Medicine Bow Wyoming Map
Medicine Bow, Wyoming — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Medicine Bow, Carbon County.
Interactive Map of Medicine Bow, Wyoming
| City | Medicine Bow |
| State | Wyoming (WY) |
| County | Carbon |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 41.895521 |
| Longitude | -106.204738 |
| Population | 442 |
| Density | 28.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Medicine Bow, Wyoming
Medicine Bow is a locality in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 442. The population density is 28.7 people per km². Medicine Bow is located at 41.8955°N, 106.2047°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82329.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming, unfolds under a sky so vast it seems to swallow sound. It lies 51.3 miles north-west of Laramie, WY (from Laramie, WY: bearing 322°T), and is situated 18.5 miles east of Hanna. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones, a sweeping expanse of sagebrush and hardy grasses that stretch towards horizons punctuated by the distant, blue-hazed shoulders of mountains. The wind, a constant companion, carries the dry, clean scent of the high plains, shaping the land with an invisible hand. Few trees dare to stand against its persistent caress, their forms often gnarled and low-slung, clinging to the soil like weathered survivors. The light itself has a peculiar quality, a sharp clarity in the midday sun that softens into a warm, golden wash as evening approaches, painting the land in hues of ochre and rose. The history of Medicine Bow is as rugged as the terrain it inhabits, intrinsically linked to the railroad that once thundered through, a lifeline for a burgeoning economy built on ranching and, for a time, mining. The Union Pacific’s relentless march westward brought a surge of activity, transforming this quiet corner into a bustling hub. Though the tracks still lie here, their significance has shifted, mirroring the town's transition from a vital transit point to a place where life unfolds at a more measured pace, dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people. The air here still carries the faint echo of those busier days, a whisper of steam engines and the clatter of freight cars, a palpable sense of lives lived and fortunes sought in the stark beauty of the Medicine Bow basin.
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About This Medicine Bow Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Medicine Bow, Wyoming with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Medicine Bow and Carbon County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Medicine Bow is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Medicine Bow is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
