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Emery South Dakota Map

Explore Emery, 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 Emery, South Dakota

How to Use This Emery, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.601648
Longitude	-97.622567
Population	484
Density	408.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57332
Area Code	605
County Seat	Alexandria
School District	Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3

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About Emery, South Dakota

Emery is a locality in Hanson County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 484. The population density is 408.9 people per km². Emery is located at 43.6016°N, 97.6226°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Emery is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57332.

Emery occupies a broad, quiet expanse of the South Dakota prairie where the sky asserts itself with an uncompromising, hemispheric weight. It lies 21.7 miles east-southeast of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 110°T), and is situated 34.1 miles west of Hartford. The terrain stretches out in a subtle, rhythmic swell of earth, broken only by the thin, winding ribbon of Wolf Creek as it traces its path a single mile from the center of the grid. To the west, the faint, serrated edge of Rocky Ridge suggests a distant boundary against the horizon, while the Mccook County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal marshland just four miles away, drawing the migration of wings across the high, clear air. At dusk, the light here does not merely fade but seems to settle into the soil, turning the vast fields into a deep, bruised indigo that emphasizes the isolation of the horizon.

Emery emerged from the expansion of the rail lines, anchoring a local economy that remains deeply tethered to the cycles of corn, soy, and the patient labor of the harvest. The architecture of the grain elevators serves as the primary verticality of the skyline, standing as utilitarian monuments to a livelihood predicated on the temperament of the rain and the sun. Life here moves with a deliberate, singular intensity, shaped by the proximity of Welker Lake, which offers a stillness that complements the steady, industrious pulse of the surrounding farms. While the world beyond might measure progress in rapid, frantic intervals, existence in Emery is defined by the slow, seasonal accumulation of work and the quiet, persistent loyalty of those who remain to cultivate the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mccook County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 038° NE
Hanson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 331° NW
Lehrman Slough (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 019° N
Forsch Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 063° NE
Tschetter (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 170° S
Gross Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 052° NE
Silverlake MB Church Monument (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 136° SE
Sinclair Dinosaur (Public Artwork) — 20.6 mi, 288° W
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 288° W
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 21.3 mi, 292° W
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 288° W
Davison County Memorial (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 291° W
Home of the Second Corn Palace (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 291° W
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 22.8 mi, 297° NW
Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 230° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 039° NE
Prairie Village (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 039° NE
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 36.7 mi, 087° E
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 42.3 mi, 183° S
West Mall 7 Theaters (Cinema) — 43.9 mi, 098° E
Pettigrew Home & Museum (Museum) — 44.6 mi, 094° E
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 44.9 mi, 094° E
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 44.9 mi, 094° E
Dance Gallery (Arts Centre) — 44.9 mi, 095° E
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 44.9 mi, 094° E
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.6 mi, 238° SW · 2,043 acres
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 52.1 mi, 168° S · 870 acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.4 mi, 078° E · 12k acres

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