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Caputa South Dakota Map

Explore Caputa, 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 Caputa, South Dakota

How to Use This Caputa, South Dakota Map

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

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	Caputa
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Pennington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	43.993877
Longitude	-102.982119
Population	32
Density	42.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	57725, 57703
Area Code	605
County Seat	Rapid City
School District	Rapid City School District 51-4

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About Caputa, South Dakota

Caputa is a locality in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 42.2 people per km². Caputa is located at 43.9939°N, 102.9821°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 57725, 57703.

Caputa marks a quiet convergence where the expansive, golden-hued prairie meets the rugged transition toward the higher western terrain. It lies 9.2 miles south-southeast of Box Elder, SD (from Box Elder, SD: bearing 152°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-southeast of Rapid Valley. Rapid Creek carves a persistent path through the landscape, its waters providing a vital, winding artery that sustains the local flora even during the long, dry stretches of the high plains summer. To the southwest, the silhouette of Thompson Butte rises against the sky, a steady, silent sentinel that anchors the horizon. Four miles to the south, the Buffalo Gap National Grassland unfurls in a vast, undulating expanse of native grasses, where the wind moves in visible waves, creating a rhythmic pulse that defines the character of the land. The air here holds a clarity that sharpens the edges of the distant hills, particularly at dusk, when the light shifts from a harsh, brilliant white to a deep, bruised violet that clings to the earth long after the sun has dipped below the prairie’s rim.

Caputa retains the spare, utilitarian elegance of a place forged by the railroad and the resilience of those who cultivate the surrounding soil. The economy remains rooted in the steady cycles of agriculture and the movement of livestock, reflecting a history defined by the pragmatic grit of homesteaders who recognized the value in this stark, open geography. While the pace of modern life hums in the distance, Caputa persists as a waypoint where the stillness of the plains is interrupted only by the seasonal demands of the harvest and the occasional call of meadowlarks. Life here is measured by the changing textures of the grasses and the seasonal flow of the creek, far removed from the bustle of larger centers. Though the nearest recreation, such as the waters of Sheridan Lake, lies a considerable distance to the west, the inhabitants of Caputa find their sense of place in the immediate, unadorned beauty of the Coyote Draw region and the endless, shifting sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mann School (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 203° SW
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 3.7 mi, 178° S · 587k acres
Dawn to Dusk: A Prairie Panorama (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 308° NW
Dodge School (Historic Ruins) — 8.2 mi, 227° SW
New Underwood Dam (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 041° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 340° N
Legal Eagle II (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 335° NW
Ec-135 (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 335° NW
B-25 Mitchell III (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 335° NW
The Quarter Pounder with Cheese (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 310° NW
Museum of Geology (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 296° NW
Art for Everyone (Gallery) — 12.5 mi, 294° NW
Apex Gallery (Gallery) — 12.5 mi, 297° NW
View over Rapid City (Viewpoint) — 13.3 mi, 284° W
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 13.5 mi, 274° W · 1.3M acres
Main Street Square Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 297° NW
Suzie Cappa Art Center (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 296° NW
Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 298° NW
The Berlin Wall at Memorial Park (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 298° NW
Lil's (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 269° W
Fallen Officers Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 296° NW
Dinosaur Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 269° W
Curlew Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 032° NE
Custer State Park (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 237° SW
Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 22.0 mi, 241° SW · 46k acres
Black Elk Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.3 mi, 244° SW · 14k acres
Badlands National Park (National Park) — 24.0 mi, 152° SE · 111k acres
Badlands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.7 mi, 106° E · 62k acres
Wind Cave National Park (National Park) — 31.0 mi, 215° SW · 34k acres
Jewel Cave National Monument (National Monument) — 44.7 mi, 246° SW · 3,813 acres

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