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Thornton Wisconsin Map

Explore Thornton, 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 Thornton, Wisconsin

How to Use This Thornton, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	44.796648
Longitude	-88.691214
Population	63
Density	93.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54166
Area Code	715
County Seat	Shawano
School District	Shawano School District

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About Thornton, Wisconsin

Thornton is a locality in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 93.9 people per km². Thornton is located at 44.7966°N, 88.6912°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54166.

Thornton rests upon a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of glacial drift and the deliberate, slow-moving currents of the interior plains. It lies 27.1 miles north-northwest of Outagamie, WI (from Outagamie, WI: bearing 328°T), and is situated 4.2 miles west-northwest of Shawano. The terrain around Thornton consists of low, forested ridges and expansive agricultural fields that change from the pale stubble of late autumn to the deep, heavy greens of mid-summer. A short distance away, the Red River carves its path through the loam, its banks lined with the tangled roots of willow and ash. Nearby, the water of Lower Red Lake remains still under the vast, unencumbered sky, reflecting the shifting clouds that drift across the horizon. When the air cools, the mist from Little Bull Falls rises in a faint, silver vapor, cooling the woods and dampening the soil along the paths of the Mountain-Bay State Trail, where the crunch of gravel beneath a boot is the only sound that breaks the stillness of the afternoon.

Thornton maintains an economy tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the legacy of regional craftsmanship that defined its early settlement. The heritage of the German and Polish families who cleared this land is still visible in the sturdy, red-brick foundations of the older farmsteads and the austere architecture of the local parish halls. Life here moves according to the demands of the harvest and the changing seasons, marked by the communal warmth of Friday night suppers and the steady maintenance of the surrounding acreage. The Mountain-Bay State Trail serves as a primary artery for those moving through the landscape, linking the residents to the broader expanse of the region while preserving the solitude of the woods. In the quiet hours of dusk, the light catches the golden stalks of the fields, illuminating a way of life that values the weight of a day’s work and the simple, enduring character of a place that remains deeply rooted in its own geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mountain-Bay State Trail (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 012° N
Kroenke Lake State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 354° N
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 354° N
Circle Drive Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 101° E
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Wi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.1 mi, 076° E · 560 acres
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 113° SE
Menominee Reservation (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 038° NE
Murray Creek Nature Conservancy (Local Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 103° E
Lower Wolf River Bottomlands Natural Resource Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 128° SE
Menominee Indian Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 024° NE
M42A1 Duster Memorial Tank (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 025° NE
Shawano (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 095° E
Scattered Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 150° SE
Navarino Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 163° S
Wiouwash State Trail (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 215° SW
Nicolet National Forest (National Forest) — 22.3 mi, 006° N · 663k acres
New London Public Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 185° S
Antigo Visual Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 32.6 mi, 316° NW
M60a3 (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 319° NW
Animal Haven Farm Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 36.7 mi, 201° S
2010 Championship Tree (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 123° SE
1965 Championship Tree (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 123° SE
1996 Championship Tree (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 123° SE
Classical Forum (Theatre) — 37.5 mi, 158° S
Bitzke Waterfowl Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 37.8 mi, 303° NW
City Centre Theatre (Theatre) — 38.5 mi, 120° SE
Appleton History Museum (Museum) — 39.4 mi, 159° S
Bay Beach Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 39.5 mi, 117° SE
Trout Museum of Art (Gallery) — 39.6 mi, 159° S
City Stadium (Stadium) — 39.7 mi, 120° SE

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