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Akaska South Dakota Map

Explore Akaska, South Dakota, 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 Akaska, South Dakota

How to Use This Akaska, South Dakota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Akaska, South Dakota. 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 South Dakota 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 Akaska.

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	Akaska
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Walworth County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.332489
Longitude	-100.120681
Population	77
Density	48.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57420
Area Code	605
County Seat	Selby
School District	Selby School District 62-5

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About Akaska, South Dakota

Akaska is a locality in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 77. The population density is 48.7 people per km². Akaska is located at 45.3325°N, 100.1207°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Akaska is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57420.

Akaska holds its place upon the vast, open expanse of the South Dakota prairie, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 67.6 miles north of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 10°T), and is situated 20.5 miles southeast of Mobridge. Swan Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the terrain, its water reflecting the pale, shifting light of a landscape that stretches toward the horizon with unrelenting purpose. In the distance, the silhouette of Twin Buttes rises like a muted suggestion against the clouds, offering a static anchor to the otherwise fluid movement of grass and wind. The air here carries a clean, sharp clarity, especially at dusk when the shadows of the prairie lengthen and the world seems to hold its breath in the cooling air.

Akaska emerged from the ambition of the early twentieth century, an era when the reach of the railway dictated the pulse of commerce and the growth of local enterprise. Agriculture remains the quiet engine of the region, with the rhythm of the seasons governing the labor of the fields and the movement of grain. While the pace of life maintains a deliberate, steady cadence, the proximity of Lake Oahe provides a sprawling, blue counterpoint to the golden hues of the surrounding farmland. Residents often look toward the Oahe Recreation Area for a reprieve from the daily grind, finding a sanctuary where the land meets the reservoir in a stark, unadorned beauty that defines the character of this northern plains existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 253° W
Lake Oahe (Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 253° W
Swan Creek Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 262° W
Walworth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.0 mi, 092° E
Swan Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 105° E
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 20.0 mi, 313° NW
Walleye Up Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.5 mi, 312° NW
Edmunds County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 21.7 mi, 081° E
Sitting Bull Monument (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 306° NW
Sakakawea Monument (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 306° NW
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 313° NW
Forest City Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.9 mi, 201° S
American Game Association (State Conservation Area) — 24.2 mi, 006° N
Leavenworth Battle (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 313° NW
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 53.8 mi, 357° N
Turtle Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 63.5 mi, 191° S
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 63.6 mi, 191° S
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 67.2 mi, 189° S
Cedar River National Grassland (National Grassland) — 70.8 mi, 311° NW · 6,714 acres
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 72.6 mi, 180° S · 116k acres
Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 72.9 mi, 346° N · 329 acres
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 74.0 mi, 079° E
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 79.7 mi, 083° E
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 80.0 mi, 083° E

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