Colonial Pine Hills, South Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Colonial Pine Hills, Pennington County.
| City | Colonial Pine Hills |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Pennington |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 44.007766 |
| Longitude | -103.315462 |
| Population | 2,609 |
| Density | 59.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Colonial Pine Hills is a locality in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,609. The population density is 59.3 people per km². Colonial Pine Hills is located at 44.0078°N, 103.3155°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 57702.
Colonial Pine Hills unfolds across a landscape where the Black Hills begin their gentle, rolling descent towards the prairie. It lies 6.5 miles south-west of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 220°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-south-west of Rapid Valley. Here, ponderosa pines, their bark smelling faintly of vanilla in the sun, stand sentinel over a terrain of undulating hills and shallow draws, a place where the sky feels vast and the wind carries the scent of dry grasses and distant rain. The land itself seems to breathe with a quiet resilience, the soil a rich ochre that stains the boots of those who walk its trails. Sunlight, when it slants through the trees in the late afternoon, paints the underbrush in hues of gold and russet, lending an almost ethereal quality to the persistent green of the pines. The story of Colonial Pine Hills is one of resilience and adaptation, a place that has seen prospectors dream of gold and ranchers carve out livelihoods from the land. Though not as boisterous as some of its mining neighbors, Colonial Pine Hills has always been a place of quiet industry, its economy historically tied to the surrounding agricultural lands and the timber that graces its hillsides. Local businesses, many carrying the legacy of generations, hum with a steady, unhurried purpose, their doors opening to a community that values neighborly connection and the enduring spirit of the West. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten, but woven into the everyday rhythm of life, a subtle reminder of the journeys that brought people to this particular corner of South Dakota.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Colonial Pine Hills, South Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Colonial Pine Hills and Pennington County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Colonial Pine Hills is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Colonial Pine Hills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |