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Britton South Dakota Map

Explore Britton, 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 Britton, South Dakota

How to Use This Britton, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.791619
Longitude	-97.750937
Population	1,215
Density	644.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57430
Area Code	605
County Seat	Britton
School District	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4

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About Britton, South Dakota

Britton is a locality in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,215. The population density is 644.4 people per km². Britton is located at 45.7916°N, 97.7509°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Britton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57430.

Britton anchors itself upon the expansive, open plains of northeastern South Dakota, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a pulled wire. It lies 42.1 miles east-northeast of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 57°T), and is situated 34.9 miles west-northwest of Sisseton. Crow Creek carves a quiet, unassuming path just one mile from the center, its modest waters providing a subtle hydration to the surrounding grasses. To the west, the subtle rise of Six Mile Hill breaks the absolute flatness of the skyline, while the subtle depression of Oak Gulch four miles away suggests a deeper, hidden geography beneath the prairie surface. The light here has a crystalline quality, clarifying the edges of every fence post and grain bin until the world feels sharpened by the sheer intensity of the sun. Even at dusk, when the vast sky bruises into shades of violet and ochre, the land holds onto a quiet, persistent heat that radiates upward from the soil.

Britton maintains a steady, deliberate pulse defined by the rhythms of the agricultural cycle and the demands of the harvest. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, with wide fields of corn and soybeans creating a seasonal mosaic that shifts from vibrant emerald to harvested gold. Residents find respite in the nearby White Lake seven miles away, a place where the stillness of the water mirrors the unhurried nature of life in this corner of the state. Further afield, Lee Lake sits nine miles away, acting as a gathering point for those who value the sparse, meditative solitude of the plains. History here is written in the architecture of sturdy, weather-worn buildings and the resilience of a population that understands the necessity of self-reliance, keeping Britton a place where the wind carries the sound of distant machinery and the persistent, honest work of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 108° E
White Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 057° NE
Black Slough (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 105° E
Marshall County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.1 mi, 130° SE
Renziehausen (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 267° W
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.4 mi, 284° W
Roy Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 110° E
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 031° NE · 14k acres
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 19.3 mi, 137° SE
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.0 mi, 288° W · 39k acres
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 23.4 mi, 051° NE
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 29.2 mi, 215° SW
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 39.8 mi, 234° SW
Colin Campbell Fur Post (Monument) — 40.9 mi, 269° W
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 42.0 mi, 024° NE · 70k acres
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 238° SW
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 42.4 mi, 237° SW
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 44.6 mi, 077° E
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 45.7 mi, 247° SW
Fort Ransom State Park (State Park) — 52.6 mi, 351° N
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 64.8 mi, 059° NE
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 66.5 mi, 136° SE
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 66.8 mi, 126° SE
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 66.9 mi, 126° SE
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 72.4 mi, 118° SE
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 78.2 mi, 289° W
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 79.0 mi, 351° N

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