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Bancroft South Dakota Map

Explore Bancroft, 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 Bancroft, South Dakota

How to Use This Bancroft, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.488028
Longitude	-97.750083
Population	13
Density	21.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57353
Area Code	605
County Seat	De Smet
School District	De Smet School District 38-2

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About Bancroft, South Dakota

Bancroft is a locality in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 13. The population density is 21.5 people per km². Bancroft is located at 44.4880°N, 97.7501°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bancroft is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57353.

Bancroft rests upon a vast, open expanse of prairie where the horizon stretches toward an infinite, pale sky. It lies 24.5 miles east-northeast of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 69°T), and is situated 48.5 miles west-northwest of Brookings. Redstone Creek carves a shallow, winding path through the soil nearby, its waters often reflecting the muted tones of the shifting clouds above. During the quiet hours of dusk, the light softens against the grasses, turning the fields into a deep, burnished bronze that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has retreated. Two miles away, the quiet waters of Lake Agnew offer a stillness that punctuates the otherwise rhythmic sway of the plains, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Doland Ridge marks the far edge of the world, reminding the traveler of the immense scale of the landscape.

Bancroft grew from the necessity of the land, serving as a quiet anchor for those who work the stubborn, productive earth that defines the regional economy. Generations of settlers shaped the local character through the persistent labor of agriculture, anchoring their lives to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the tempo of every passing year. The proximity of Lake Agnew as a State Conservation Area provides a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna, maintaining a fragile balance between human cultivation and the untamed remnants of the prairie. In the silence of a late afternoon, one can feel the weight of history in the wind, a reminder that Bancroft remains a place defined not by grand monuments, but by the steady, enduring commitment of those who call these plains home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Agnew (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 081° E
Lake Osceola (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 248° W
Clark County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 019° N
Mud Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 093° E
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.3 mi, 282° W
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 170° S
Dry Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.6 mi, 010° N
World's Largest Pheasant (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 250° W
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 250° W
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 076° E
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 076° E
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 33.8 mi, 077° E
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 139° SE
Prairie Village (Museum) — 44.0 mi, 139° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 48.4 mi, 104° E
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 48.5 mi, 104° E
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 48.7 mi, 251° W
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 51.4 mi, 253° W
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 52.6 mi, 195° S
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 54.9 mi, 194° S
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 56.3 mi, 194° S
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 56.4 mi, 194° S
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.7 mi, 016° N · 9,262 acres
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 68.2 mi, 346° N
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 75.6 mi, 332° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 77.2 mi, 114° SE · 12k acres
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 77.7 mi, 114° SE

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