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Collins Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Collins Colony, 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 Collins Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Collins Colony, South Dakota Map

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

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	Collins Colony
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Clark County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.548949
Longitude	-97.697597
Population	92
Density	107.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57353
Area Code	605
County Seat	Clark
School District	Willow Lake School District 12-3

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About Collins Colony, South Dakota

Collins Colony is a locality in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 92. The population density is 107.0 people per km². Collins Colony is located at 44.5489°N, 97.6976°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57353.

Collins Colony anchors itself upon the expansive, wind-swept prairie where the horizon stretches into a seamless line of bruised clouds and pale, amber grasses. It lies 28.5 miles east-northeast of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 63°T), and is situated 47.3 miles west-northwest of Brookings. The terrain unfolds in subtle, rhythmic swells of earth, providing a quiet stage for the dramatic light that shifts from the sharp clarity of morning to the bruised, violet hues of dusk. To the east, the landscape finds a brief reprieve in the stillness of Lake Agnew, while the modest, persistent flow of Redstone Creek carves a thin, darkened ribbon through the dry soil. Far to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Doland Ridge marks the edge of the world, reminding those who walk these fields that they exist within a vast, silent expanse of high-plains geography.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of Collins Colony, as the land’s heavy, fertile soil supports a cycle of planting and harvest that defines the local economy and the quiet endurance of its people. The presence of the Clark County Waterfowl Production Area nearby speaks to a lingering commitment to the wilder, unplowed corners of the territory, where the air remains sharp and untainted by the machinery of the fields. History here is written in the sturdy, weathered timber of fences and the steady rhythm of a life governed by the changing seasons rather than the demands of a clock. Collins Colony maintains a deliberate, unhurried character, grounded in the simple, honest labor of those who recognize that the beauty of the prairie lies in its patience and its refusal to be hurried by the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clark County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 360° N
Lake Agnew (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 183° S
Mud Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 135° SE
Dry Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 000° N
Kingsbury County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.9 mi, 103° E
Staum Dam (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 289° W
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 185° S
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 084° E
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 085° E
World's Largest Pheasant (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 244° SW
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 244° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 45.6 mi, 145° SE
Prairie Village (Museum) — 45.8 mi, 145° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 47.2 mi, 110° E
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 47.2 mi, 110° E
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 52.7 mi, 247° SW
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 55.2 mi, 249° W
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 57.4 mi, 197° S
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 58.1 mi, 049° NE
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 59.7 mi, 196° S
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.9 mi, 015° N · 9,262 acres
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 61.1 mi, 195° S
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 64.9 mi, 343° N
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 73.2 mi, 329° NW
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 77.3 mi, 118° SE
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 78.8 mi, 050° NE · 23k acres

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