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Buffalo Gap South Dakota Map

Explore Buffalo Gap, 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 Buffalo Gap, South Dakota

How to Use This Buffalo Gap, South Dakota Map

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

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	Buffalo Gap
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Custer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	43.49165
Longitude	-103.312975
Population	131
Density	165.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57722
Area Code	605
County Seat	Custer
School District	Hot Springs School District 23-2

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About Buffalo Gap, South Dakota

Buffalo Gap is a locality in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 131. The population density is 165.3 people per km². Buffalo Gap is located at 43.4916°N, 103.3130°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Buffalo Gap is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57722.

Buffalo Gap occupies a quiet stretch of high prairie where the relentless wind shapes the tall grass into shivering waves of amber and gray. It lies 40.9 miles south of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 186°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-northeast of Hot Springs. Beaver Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks fringed with cottonwoods that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon. To the west, the silhouette of Unkpapa Peak provides a jagged punctuation mark against the vast, cloud-swept sky, while the eroded earth of Calico Canyon reveals layers of mineral-rich soil that glow with muted, earthen pigments. This landscape feels ancient and unadorned, a place where the horizon stretches long enough to swallow the sound of a passing truck, leaving only the dry rustle of the plains and the occasional hawk circling in the thermal heat.

Buffalo Gap emerged from the currents of frontier expansion, serving as a waypoint for those navigating the rugged intersections of the Great Plains. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, defined by the steady, demanding labor of ranching and the cyclical requirements of dryland agriculture. Visitors drawn to the region often find themselves drifting toward the Buffalo Gap to observe the stark, geologic integrity of the terrain, or traveling toward the Angostura Reservoir when the summer sun demands the cooling presence of water. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a season, reflecting a heritage built on endurance and an intimate, often silent, understanding of the prairie’s expansive, unforgiving beauty.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buffalo Gap (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 179° S
Friendshuh Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 245° SW
Wind Cave National Park (National Park) — 5.8 mi, 335° NW · 34k acres
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 8.6 mi, 068° E · 587k acres
Battle Mountain Monument (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 246° SW
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 8.8 mi, 229° SW · 1.3M acres
Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 304° NW · 46k acres
Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 244° SW
Art House (Gallery) — 9.3 mi, 244° SW
Tour Starts here (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 298° NW
Kidney Springs Gazebo (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 245° SW
Stephen Tyng Mather (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 298° NW
The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 242° SW
Custer State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 348° N
Angostura Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.2 mi, 206° SW
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 219° SW
Sheps Canyon Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 213° SW
Scored Rock Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 005° N
Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 301° NW
The Narrows (Viewpoint) — 16.2 mi, 345° N
Old Car (Historic Ruins) — 18.6 mi, 317° NW
Gordon Stockade Historical Site (Registered Battlefield) — 22.1 mi, 331° NW
Black Hills Playhouse (Theatre) — 22.5 mi, 345° N
Bo The Bison (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 326° NW
Black Elk Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.7 mi, 350° N · 14k acres
Badlands National Park (National Park) — 25.5 mi, 088° E · 111k acres
The Indian Museum of North America (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 326° NW
Big Thunder Gold Mine (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 349° N
Dodge School (Historic Ruins) — 30.9 mi, 020° N
Dinosaur Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 003° N

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