Buffalo South Dakota Map
Explore Buffalo, 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, South Dakota
How to Use This Buffalo, South Dakota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Buffalo, 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.
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 |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Harding County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 45.584164 |
| Longitude | -103.546025 |
| Population | 346 |
| Density | 241.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 57720 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| County Seat | Buffalo |
| School District | Harding County School District 31-1 |
About Buffalo, South Dakota
Buffalo is a locality in Harding County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 346. The population density is 241.1 people per km². Buffalo is located at 45.5842°N, 103.5460°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Buffalo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57720.Buffalo occupies a vast, open expanse where the South Fork Grand River carves a quiet, meandering path through the high plains. It lies 77.1 miles north-northeast of Spearfish, SD (from Spearfish, SD: bearing 11°T), and is situated 96.5 miles south-southwest of Dickinson. The horizon stretches indefinitely, defined by the stark, solitary silhouette of Red Butte rising five miles away, a landmark that anchors the otherwise fluid movement of the grasses. Light here possesses a thin, crystalline quality that reveals the subtle ochre and bruised purple hues of the soil long before the sun dips below the edge of the world. Three miles away, the waters of Gardner Lake offer a rare stillness in the landscape, reflecting the heavy, wide-reaching sky that dictates the mood of the day.
Buffalo serves as a resilient outpost for the ranching families who have worked this rugged terrain for generations, their livelihood tethered to the cycles of the prairie and the health of the open range. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the slow, deliberate pace of livestock production, a trade that demands a quiet fortitude and an intimate knowledge of the shifting seasonal winds. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land deepens toward the distant, rugged folds of McKenzie Gulch, where the terrain breaks into more complex, weathered patterns. Life in Buffalo unfolds with a steady, unadorned rhythm, characterized by the sound of gravel under tires and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a place where the human presence is small against the immense, quiet authority of the plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Gardner Lake (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 296° NW
- Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 8.8 mi, 005° N · 1.2M acres
- Mallula (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 294° NW
- The Castles National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 17.7 mi, 102° E · 947 acres
- Capitol Rock National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 25.7 mi, 268° W · 240 acres
- Terminal Monument, North Dakota South Dakota boundary (Monument) — 34.7 mi, 316° NW
- Grand River National Grassland (National Grassland) — 40.1 mi, 061° NE · 155k acres
- Bowman (Attraction) — 43.4 mi, 010° N
- Mile 300 North Dakota - South Dakota boundary monument (Monument) — 44.2 mi, 055° NE
- Mile 299½ North Dakota - South Dakota boundary monument (Monument) — 44.7 mi, 056° NE
- Earl's Taxidermy Museum (Museum) — 52.3 mi, 094° E
- Anna Carr Homestead (Attraction) — 52.3 mi, 094° E
- Winkler School (Historic Ruins) — 54.7 mi, 179° S
- Milberg School (Historic Ruins) — 63.7 mi, 174° S
- O'Fallon Historical Museum (Museum) — 64.1 mi, 327° NW
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About This Buffalo Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buffalo, South Dakota. Coordinates: 45.584164, -103.546025. 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 Buffalo includes the ZIP code (57720), telephone area code (605), county seat of Harding County (Buffalo), and school district assignment (Harding County School District 31-1).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
