.1 people per km². Tainter Lake is located at 44.9891°N, 91.8477°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 54730, 54751.

Tainter Lake gathers the slow, deliberate currents of the Red Cedar River into a wide, sprawling expanse that defines the landscape of the valley. It lies 5.7 miles north of Rusk, WI (from Rusk, WI: bearing 353°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-northeast of Menomonie. The water holds a deep, tea-colored clarity, reflecting the heavy, verdant canopy of the surrounding hardwoods that transition into the open fields of the driftless region. In the quiet hours of early morning, a silver mist lifts from the surface, clinging to the reeds and the damp earth where the river enters the reservoir. To the distant west, the faint, jagged silhouette of The Hogback rises against the horizon, a reminder of the ancient geological shifts that carved this basin. Nearby, the quiet grounds of Champney Park offer a green threshold where the woods meet the water, providing a place to watch the light change from the pale gold of dawn to the bruised purple of a Midwestern dusk.

Settlement here followed the rhythms of the water, as the river once powered the timber and milling operations that drew early settlers to the region. Today, the economy leans into the quiet persistence of agricultural life and the seasonal influx of those seeking the solace of the woods, though Tainter Lake remains primarily a place of local industry and domestic stillness. The cultural character is built upon the sturdy, pragmatic foundations of the families who worked the timber and cleared the land, leaving behind a legacy of communal gathering and modest, hardworking towns. Life moves with the seasons, from the hard frost of winter that locks the lake in ice to the humid, insect-humming heat of July. Friday nights in the surrounding townships still center on the familiar ritual of the fish fry, a nod to the regional culinary habits that have endured long after the sawmills ceased their noise.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Champney Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 111° E
Peninsula Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 001° N
Rem-Tainter Lake Spawning Marsh (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 095° E
Scattered Wildlife - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 284° W
Scattered Wildlife (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 284° W
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 081° E
Hoffman Hills Recreation Area (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 135° SE
Dunn County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 161° S
World War I Historic Marker (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 208° SW
Chippewa Valley White Pine Historic Marker (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 207° SW
Dunn County Historical Society (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 211° SW
Red Cedar State Trail (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 209° SW
Tainter Gate Historic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.3 mi, 209° SW
Gnome of the steps (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 207° SW
Dunn County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 207° SW
Menomonie Theater Guild (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 208° SW
Harvey Hall Theatre (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 207° SW
Brewery Nønic (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 208° SW
Furlong Gallery (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 205° SW
Gallery 209 (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 205° SW
Town of Union Conservancy (Nature Reserve) — 17.6 mi, 145° SE
2roots Gallery (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 126° SE
Woodland Theater (Cinema) — 21.5 mi, 128° SE
Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 099° E
Micon Theatre (Cinema) — 23.2 mi, 101° E
POO Corners (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 107° E
Skydive Wissota (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 097° E
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.1 mi, 192° S · 274k acres

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