Packwaukee, Wisconsin. Packwaukee is a town in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,574 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Buffalo Shore Estates and Packwaukee are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.9 square miles (106.0 kmÂ²), of which, 38.1 square miles (98.7 kmÂ²) of it is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 kmÂ²) of it (6.91%) is water.
To convert latitude and longitude to decimal notation, you must find the degrees, divide the minutes by 60 and divide the seconds by 3,600. Finally, add these three numbers together, and determine if the answer is positive or negative.
Reading Latitude and Longitude on a map If you look at the picture above you will notice the latitude and longitude in the upper right hand corner of the map. You would read it as 35 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds north latitude and 111 degrees 30 minutes west longitude. Below the title you will notice the words 7.5 minute map. This means that the map covers an area of 7.5 minutes of latitude and longitude. Lets look at how we can determine location in terms of latitude and longitude from a topographic map. The diagram below is a very simplified version of a topographic map.