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Bushnell South Dakota Map

Explore Bushnell, 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 Bushnell, South Dakota

How to Use This Bushnell, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.328578
Longitude	-96.64255
Population	71
Density	38.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57276
Area Code	605
County Seat	Brookings
School District	Brookings School District 05-1

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About Bushnell, South Dakota

Bushnell is a locality in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 38.6 people per km². Bushnell is located at 44.3286°N, 96.6425°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bushnell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57276.

Bushnell emerges from the expansive, golden-hued prairie as a quiet intersection of sky and soil. It lies 7.8 miles east of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 81°T), and is situated 14.0 miles east of Volga. A mile to the west, the modest, winding path of Deer Creek cuts through the grasses, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of deeper green that offers a cooling respite from the relentless, sun-drenched horizon. Eight miles to the west, the elevated, glacial remnants of the Coteau des Prairies rise to meet the clouds, casting long, shifting shadows that stretch across the plains as the afternoon light softens into a pale, bruised violet. The air here holds a crisp, clean clarity, carrying the scent of dry earth and the distant, rhythmic rustle of wind moving through millions of stalks of ripening grain.

Bushnell remains tethered to the slow, deliberate heartbeat of agriculture, where the prosperity of the season is measured in the heavy heads of wheat and the steady progress of machinery across the landscape. Five miles away, the Aurora Prairie Fee preserves a fragment of the original, unplowed landscape, standing as a quiet reminder of the tallgrass wilderness that once defined this region before the arrival of the railroad and the plow. Residents look toward Lake Hendricks, twelve miles distant, when the summer heat intensifies, finding a familiar solace in the stillness of its waters. Life in Bushnell moves with the unforced patience of the seasons, honoring a heritage built upon the resilience of those who first broke the sod and carved a livelihood from the stubborn, fertile plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Aurora Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 213° SW
Brookings Arts Council Sculpture 94 (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 260° W
Open Space (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 249° W
Interstate Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 233° SW
Softball Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 239° SW
Dakota Nature Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 238° SW
Fishback Soccer (Local Recreation) — 7.6 mi, 245° SW
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 7.9 mi, 262° W
Mehegan (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 293° NW
Lincoln County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.5 mi, 070° E
Brookings County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.8 mi, 019° N
Oakwood Lakes Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.5 mi, 296° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.1 mi, 144° SE · 12k acres
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 26.5 mi, 144° SE · 302 acres
Sundance Site (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 143° SE
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 26.8 mi, 144° SE
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 27.2 mi, 144° SE
Canby Depot Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 034° NE
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 32.5 mi, 226° SW
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 302° NW
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 33.1 mi, 302° NW
Prairie Village (Museum) — 34.3 mi, 230° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 34.3 mi, 230° SW
Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 42.9 mi, 171° S
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 43.0 mi, 079° E
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 44.7 mi, 172° S
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 50.2 mi, 194° S
Boyd House (Attraction) — 51.3 mi, 045° NE
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 51.3 mi, 097° E
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 53.8 mi, 185° S

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