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Winter Wisconsin Map

Explore Winter, 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 Winter, Wisconsin

How to Use This Winter, Wisconsin Map

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

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

Latitude	45.819684
Longitude	-91.01183
Population	325
Density	158.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	54896
Area Code	715
County Seat	Hayward
School District	Winter School District

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About Winter, Wisconsin

Winter is a locality in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 325. The population density is 158.4 people per km². Winter is located at 45.8197°N, 91.0118°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Winter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54896.

Winter holds the quiet, heavy stillness of the North Woods, a place where the landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate encroachment of pine and birch. It lies 7.5 miles east of Sawyer, WI (from Sawyer, WI: bearing 91°T), and is situated 25.0 miles north of Ladysmith. The terrain around Winter shifts from low-lying marshy pockets to dense, shadowed timberland, with the Tuscobia State Trail acting as a gravel spine that cuts through the wilderness, linking the local geography to the wider pulse of the region. Only a mile away, the surface of Lake Winter catches the low, pale light of the afternoon, reflecting the encroaching chill of a Wisconsin sky that seems to press down upon the tree line. To the east, the silhouette of the Blue Hills marks the horizon, a distant, hazy reminder of the ancient, weathered geology that anchors this inland stretch of the country, while the nearby Kenyon Creek winds through the brush, its waters moving with a persistent, cold clarity.

Winter carries the legacy of a logging era that once defined the rhythm of these woods, leaving behind a quiet resilience that still shapes the local character. The economy here moves at the steady, seasonal pace of the interior, where the proximity to the Flambeau River State Forest draws those who seek the solitude of deep timber and the endurance of the northern winters. Residents traverse the Tuscobia Park Falls State Trail with a practiced familiarity, moving between the remnants of old industry and the quiet, enduring presence of the land. On Friday evenings, the local supper clubs become the center of social life, offering a ritualized fish fry that serves as a communal anchor, binding the descendants of Scandinavian and Central European settlers together in a shared, unpretentious appreciation for the life they have carved out far from the bustle of the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tuscobia State Trail (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 336° NW
Chippewa Flowage (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 338° N
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 5.4 mi, 337° NW · 863k acres
Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 026° NE
Sawyer County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 198° S
State Owned Islands (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 034° NE
State Owned Islands - Nw (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 034° NE
Flambeau River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.2 mi, 160° S
Rusk County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 188° S
Court Oreilles (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 264° W
Weirgor Springs State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.8 mi, 242° SW
Chippewa Battle of 1790 Against Sioux (Registered Battlefield) — 15.0 mi, 345° N
St. Francis Solanus Mission (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 285° W
Pierre Esprit Radisson and Medard Groseilliers (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 274° W
Soo Line 500 (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 191° S
Scheer's Lumberjack Shows (Theme Park) — 25.8 mi, 300° NW
Wilderness Walk (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.9 mi, 295° NW
Tony Wise Museum of the American Birkebeiner (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 301° NW
Olson Road Trailhead (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 304° NW
Art Beat of Hayward (Gallery) — 26.4 mi, 301° NW
Hospital Road Trailhead (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 303° NW
Water's Edge Trailhead (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 304° NW
Mount Telemark Village Competition Stadium (Stadium) — 28.3 mi, 336° NW
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 28.4 mi, 348° N · 21k acres
Log Museum (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 247° SW
Old Town Hall Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 082° E
Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural (Public Artwork) — 30.9 mi, 106° E
Porcupine Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.0 mi, 350° N · 4,306 acres
Swedish Settlement (Historic Ruins) — 33.8 mi, 002° N
Rainbow Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.8 mi, 342° N · 7,175 acres

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