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Whitefish Bay Wisconsin Map

Explore Whitefish Bay, 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 Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

How to Use This Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Map

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

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	Whitefish Bay
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Door County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.113137
Longitude	-87.900475
Population	14,954
Density	2729.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	54235, 53217
Area Code	715, 608
County Seat	Sturgeon Bay
School District	Whitefish Bay School District

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About Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Whitefish Bay is a locality in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of 14,954. The population density is 2729.9 people per km². Whitefish Bay is located at 43.1131°N, 87.9005°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Whitefish Bay is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 54235, 53217.

Whitefish Bay maintains a quiet, deliberate composure along the western edge of Lake Michigan, where the water meets the shore with a rhythmic, slate-colored persistence. It lies 16.5 miles south-southwest of Door, WI (from Door, WI: bearing 210°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-northeast of Sturgeon Bay. The landscape is defined by the steady, modest descent of the land toward the water, punctuated by the persistent flow of Whitefish Bay Creek as it carves a path through the earth toward the lake. During the long, low-sun afternoons of autumn, the light catches the surface of Lake Michigan with a silver intensity that seems to suspend time, casting long, lean shadows across the residential streets and the dense, leafy canopy that defines the local horizon. While the distant Door-Leelanau Ridge remains merely a suggestion in the mind of the traveler, the immediate environment feels anchored by the presence of Whitefish Bay Dunes State Park, where the dunes provide a shifting, sandy counterpoint to the more rigid, colonial-inspired architecture of the neighborhood.

Whitefish Bay reflects the legacy of a region shaped by the industrious, pragmatic spirit of those who arrived to cultivate the northern reaches of the country, leaving behind a cultural imprint that favors quiet stability over ostentation. The local economy has long since shifted from its early, modest roots toward a professional, residential character that sustains a steady pace of life, marked by a preference for local institutions and a deeply ingrained tradition of the Friday evening meal. Residents often gather in spaces that serve as the functional heart of the social order, maintaining a character that is as much defined by its Germanic and Scandinavian roots as it is by the modern rhythms of its schools and communal gathering places. In the quiet transition between the seasons, one senses that Whitefish Bay exists in a state of constant, gentle adjustment, balancing the permanence of its lakefront geography with a commitment to preserving the deliberate, unhurried habits of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Argo (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 326° NW
East Side Bike Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 206° SW
Estabrook Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 206° SW
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 253° W
Milwaukee River Parkway (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 290° W
Sea of the Ear (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 248° W
Stinky Timbers (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 169° S
Cambridge Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 169° S
Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 143° SE
Glendale Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 300° NW
Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 161° S
Manfred Olsen Planetarium (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 164° S
Lapham Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 161° S
Juneteenth Day (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 193° S
Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 3.1 mi, 179° S
Lake Park Mound (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 153° SE
Downer Theatre (Cinema) — 3.5 mi, 161° S
Summer Soulstice Music Festival (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 168° S
America’s Black Holocaust Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 192° S
Gallery 507 (Gallery) — 3.8 mi, 193° S
Black Cat Mural Alley (Gallery) — 3.8 mi, 168° S
The Back Room at Colectivo (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 168° S
Skyline Music (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 182° S
Milner Deck (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 011° N
Lakeshore State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 178° S
Hank Aaron State Trail (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 206° SW
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.7 mi, 311° NW · 44k acres

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