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Carter Wyoming Map

Explore Carter, Wyoming, 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 Carter, Wyoming

How to Use This Carter, Wyoming Map

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

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	Carter
State	Wyoming (WY)
County	Uinta County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	41.437728
Longitude	-110.428495
Density	3.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	82939
Area Code	307
County Seat	Evanston
School District	Uinta County School District 4

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About Carter, Wyoming

Carter is a locality in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population density is 3.4 people per km². Carter is located at 41.4377°N, 110.4285°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82939.

Carter stretches across a high, arid expanse where the persistent flow of Muddy Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the sagebrush plains. It lies 30.1 miles east-northeast of Evanston, WY (from Evanston, WY: bearing 67°T), and is situated 25.1 miles south-southeast of Kemmerer. Under the vast, unblinking Wyoming sky, the horizon remains uncluttered, save for the faint, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains rising far in the distance like a memory of stone. The air here holds a brittle clarity, especially at dusk, when the light thins into a bruised violet and the land seems to hold its breath against the oncoming chill. Seven miles away, the stillness of Austin Reservoir mirrors the clouds, providing a rare, quiet focal point in a landscape otherwise defined by the endless, wind-swept reach of the basin.

Carter bears the quiet weight of the past, marked by the proximity of the Emigrant Trail, where the ruts of heavy wagons still linger in the soil like a long-faded conversation. This land was once a lifeline for those moving west, and today, the echoes of that migration persist in the austere, working character of the local economy. Nearby at Fort Bridger, the preservation of history serves as a reminder of the era when this territory functioned as a vital gateway for travelers and traders alike. Life in Carter follows the slow, deliberate pace of a region shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the demands of the high plains, where the distance to Lost Draw is measured not just in miles, but in the enduring, rugged isolation that defines the spirit of the high desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fort Bridger (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 168° S
Pony Express Monument (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 166° S
Bridger Butte Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.7 mi, 193° S
Wasatch National Forest (National Forest) — 12.3 mi, 158° S · 914k acres
Bridger National Forest (National Forest) — 24.8 mi, 347° N · 1.7M acres
Bear River State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 246° SW
Bear River City (Monument) — 29.2 mi, 229° SW
Evanston Flying Club Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 30.5 mi, 257° W
Fossil Butte National Monument (National Monument) — 30.6 mi, 331° NW · 8,318 acres
High Uintas Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.7 mi, 180° S · 454k acres
Devil's Playground-Twin Buttes Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 38.5 mi, 120° SE · 24k acres
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 40.7 mi, 096° E · 201k acres
Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.0 mi, 321° NW · 12k acres
Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.1 mi, 031° NE · 52k acres
Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area (Attraction) — 48.8 mi, 136° SE
Ashley Karst National Recreation And Geologic Area National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 49.3 mi, 151° SE · 174k acres
Powell Colorado River Expedition (Monument) — 49.8 mi, 083° E
Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming intersect point (Attraction) — 50.3 mi, 321° NW
Lookout Sheep Creek (Viewpoint) — 52.7 mi, 133° SE
Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 54.8 mi, 206° SW
Nature (Theatre) — 55.0 mi, 206° SW
Abandoned Snowmachine (Historic Ruins) — 56.3 mi, 206° SW
Wasatch County Highpoint (Attraction) — 58.0 mi, 205° SW
Cinnamon Creek WMA (Nature Reserve) — 60.4 mi, 271° W
Coalville Ledge (Attraction) — 61.9 mi, 235° SW
Metal Mulley (Public Artwork) — 62.0 mi, 235° SW
Mountain Arts and Music Art Space (Gallery) — 73.2 mi, 263° W
Millville Museum (Museum) — 73.3 mi, 283° W
John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM) (Museum) — 74.9 mi, 119° SE
Metropolitan Redstone 8 Cinemas (Cinema) — 76.2 mi, 230° SW

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