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Washburn Wisconsin Map

Explore Washburn, 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 Washburn, Wisconsin

How to Use This Washburn, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	46.673272
Longitude	-90.894908
Population	2,051
Density	202.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54891
Area Code	715
County Seat	Washburn
School District	Washburn School District

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About Washburn, Wisconsin

Washburn is a locality in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,051. The population density is 202.4 people per km². Washburn is located at 46.6733°N, 90.8949°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Washburn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54891.

Washburn defines its character through the heavy, cool air that rolls off the vast, dark expanse of Lake Superior. It lies 57.4 miles east of Superior, WI (from Superior, WI: bearing 93°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north of Ashland. The landscape rises from the water’s edge in a series of wooded terraces, where the dense canopy of the Chequamegon National Forest presses against the outskirts of the grid. Sunlight here possesses a brittle, northern clarity, turning the autumn maples into pillars of fire before the long winter settles over the ground. Thompson Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the soil, its water clear and indifferent as it slips toward the lake, while the silhouette of Mount Ashwabay looms in the distance like a muted, earthen sentinel against the graying sky.

Washburn bears the weight of a legacy forged in timber and iron, having evolved from a frantic industrial hub into a place of quiet, persistent endurance. The streets hold the echo of a time when the economy relied on the steady arrival of ore and the processing of pine, though today the rhythm is dictated by the slow, deliberate pace of local craft and the seasonal turning of the woods. Scandinavian and central European roots remain braided into the social texture, visible in the enduring preference for hearty, communal meals that defy the biting cold. Life in Washburn persists with a grounded dignity, where the work of the day is measured not by the clock, but by the fading light that deepens the shadows across the timber-framed porches and the quiet, frost-rimmed fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 059° NE · 863k acres
Washburn Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 087° E
StageNorth (Theatre) — 0.2 mi, 146° SE
The Edmund Fitzgerald (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 148° SE
South Shore of Lake Superior Fish and Wildlife Area - Sioux River Unit (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 329° NW
South Shore Lake Superior Fish (State Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 287° W
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 3.3 mi, 160° S · 110k acres
Finn Settlement (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 334° NW
Bayfield County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 354° N
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 163° S
Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.4 mi, 208° SW · 969 acres
The Ashland Oredock (Public Artwork) — 5.7 mi, 176° S
Ashland Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 175° S
Locomotive 950 (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 175° S
10th Avenue West Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.9 mi, 180° S
Robert Rue Parsonage Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 172° S
Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 358° N
Nourse Sugarbush State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 358° N
Tsuga Lumps (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 347° N
Madeline Island Heritage Center (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 035° NE
Craig Blacklock Photography Gallery (Gallery) — 10.0 mi, 043° NE
Big Bay State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 047° NE
Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 115° SE
Beaver Hollow Nature Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.9 mi, 005° N
Gaylord Nelson Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.2 mi, 032° NE · 33k acres
Twilite (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 001° N
Artesian Well (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 163° S
Rainbow Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.4 mi, 226° SW · 7,175 acres
Swedish Settlement (Historic Ruins) — 25.5 mi, 190° S
Ottawa National Forest (National Forest) — 32.4 mi, 104° E · 995k acres

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