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Canova South Dakota Map

Explore Canova, 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 Canova, South Dakota

How to Use This Canova, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.881087
Longitude	-97.504512
Population	89
Density	109.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57321
Area Code	605
County Seat	Howard
School District	Howard School District 48-3

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About Canova, South Dakota

Canova is a locality in Miner County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 89. The population density is 109.4 people per km². Canova is located at 43.8811°N, 97.5045°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Canova is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57321.

Canova occupies a broad, quiet expanse of the South Dakota prairie where the sky asserts its dominance over the earth. It lies 28.8 miles east-northeast of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 65°T), and is situated 21.3 miles west-southwest of Madison. The horizon stretches out in a flat, unyielding line, interrupted only by the occasional grain elevator or the rhythmic silhouettes of shelterbelts that break the wind. A mile away, the West Fork Vermillion River carves a subtle, winding path through the soil, offering a narrow corridor of moisture that sustains the local vegetation. Though the distant peaks of Rocky Ridge remain mere ghosts of blue against the western edge of the world, the immediate terrain is defined by the steady, patient work of the elements and the vast, shifting quality of light that turns the fields from pale wheat to a deep, bruised gold as the sun retreats.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Canova, a legacy of the early homesteaders who broke the sod to tap into the potential of the dark, fertile loam. The pace of life here is dictated by the seasons, shifting between the intense industry of harvest and the long, introspective silence of winter. Beyond the town limits, the Mccook County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for the migratory life that passes through the plains, a reminder of the wilder state of the land before the grid of section roads took hold. While the nearby waters of Spring Lake offer a brief respite from the arid heat of midsummer, the character of the place is forged in the enduring stoicism of those who maintain the grain trade and the local commerce that keeps the center of Canova alive.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mccook County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 224° SW
Spencer (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 230° SW
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 8.9 mi, 079° E
Bitter Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 281° W
Burke (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 305° NW
Long Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 242° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 062° NE
Prairie Village (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 063° NE
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 068° E
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 27.6 mi, 251° W
Flame of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 28.0 mi, 250° W
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 28.0 mi, 246° SW
The Kiwanis Woodlot Monument (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 249° W
Davison County Memorial (Monument) — 28.4 mi, 246° SW
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 243° SW
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 244° SW
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 35.4 mi, 120° SE
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.5 mi, 306° NW · 484 acres
Pettigrew Home & Museum (Museum) — 44.8 mi, 121° SE
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 44.9 mi, 120° SE
Museum of Visual Materials (Museum) — 44.9 mi, 120° SE
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 45.0 mi, 120° SE
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 45.0 mi, 120° SE
Orpheum Theater Center (Theatre) — 45.0 mi, 120° SE
Dance Gallery (Arts Centre) — 45.2 mi, 121° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.3 mi, 096° E · 12k acres

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