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Blumengard Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Blumengard Colony, 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 Blumengard Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Blumengard Colony, South Dakota Map

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

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	Blumengard Colony
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Faulk County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.244037
Longitude	-99.169089
Density	4.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57438
Area Code	605
County Seat	Faulkton
School District	Faulkton School District 24-4

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About Blumengard Colony, South Dakota

Blumengard Colony is a locality in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. The population density is 4.8 people per km². Blumengard Colony is located at 45.2440°N, 99.1691°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57438.

Blumengard Colony emerges from the expansive, golden-hued prairie of South Dakota like a deliberate assertion of order against the vastness of the horizon. It lies 36.5 miles west-southwest of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 246°T), and is situated 76.8 miles northwest of Huron. The landscape here is defined by wide, unhurried plains that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Bald Mountains, their jagged peaks barely discernible against the deepening blue of the sky. Nearby, the quiet waters of Hamak Lake reflect the shifting colors of the atmosphere, acting as a mirror for the endless, drifting clouds that dictate the pace of the day. A mile away, the Faulk County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the tall grasses sway in rhythmic unison, harboring a wild, quiet vitality that persists despite the encroaching stillness of the plains. The air carries a distinct, dry clarity, particularly at dusk, when the light turns a bruised violet and the earth seems to exhale the heat collected during the long, sun-drenched hours of the afternoon.

Blumengard Colony functions as a self-reliant agricultural enclave, its internal economy anchored by the disciplined labor of its inhabitants and the fertile, dark soil that yields robust harvests of wheat and corn. The history of the colony is written in the utilitarian geometry of its buildings and the communal spirit that governs its daily operations, standing in contrast to the more solitary traditions of the surrounding region. While the North Fork Snake Creek flows ten miles away, carving a subtle path through the terrain, the life of Blumengard Colony remains firmly rooted in the cycles of sowing and reaping, a rhythm as predictable and necessary as the changing seasons. Residents maintain a way of life that prizes collective industry over individual acclaim, ensuring that the legacy of their founders continues to inform the quiet, purposeful movement of their work. Even as modern machinery hums across the fields, the colony retains an atmosphere of deliberate insulation, where the primary concerns are the moisture of the soil and the success of the coming winter’s stores.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Faulk County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 155° SE
Edmunds County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 321° NW
Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 320° NW
Losee (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 318° NW
Lake Faulkton (State Recreation Area) — 14.5 mi, 181° S
Scatterwood Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.9 mi, 098° E
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 33.3 mi, 053° NE
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 36.4 mi, 066° NE
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 065° NE
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 39.2 mi, 068° E
Colin Campbell Fur Post (Monument) — 46.1 mi, 036° NE
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.6 mi, 055° NE · 39k acres
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 53.9 mi, 075° E
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 63.4 mi, 355° N
Walleye Up Statue (Public Artwork) — 64.5 mi, 288° W
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 65.6 mi, 289° W
Sitting Bull Monument (Monument) — 66.6 mi, 287° W
State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 68.7 mi, 217° SW · 150 acres
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 71.0 mi, 163° S
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 72.6 mi, 161° S
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 76.3 mi, 143° SE
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 78.4 mi, 061° NE

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