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Alpena South Dakota Map

Explore Alpena, 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 Alpena, South Dakota

How to Use This Alpena, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.181377
Longitude	-98.365646
Population	212
Density	50.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57312
Area Code	605
County Seat	Wessington Springs
School District	Huron School District 02-2

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About Alpena, South Dakota

Alpena is a locality in Jerauld County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 212. The population density is 50.2 people per km². Alpena is located at 44.1814°N, 98.3656°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alpena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57312.

Alpena rises from the high, open plains where the horizon exerts a steady, unyielding pull on the eye. It lies 14.6 miles south-southwest of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 211°T), and is situated 36.6 miles north-northwest of Mitchell. The landscape around Alpena is defined by the vast, repetitive geometry of cultivated fields, interrupted only by the modest, winding course of Sand Creek as it carves a path through the soil two miles away. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the Wessington Hills emerge as a faint, ink-colored smudge against the western sky, a reminder of the rising elevation that shapes the regional climate. In the quiet hours of late afternoon, the light here turns a brittle, pale gold, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended over the Jerauld County Waterfowl Production Area, where the grasses bow in rhythmic consensus to the prevailing prairie wind.

Alpena persists as a quiet node of labor and inheritance, rooted deeply in the agricultural cycles that dictate the pulse of the plains. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of harvest and sowing, a way of life that demands a particular kind of vigilance from those who work the earth. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring grain elevators and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that has weathered generations of harsh winters and scorching summers. Ten miles to the east, the stillness of McCoy Lake offers a rare, reflective surface in a land dominated by the matte textures of wheat and corn. Life in Alpena moves with the measured pace of a long-settled place, where the legacy of the early homesteaders persists in the sturdy character of the residents and the quiet, persistent resilience of the local industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jerauld County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 194° S
Horrigan (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 105° E
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.5 mi, 047° NE · 484 acres
North Sanborn (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 082° E
Mccoy Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 165° S
Kunhart Softball Complex (Local Recreation) — 13.5 mi, 026° NE
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 028° NE
Long Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 149° SE
World's Largest Pheasant (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 032° NE
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 287° W
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 287° W
Hand County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 20.0 mi, 282° W
Original Site of Plankinton School (Monument) — 32.7 mi, 190° S
World Trade Center NYC Mural (Public Artwork) — 33.1 mi, 190° S
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 34.0 mi, 150° SE
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 34.5 mi, 068° E
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 36.5 mi, 152° SE
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 37.3 mi, 153° SE
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 152° SE
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 224° SW
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 49.9 mi, 254° W
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 54.4 mi, 242° SW
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 55.3 mi, 242° SW
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 55.5 mi, 241° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 60.5 mi, 101° E
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.9 mi, 182° S · 2,043 acres
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 69.6 mi, 065° NE

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