Broadland South Dakota Map

About Broadland, South Dakota

Broadland is a locality in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 27. The population density is 10.4 people per km². Broadland is located at 44.4925°N, 98.3493°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Broadland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57350.

Broadland occupies a vast, level expanse of the northern plains where the horizon exerts a gravitational pull on the eye, stretching toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Doland Ridge. It lies 11.1 miles northwest of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 323°T), and is situated 56.4 miles north-northwest of Mitchell. The sky here possesses an immense, unblinking clarity, casting a pale gold light that flattens the shadows of the tall grasses and underscores the quiet austerity of the open prairie. Only two miles away, the Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a quiet sanctuary for migratory life, its wetlands providing a stark contrast to the surrounding fields. To the west, the subtle depressions of the earth suggest the path of Cain Creek, which meanders through the landscape seven miles from the center of Broadland, carving a slow, deliberate passage through the dry, ancient soil.

Broadland emerged from the relentless ambition of agricultural pioneers who sought to tame the stubborn, fertile earth, establishing a rhythm dictated by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest. The local economy persists as a reflection of this endurance, grounded in the heavy machinery of farming and the steady labor of those who cultivate the immense, grid-patterned fields. While the stillness of the region might suggest an isolation from time, the proximity of Schwartz Slough, nine miles distant, offers a reflective basin that mirrors the vast, shifting colors of the South Dakota clouds. Life in Broadland moves with the measured pace of a long-standing tradition, where the wind carries the dry scent of sun-warmed wheat and the occasional, distant hum of a grain elevator, signaling the quiet, persistent pulse of a community built upon the resilience of the plains.

About This Broadland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Broadland, South Dakota. Coordinates: 44.492482, -98.34926. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Broadland includes the ZIP code (57350), telephone area code (605), county seat of Beadle County (Huron), and school district assignment (Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.