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Wauzeka Wisconsin Map

Explore Wauzeka, 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 Wauzeka, Wisconsin

How to Use This Wauzeka, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	43.085852
Longitude	-90.898947
Population	628
Density	50.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	53826
Area Code	920
County Seat	Prairie du Chien
School District	Wauzeka-Steuben School District

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About Wauzeka, Wisconsin

Wauzeka is a locality in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 628. The population density is 50.3 people per km². Wauzeka is located at 43.0859°N, 90.8989°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wauzeka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 53826.

Wauzeka occupies a low-slung confluence where the Kickapoo River meets the broader valley floor, marking the edge of the unglaciated terrain that defines this corner of the state. It lies 11.6 miles south-southwest of Crawford, WI (from Crawford, WI: bearing 193°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-southwest of Boscobel. The landscape around Wauzeka rises into the steep, wooded limestone bluffs of Niland Ridge, which looms five miles to the north, casting long shadows over the fields as the sun dips low. To the west, the topography softens into the secluded folds of Brown Hollow, while the quiet waters of Dead Lake remain four miles away, undisturbed by the currents of the river. The Lower Wisconsin State Riverway encompasses the surrounding expanse, preserving the raw, unhurried character of the floodplain where the air holds a persistent, cool dampness even in the height of summer.

Agriculture and the rhythms of the seasons have long dictated the pace of life here, with the local economy rooted in the legacy of the dairy farms and timber that first drew settlers to these river banks. Wauzeka maintains a modest, steady existence, its character forged by the generations who worked the thin, rocky soil of the Driftless region and turned to the river for transport and sustenance. On quiet evenings, the scent of woodsmoke often drifts between the modest houses, and the town settles into a stillness that feels heavy with the weight of time. It is a place where the modern world feels distant, replaced by the persistent, cyclical work of maintaining the land and the quiet, deliberate habits of those who call the valley home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 010° N
Kickapoo Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 002° N
La Crosse Area Comprehensive Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 329° NW
Woodman & the Dinky railroad (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 087° E
Douglas Hallock Demo Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 208° SW
Anderson Mills & The Dinky Railroad (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 114° SE
Statewide Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 006° N
Floyd Von Haden Recreation Area (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 065° NE
The Gideons (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 077° E
Blaine Theater (Cinema) — 10.3 mi, 071° E
Wyalusing State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 235° SW
Golf Course (Park) — 12.4 mi, 105° E
Council Point (Viewpoint) — 12.8 mi, 240° SW
St. Feriole Island Play Area (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 260° W
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.2 mi, 313° NW · 274k acres
Fur Trade Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 261° W
St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 261° W
Fennimore Railroad Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 119° SE
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 14.1 mi, 273° W · 2,460 acres
Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 272° W
Great Bear Mound (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 272° W
Pikes Peak State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 255° W
Igor the Mouse (Public Artwork) — 14.4 mi, 121° SE
Grant County History Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 150° SE
Eagle Cave (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 059° NE
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 224° SW · 2,440 acres
Lockmasters House Heritage Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 206° SW
5-column Rock (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 008° N
Monona Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 265° W
Five Flags Theater (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 152° SE

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