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Blucksberg Mountain South Dakota Map

Explore Blucksberg Mountain, 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 Blucksberg Mountain, South Dakota

How to Use This Blucksberg Mountain, South Dakota Map

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

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	Blucksberg Mountain
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Meade County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	44.3593
Longitude	-103.4538
Population	467
Density	269.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57785
Area Code	605
County Seat	Sturgis
School District	Meade School District 46-1

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About Blucksberg Mountain, South Dakota

Blucksberg Mountain is a locality in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 467. The population density is 269.5 people per km². Blucksberg Mountain is located at 44.3593°N, 103.4538°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 57785.

Blucksberg Mountain rises from the earth as a rugged, stony prominence that defines the horizon of the surrounding high plains. It lies 22.0 miles east-southeast of Spearfish, SD (from Spearfish, SD: bearing 114°T), and is situated 4.4 miles southeast of Sturgis. The land here is defined by the sharp, downward pull of Bulldog Gulch and the persistent, low-slung presence of Alkali Creek, which carves a narrow ribbon of moisture through the parched soil. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Deadman Mountain offers a stark, silent sentinel to the shifting light of dusk, which turns the grasses a bruised, metallic purple before the dark settles in. The air carries a thin, dry clarity that makes the vast expanse of the prairie feel both intimate and daunting, stripping away the noise of the world until only the rustle of wind through sagebrush remains.

Blucksberg Mountain serves as a quiet witness to the complex legacy of the frontier, where the echoes of past migrations linger in the austere, sun-bleached terrain. The local economy remains anchored to the land, drawing sustenance from the tough, unyielding resilience of the soil and the proximity of the Fort Meade Recreation Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern, which preserves the wild character of this territory. While the pace of life is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, the nearby Centennial Trail offers a path for those who seek to traverse the rugged interior of the landscape. Life here is measured in the labor of maintenance and the slow, steady endurance of a people who have learned to thrive in the shadow of the peaks, far from the bustle of urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fort Meade Recreation Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.5 mi, 357° N
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 266° W · 1.3M acres
Sturgis Watershed Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 246° SW · 1,073 acres
Marcoux Game Production 0area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 301° NW
Sturgis Welcome Sign (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 315° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 315° NW
General Samuel D. Sturgis Statue (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 330° NW
Sturgis City Municipal Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 330° NW
Bear Butte Lake Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 003° N
Wonderland cave (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 202° S
Rouseau Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 226° SW
Historic Potter's Field (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 309° NW
Stolen Kiss Apartments (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 307° NW
Seth Bullock's Grave (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 275° W
Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 275° W
Adams Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 275° W
Pronghorn (Public Artwork) — 20.4 mi, 156° SE
Milberg School (Historic Ruins) — 21.3 mi, 006° N
Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 149° SE
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.2 mi, 153° SE
Suzie Cappa Art Center (Gallery) — 22.2 mi, 150° SE
Plainview School (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 019° N
Main Street Square Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 22.3 mi, 150° SE
Apex Gallery (Gallery) — 23.2 mi, 148° SE
Museum of Geology (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 148° SE
Art for Everyone (Gallery) — 23.5 mi, 149° SE
Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 31.4 mi, 182° S · 46k acres
Black Elk Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.1 mi, 184° S · 14k acres
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 37.3 mi, 141° SE · 587k acres
Wind Cave National Park (National Park) — 49.7 mi, 180° S · 34k acres

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