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About Big Bend, WI

Big Bend is a small Waukesha County city of 1,300 people, located 30 miles west of Milwaukee along the Fox River. Highway 164 provides the main access, connecting to I-94 and the broader Milwaukee metro area. The community sits in Wisconsin's lake country with rolling terrain and experiences typical continental climate conditions. The city takes its name from a distinctive oxbow curve where the Fox River makes a dramatic bend.

Where is Big Bend, WI on the map?

Big Bend, WI is in United States, at 42.902, -88.212 - about 34 km south-west of Milwaukee, WI.

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The closest airport to Big Bend, WI is General Mitchell International Airport, 31 km (about 29 min by car).

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