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Armour South Dakota Map

Explore Armour, 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 Armour, South Dakota

How to Use This Armour, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.318601
Longitude	-98.346746
Population	698
Density	285.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57313
Area Code	605
County Seat	Armour
School District	Armour School District 21-1

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About Armour, South Dakota

Armour is a locality in Douglas County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 698. The population density is 285.5 people per km². Armour is located at 43.3186°N, 98.3467°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Armour is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57313.

Armour emerges from the vast, open prairie as a quiet anchor of the South Dakota plains, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun each evening. It lies 31.3 miles south-southwest of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 211°T), and is situated 57.0 miles west-northwest of Yankton. Beyond the town limits, the land holds a steady, rhythmic slope, defined by the seasonal pulse of the nearby Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area, where grasses sway in an eternal, wind-brushed dance. To the west, the subtle rise of Sunrise Hill marks the distant edge of the world, while the quiet flow of Andes Creek carves a thin, life-giving line through the soil only a few miles away. The light here has a crystalline, unsparing clarity, turning the grain elevators into stark monuments against a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself.

Settlement in Armour grew from the persistent efforts of those who broke the stubborn sod to claim a future in the middle of the continent. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the silver glint of silos and the steady hum of machinery defining the daily labor that sustains the region. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, influenced by the proximity of Blooming Valley and the steady presence of Lake Andes, which provides a necessary stillness to the surrounding basin. There is a profound, grounded dignity in the way the residents maintain their community, honoring a heritage built on resilience and the simple, honest yield of the field.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 005° N
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 005° N
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.1 mi, 210° SW · 2,043 acres
Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 111° E
Lake Andes Units (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 206° SW
Red Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 190° S
Lake Francis Case (Recreation Area) — 18.1 mi, 218° SW
North Point Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.7 mi, 211° SW
Francis Case Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 18.9 mi, 202° S
White Swan Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 216° SW
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 205° SW · 2,165 acres
Yankton Sioux Monument (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 184° S
World Trade Center NYC Mural (Public Artwork) — 27.9 mi, 346° N
Original Site of Plankinton School (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 346° N
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 031° NE
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 30.8 mi, 032° NE
Davison County Memorial (Monument) — 31.7 mi, 031° NE
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 32.0 mi, 031° NE
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 34.0 mi, 028° NE
Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 39.7 mi, 160° S
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 40.8 mi, 124° SE
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 313° NW
Ponca Tribe Museum (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 158° S
Gavins Point (Viewpoint) — 51.2 mi, 128° SE
Verdigre Heritage Museum (Museum) — 52.2 mi, 162° S
Cinema Magic (Cinema) — 56.1 mi, 121° SE
Riverside Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 57.5 mi, 123° SE
Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 61.0 mi, 297° NW
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 66.6 mi, 346° N
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 67.2 mi, 313° NW

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