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Egan South Dakota Map

Explore Egan, 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 Egan, South Dakota

How to Use This Egan, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.999138
Longitude	-96.648937
Population	241
Density	87.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57024
Area Code	605
County Seat	Flandreau
School District	Colman-Egan School District 50-5

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About Egan, South Dakota

Egan is a locality in Moody County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 241. The population density is 87.2 people per km². Egan is located at 43.9991°N, 96.6489°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Egan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57024.

Egan occupies a quiet stretch of land where the Big Sioux River carves a deliberate, winding path through the eastern prairie. It lies 22.8 miles south-southeast of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 161°T), and is situated 4.4 miles southwest of Flandreau. The sky here possesses a vast, unencumbered quality, casting a pale, luminous light that flattens the shadows against the tall grasses and turns the horizon into a thin, vibrating line of gray and gold. Beyond the immediate banks of the river, the landscape stretches out in wide, rhythmic swells of earth, a topography that feels ancient and indifferent to the passage of clocks. On clear days, the distant silhouette of the Cactus Hills might tease the far western skyline, though they remain a dreamlike memory of elevation compared to the level fields that define the immediate surroundings.

Egan maintains a steady, measured pulse, its identity rooted in the long, quiet labor of the soil and the iron veins of the railroad that once drew pioneers toward the frontier. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, with silos and steel structures punctuating the skyline like sentinels guarding the grain. A few miles away, the quiet stillness of Hazel's Haven Game Production Area offers a sanctuary for the local fauna, a sharp contrast to the industrious hum of the fields during the autumn months. Even the proximity of Mud Lake, seven miles distant, adds to the sense of a place defined by its inland waters and the slow, persistent work of the seasons. Life in Egan moves with the gravity of the plains, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the enduring patience of those who have made a home in this open, expansive country.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dinosaur Statue (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 256° W
Hazel's Haven Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 040° NE
Sioux Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 286° W
Moody County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 271° W
Boles Slough (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 317° NW
Olson Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 287° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.0 mi, 194° S
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 12.1 mi, 281° W
Brandt Lake (State Recreation Area) — 15.1 mi, 248° W
Split Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 15.2 mi, 121° SE
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 15.8 mi, 087° E · 302 acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.8 mi, 085° E · 12k acres
Exhibit Quarry (Viewpoint) — 16.1 mi, 086° E
Sundance Site (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 085° E
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 088° E
Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 160° S
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 164° S
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 270° W
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 22.9 mi, 341° N
Prairie Village (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 271° W
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 271° W
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 161° S
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 28.6 mi, 205° SW
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 133° SE
Museum of Visual Materials (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 187° S
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 187° S
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 31.2 mi, 187° S
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 31.2 mi, 187° S
Old Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 187° S
Orpheum Theater Center (Theatre) — 31.2 mi, 187° S

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