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Whiting Wisconsin Map

Explore Whiting, 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 Whiting, Wisconsin

How to Use This Whiting, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	44.49358
Longitude	-89.558729
Population	1,601
Density	341.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54481
Area Code	715
County Seat	Stevens Point
School District	Stevens Point Area School District

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About Whiting, Wisconsin

Whiting is a locality in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,601. The population density is 341.5 people per km². Whiting is located at 44.4936°N, 89.5587°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Whiting is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54481.

Whiting anchors itself where the Plover River bends, its waters carving a quiet path through the low-lying terrain of central Wisconsin. It lies 2.2 miles south-southeast of Stevens Point, WI (from Stevens Point, WI: bearing 159°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north-northwest of Plover. Beyond the immediate bank, the landscape opens into a flat, steady expanse where the air holds the crisp, metallic edge of the inland plains, far removed from the humid reach of any distant coast. Light here arrives in thin, pale ribbons at dawn, illuminating the surface of McDill Pond, which sits as a calm, reflective mirror for the surrounding woodland. The terrain remains modest and unassuming, though one might trace the distant, hazy silhouette of the Philippine Islands rising against the far horizon like a ghost of geological memory. Within the quiet perimeter of Lower Whiting Park, the earth feels solid and ancient, a place where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the low rustle of leaves or the occasional, rhythmic passage of the river.

Whiting reflects a history deeply rooted in the industry of the water and the persistent labor of those who built their lives upon the local timber and paper trades. The economy has long been defined by the paper mill that stands as a singular, imposing fixture, its presence echoing the era when the Plover River provided the essential power to drive the region’s growth. A distinct, understated culture permeates the local streets, where the influence of German, Polish, and Scandinavian ancestry lingers in the architecture and the communal preference for the Friday fish fry. Life in Whiting moves with a deliberate, pragmatic pace, favoring the steady work of the workweek and the quietude of the weekends. Even as the modern world shifts around it, the locality maintains a stubborn, grounded character, defined by the people who recognize the value of a life lived in accordance with the slow, predictable changes of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Whiting Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 122° SE
Green Circle Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 182° S
Schrader Connection Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 225° SW
Whiting Well Field Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 097° E
West River Park (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 298° NW
Casimir Pulaski (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 003° N
Gateway to the Pineries (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 012° N
Little Plover River Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.1 mi, 125° SE
The IDEA Center (Arts Centre) — 2.3 mi, 328° NW
Gallery Q Artists Cooperative (Gallery) — 2.4 mi, 330° NW
Edna Carlsten Art Gallery (Gallery) — 2.4 mi, 343° N
Central Wisconsin Children's Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 330° NW
Agnes Jones Gallery (Gallery) — 2.5 mi, 344° N
Fishing Pier (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 358° N
John Joanis Memorial (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 355° N
Student Memorial (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 352° N
Ross Amphitheater (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 352° N
Little PLover River Barons Restoration (Nature Reserve) — 2.9 mi, 121° SE
Little Plover River Savanna Restoration (Nature Reserve) — 3.0 mi, 131° SE
Tomorrow River State Trail (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 145° SE
Prehistoric People (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 056° NE
Early Jordan Park Culture (Historic Ruins) — 6.5 mi, 026° NE
Buena Vista Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 193° S
Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 14.7 mi, 236° SW
Rogers Cinema (Cinema) — 14.9 mi, 242° SW
South Wood County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 241° SW
Ice Age Trail - Wd (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 049° NE
Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.9 mi, 234° SW · 88k acres

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