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Elkton South Dakota Map

Explore Elkton, 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 Elkton, South Dakota

How to Use This Elkton, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.236079
Longitude	-96.481155
Population	755
Density	195.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57026
Area Code	605
County Seat	Brookings
School District	Elkton School District 05-3

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About Elkton, South Dakota

Elkton is a locality in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 755. The population density is 195.1 people per km². Elkton is located at 44.2361°N, 96.4812°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elkton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57026.

Elkton emerges from the vast, open expanse of the eastern prairie where the horizon line remains uninterrupted by anything save for the occasional grain elevator or a solitary stand of cottonwoods. It lies 16.5 miles east-southeast of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 108°T), and is situated 18.2 miles north-northwest of Pipestone. Medary Creek carves a quiet, unassuming path through the landscape just a mile away, its presence marked by the deepening of green grasses that thrive where the earth holds moisture. Five miles to the west, the Schindel State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush, a place where the stillness of the plains is punctuated only by the sudden flight of birds. When the sun retreats at the end of a long, midsummer day, the light pools across the fields in a bruised, amber glow, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the distant silhouette of Buffalo Ridge, a faint, jagged promise of elevation against the darkening sky.

Elkton maintains a steady, deliberate pace, its character forged by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the rhythm of the local economy. The legacy of the railroad, which once served as the primary artery for the settlement of these plains, remains legible in the town’s layout, anchoring a community that has long looked toward the productivity of the surrounding soil for its sustenance. Neighbors navigate the transition from the quiet of the morning to the industrious hum of the afternoon with a practical, unpretentious resolve, often traveling ten miles east toward the waters of Lake Benton for a brief respite from the labor of the fields. Elkton exists as a testament to the endurance of those who chose to cultivate this wide, wind-swept terrain, finding a particular beauty in the stark, honest clarity of a landscape that demands both patience and a deep, quiet respect for the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Schindel State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 092° E
Winter State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 143° SE
Hole-In-The-Mountain Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 090° E
Lincoln County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 020° N
Brookings Arts Council Sculpture 94 (Public Artwork) — 15.5 mi, 290° W
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.5 mi, 153° SE · 12k acres
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 16.7 mi, 289° W
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 16.8 mi, 154° SE · 302 acres
Sundance Site (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 153° SE
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 17.1 mi, 153° SE
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 17.6 mi, 153° SE
Split Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 23.4 mi, 166° S
Lyon County Waterfowl Production Area 3 (National Conservation Area) — 26.2 mi, 080° E · 235 acres
Camden State Park (State Park) — 27.4 mi, 074° E
Canby Depot Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 017° N
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 35.2 mi, 242° SW
Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 182° S
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 37.2 mi, 067° NE
Prairie Village (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 245° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 245° SW
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 183° S
Barckes Corner (Monument) — 39.6 mi, 015° N
Wheels Across the Prairie Heritage Center (Museum) — 41.9 mi, 090° E
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 42.9 mi, 089° E
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 46.9 mi, 206° SW
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 48.8 mi, 195° S
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 48.9 mi, 195° S
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.7 mi, 005° N · 23k acres

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