Wild Rose Wisconsin Map
Explore Wild Rose, 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 Wild Rose, Wisconsin
How to Use This Wild Rose, Wisconsin Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wild Rose, 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 Wild Rose.
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 | Wild Rose |
| State | Wisconsin (WI) |
| County | Waushara County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.178282 |
| Longitude | -89.244468 |
| Population | 780 |
| Density | 207.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 53518, 54984 |
| Area Code | 715 |
| County Seat | Wautoma |
| School District | Wild Rose School District |
About Wild Rose, Wisconsin
Wild Rose is a locality in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 780. The population density is 207.1 people per km². Wild Rose is located at 44.1783°N, 89.2445°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wild Rose is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 53518, 54984.Wild Rose emerges from the shifting, glacial topography of central Wisconsin as a landscape defined by the persistent, cold-water clarity of the Pine River. It lies 3.8 miles north-northwest of Waushara, WI (from Waushara, WI: bearing 329°T), and is situated 14.8 miles south-southwest of Waupaca. This waterway carves a meandering path through the terrain, its banks flanked by dense woodlands and the quiet, reflective surface of Wild Rose Pond. To the west, the subtle rise of Mount Morris breaks the horizon, serving as a distant sentinel over an expanse of fields and timber. The air here carries a crisp, mineral quality, especially at dusk when the low sun catches the eddies of the river, turning the water into ribbons of hammered copper against the deepening gray of the surrounding pines.
Wild Rose remains deeply connected to the legacy of the Pine River System Fishery Area, which preserves the ecological integrity of the streams that have shaped local life for generations. The economy retains a quiet, steady character, rooted in the rhythms of agriculture and the stewardship of the land that has sustained successive waves of settlers. Life in Wild Rose moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the seasons, where the Friday fish fry serves as a social anchor in the cool, darkening evenings. The legacy of the early pioneers persists in the very architecture of the streets, echoing a history built on the careful harvest of the soil and the enduring presence of the cold, spring-fed waters.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Pine River System Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 270° W
- Willow Creek Fishery Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 180° S
- Roseville Mini-Golf and Shops (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 215° SW
- Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 091° E
- Karner Blue Meadow State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 091° E
- Firebowl (Stadium) — 5.3 mi, 113° SE
- Ice Age Trail - Wd (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 360° N
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.5 mi, 198° S
- Hartman Creek State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 003° N
- Animal Haven Farm Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 16.4 mi, 059° NE
- Leola Marsh Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.4 mi, 273° W
- Poygan Paygrounds (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 101° E
- The Painted Rock (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 226° SW
- Winnebago County Waterfowl Production Area Of Wi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.4 mi, 112° E · 199 acres
- Charlie's Place (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 352° N
- World's Largest Potato Masher (Public Artwork) — 23.0 mi, 323° NW
- War Memorial (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 014° N
- Little Plover River Fishery Area (Nature Reserve) — 23.8 mi, 326° NW
- The Montello Cottonwood (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 189° S
- Thrasher Opera House (Theatre) — 27.0 mi, 148° SE
- Prehistoric People (Historic Ruins) — 27.1 mi, 336° NW
- Daycholah Lookout (Viewpoint) — 27.6 mi, 149° SE
- New London Public Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 060° NE
- The IDEA Center (Arts Centre) — 29.0 mi, 325° NW
- Moab trail (Attraction) — 29.0 mi, 105° E
- Edna Carlsten Art Gallery (Gallery) — 29.0 mi, 326° NW
- Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.1 mi, 261° W · 88k acres
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About This Wild Rose Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wild Rose, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.178282, -89.244468. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Wild Rose includes the ZIP code (53518, 54984), telephone area code (715), county seat of Waushara County (Wautoma), and school district assignment (Wild Rose School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
