Bushnell South Dakota Map

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.

About This Bushnell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bushnell, South Dakota. Coordinates: 44.328578, -96.64255. 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 Bushnell includes the ZIP code (57276), telephone area code (605), county seat of Brookings County (Brookings), and school district assignment (Brookings School District 05-1).

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.