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Turtle Lake Wisconsin Map

Explore Turtle 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 Turtle Lake, Wisconsin

How to Use This Turtle Lake, Wisconsin Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Turtle 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 Turtle 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	Turtle Lake
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Barron County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.732285
Longitude	-88.67754
Population	348
Density	155.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	54889
Area Code	715
County Seat	Barron
School District	Whitewater School District

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About Turtle Lake, Wisconsin

Turtle Lake is a locality in Barron County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 348. The population density is 155.2 people per km². Turtle Lake is located at 42.7323°N, 88.6775°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54889.

Turtle Lake occupies a quiet expanse of the Wisconsin landscape, characterized by a transition from fertile agricultural fields to dense, hushed woodlands. It lies 26.6 miles north-northeast of Saint Croix, WI (from Saint Croix, WI: bearing 27°T), and is situated 18.7 miles north-northeast of Forest. The South Branch Beaver Brook meanders through the terrain, its persistent, rhythmic flow carving a modest path that sustains the local flora and provides a cooling influence on the air during the height of summer. Old Mill Pond sits at the center of this environment, offering a placid reflection of the changing sky and serving as a focal point for the surrounding topography. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy contours of the Blue Hills emerge like a soft ripple against the clouds, grounding the perspective of the traveler who moves across these plains. The light at dusk here possesses a particular quality, turning the fields into a deep, burnished gold that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the horizon, casting a serene stillness over the land.

Turtle Lake carries the distinct character of a region shaped by generations of settlers who found purpose in the soil and the timber. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, with agriculture and small-scale industry providing the bedrock for a way of life that values consistency and craftsmanship. Residents often traverse the Cattail State Trail, a thoroughfare that repurposes the lines of a former era to invite a modern connection with the wilder parts of the countryside. The cultural identity of Turtle Lake reflects the heritage of the families who first cleared these woods, maintaining a quiet, unassuming pride in their daily labors and the simple hospitality of their supper-club traditions. Here, the passage of time is marked not by grand events, but by the steady cycle of the seasons, which transform the color of the leaves and the temperature of the wind with a subtle, inevitable grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Turtle Valley Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 181° S
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Southern Unit (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 342° N
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 343° N
Scattered Wildlife (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 320° NW
Clover Valley State Habitat Area - Wm (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 320° NW
Clover Valley State Habitat Area - Pr (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 313° NW
Rock County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 284° W
Rock County Waterfowl Production Area Of Wi (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 284° W
Giraffe Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.0 mi, 168° S
Civil War Tree (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 164° S
Muster Tree - Train Depot (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 164° S
Old Depot (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 338° N
Pioneer Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 029° NE
Elkhorn Band Shell (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 126° SE
Barnett Theater (Theatre) — 8.0 mi, 334° NW
Bald Bluff Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 025° NE
White River State Trail (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 122° SE
Science Education Center (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 057° NE
Stute Farmhouse (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 037° NE
Governor Peck Boyhood Home (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 336° NW
Ice Castles (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 138° SE
Yerkes Observatory (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 151° SE
Pickerel Lake Fen State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 mi, 068° E
Lulu Lake State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.5 mi, 058° NE
Old World Wisconsin (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 044° NE
East Troy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 075° E
National Dairy Shrine Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 329° NW
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.4 mi, 154° SE · 638 acres

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