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Draper South Dakota Map

Explore Draper, 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 Draper, South Dakota

How to Use This Draper, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.926099
Longitude	-100.540413
Population	46
Density	27.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57531
Area Code	605
County Seat	Murdo
School District	Jones County School District 37-3

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About Draper, South Dakota

Draper is a locality in Jones County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 46. The population density is 27.3 people per km². Draper is located at 43.9261°N, 100.5404°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Draper is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57531.

Draper anchors a vast, sun-drenched expanse of the northern plains where the horizon stretches flat and wide, meeting the sky in a seamless, unbroken line. It lies 32.0 miles south-southwest of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 197°T), and is situated 30.7 miles south-southwest of Fort Pierre. Medicine Creek carves a winding, shallow path through the earth nearby, its banks fringed with hardy brush that turns a brittle, silvery gold under the late summer heat. Beyond the immediate low-lying terrain, the land lifts into subtle, undulating swells that mimic the slow, rhythmic breath of the prairie. On the clearest days, the faint, jagged silhouette of Doty Ridge defines the western distance, acting as a permanent, hazy sentinel against the deep cerulean vault of the sky. The air here carries the scent of dry buffalo grass and dust, possessing a startling clarity that makes every fence post and distant grain elevator appear as if drawn in sharp, ink-pressed detail.

Draper grew from the necessity of the rail, serving as a vital point of transit for the agricultural bounty that defines the local economy. The rhythms of life in Draper remain tied to the cycles of the harvest, with the heavy, golden weight of wheat and the steady presence of livestock shaping the daily labor of those who remain. While the Fort Pierre National Grassland lies only seven miles away, providing a protected sanctuary for the native flora and fauna of the region, the surrounding plains are largely defined by the quiet persistence of family homesteads. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the resilience of those who weather the harsh winters and the relentless, scouring winds. As the sun dips toward the prairie floor, the golden light catches the rusted corrugated iron of old outbuildings, transforming the utilitarian architecture into something momentarily luminous and profound.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 6.7 mi, 045° NE · 116k acres
Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 253° W
Buxcel (State Conservation Area) — 24.6 mi, 271° W
Fate Dam (State Conservation Area) — 26.1 mi, 089° E
Millette County Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 203° SW
Lulu the T-Rex (Public Artwork) — 29.6 mi, 265° W
Sharpe Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 30.4 mi, 016° N
Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 30.5 mi, 017° N
Farm Island (State Recreation Area) — 31.2 mi, 023° NE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 31.8 mi, 018° N
Fighting Stallions (Monument) — 31.9 mi, 018° N
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 018° N
Oahe Downstream Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 34.0 mi, 010° N
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 35.8 mi, 014° N
Turtle Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 35.9 mi, 014° N
State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 36.0 mi, 017° N · 150 acres
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 49.6 mi, 261° W · 587k acres
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 60.3 mi, 086° E
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 60.4 mi, 098° E
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 60.6 mi, 099° E
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 60.8 mi, 097° E
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.8 mi, 176° S · 38k acres
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 68.8 mi, 176° S · 4,631 acres
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 71.2 mi, 260° W
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 72.1 mi, 223° SW · 33k acres
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 79.9 mi, 099° E

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