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Chancellor South Dakota Map

Explore Chancellor, 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 Chancellor, South Dakota

How to Use This Chancellor, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.372203
Longitude	-96.986997
Population	300
Density	521.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57015
Area Code	605
County Seat	Parker
School District	Lennox School District 41-4

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About Chancellor, South Dakota

Chancellor is a locality in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 300. The population density is 521.8 people per km². Chancellor is located at 43.3722°N, 96.9870°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chancellor is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57015.

Chancellor occupies a quiet expanse of the Great Plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from pale morning blue to the deep, bruised violet of dusk. It lies 18.9 miles southwest of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 230°T), and is situated 9.2 miles southwest of Tea. The earth here is defined by the steady, rhythmic flatness of cultivated fields, interrupted only by the slow, meandering path of Camp Creek as it moves through the soil just a mile away. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Rocky Ridge marks the western edge of the world, a reminder of the tectonic weight that shaped this vast interior. During the summer, the air carries a dry, golden warmth that vibrates with the hum of insects, while the nearby Shaeffer SCA offers a sanctuary of native grasses that sway in unison when the wind rises from the north.

Chancellor functions as a modest anchor for the surrounding agricultural life, built upon a heritage of resilience and the patient labor of those who work the land. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons, with grain elevators standing as sentinels over the tracks and the steady movement of heavy machinery defining the rhythm of the workweek. While the quietude of the plains suggests a stillness, the local character is marked by an understated pragmatism and a deep familiarity with the land’s changing moods. Residents occasionally venture toward Mud Lake for a change of scenery, yet the true gravity of life here rests in the intersection of the soil and the sky, where the simple act of tending to the fields remains the quiet, enduring pulse of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shaeffer (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 210° SW
Crosley (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 209° SW
Hurley Center Avenue Mural (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 220° SW
Tea Baseball Field (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 058° NE
Turner County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.7 mi, 194° S
Minnehaha County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.8 mi, 359° N
Wall Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 006° N
Swan Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 208° SW
West Mall 7 Theaters (Cinema) — 15.2 mi, 050° NE
USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 043° NE
Old Yankton Trail Stone Marker (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 048° NE
9/11 Steel Girder (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 048° NE
Pettigrew Home & Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 046° NE
Creative Spirits (Arts Centre) — 17.6 mi, 047° NE
Dance Gallery (Arts Centre) — 17.7 mi, 047° NE
Sioux Falls State Theatre (Theatre) — 17.7 mi, 048° NE
Rehfeld's Art & Framing (Gallery) — 17.7 mi, 047° NE
Sioux Empire Community Theatre (Theatre) — 17.9 mi, 047° NE
Old Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 046° NE
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 17.9 mi, 046° NE
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 18.0 mi, 046° NE
Museum of Visual Materials (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 046° NE
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 016° N
Riverdale (Local Park) — 18.1 mi, 052° NE
Blood Run Site (Historic Ruins) — 21.4 mi, 072° E
East Quartzite Ridge (Viewpoint) — 21.7 mi, 061° NE
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 41.8 mi, 185° S · 870 acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.0 mi, 046° NE · 12k acres
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 43.2 mi, 233° SW
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 44.5 mi, 060° NE

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