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Blunt South Dakota Map

Explore Blunt, 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 Blunt, South Dakota

How to Use This Blunt, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.512204
Longitude	-99.992066
Population	342
Density	271.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57522
Area Code	605
County Seat	Pierre
School District	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3

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About Blunt, South Dakota

Blunt is a locality in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 342. The population density is 271.1 people per km². Blunt is located at 44.5122°N, 99.9921°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Blunt is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57522.

Blunt occupies a vast, horizontal expanse where the prairie sky exerts an almost gravitational pull upon the senses, flattening the earth into a quiet, golden stage. It lies 20.3 miles east-northeast of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 61°T), and is situated 21.8 miles east-northeast of Fort Pierre. Medicine Knoll Creek carves a shallow, verdant ribbon through the grasses only a mile away, its banks offering a subtle shade that contrasts with the relentless clarity of the overhead light. To the west, the prominence of Medicine Knoll rises as a solitary, earthy anchor, while the distant, low-lying basin of Dehart Draw suggests a depth in the terrain that the eye can barely discern. At dusk, the atmosphere takes on a bruised, violet hue, turning the surrounding plains into a hushed, monochromatic painting that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Blunt maintains its identity through the steady, seasonal rhythms of agriculture, where the yield of the soil remains the primary measure of the passing year. The local economy is inextricably linked to the cultivation of the surrounding acreage, a pursuit that demands a patient, observant stewardship of the land. Residents find a quiet connection to the natural order at the nearby State Game Production Area, where the silence is broken only by the movement of wildlife across the open ground. While Gumbo Flat lies six miles to the side, reflecting the same immense, unadorned sky, the people of Blunt continue to build their lives upon the foundation of a resilient, agrarian heritage that values endurance over spectacle.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 190° S · 150 acres
J Fanger (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 052° NE
R Leesman (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 055° NE
Hughes County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.8 mi, 165° S
Woodruff Lake Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 092° E
Blunt Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 11.0 mi, 047° NE
Sharpe Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 196° S
Lake Sharpe (Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 197° S
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 17.1 mi, 202° S · 116k acres
Turtle Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 19.2 mi, 253° W
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 19.3 mi, 253° W
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 241° SW
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 239° SW
Fighting Stallions (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 240° SW
Fort Pierre Chouteau National Historic Landmark (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 247° SW
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 49.2 mi, 138° SE
Saint Joseph (Public Artwork) — 58.0 mi, 145° SE
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 58.5 mi, 146° SE
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 59.0 mi, 147° SE
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 59.6 mi, 147° SE
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 74.1 mi, 136° SE
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 75.1 mi, 343° N
Millette County Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 75.1 mi, 210° SW

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