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Fairfax South Dakota Map

Explore Fairfax, 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 Fairfax, South Dakota

How to Use This Fairfax, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.027497
Longitude	-98.888423
Population	96
Density	122.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57335
Area Code	605
County Seat	Burke
School District	South Central School District 26-5

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About Fairfax, South Dakota

Fairfax is a locality in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 96. The population density is 122.3 people per km². Fairfax is located at 43.0275°N, 98.8884°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairfax is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57335.

Fairfax maintains a quiet vigil over the expansive, sun-bleached plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a pale, persistent sky. It lies 63.9 miles southwest of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 223°T), and is situated 41.2 miles north-northwest of O'Neill. Dry Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, tracing the subtle contours of a landscape defined by the rhythmic sway of prairie grasses and the distant, lonely silhouette of Scalp Butte rising in the west. The air here carries a dry, earthen clarity, especially when the golden light of late afternoon softens the sharp edges of the terrain and casts long, violet shadows across the fields. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Fairfax Lake hold the reflection of passing clouds, providing a still counterpoint to the wind that perpetually combs through the open expanse.

Fairfax emerged from the necessity of the agrarian frontier, its character forged by the demanding cycles of seasonal harvest and the resilience of those who anchor their lives to the soil. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where the labor of the day follows the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons. Residents often find respite at Fairfax Dam, a space that serves as a modest intersection between human engineering and the surrounding wildlife habitat. Life in Fairfax moves with a steady, unadorned gravity, shaped by the legacy of the plains and a commitment to the enduring, quiet work of sustaining a life in the vast, open center of the continent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fairfax Dam (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 026° NE
Francis Case Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 011° N
S. Scalp Creek Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 049° NE
Lake Francis Case (Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 010° N
South Wheeler Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 027° NE
White Swan Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 062° NE
Charles Mix County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.9 mi, 021° N
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.0 mi, 089° E · 2,165 acres
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.0 mi, 060° NE · 2,043 acres
Yankton Sioux Monument (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 105° E
Sturdevant-McKee Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 188° S
Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 065° NE
Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 44.2 mi, 113° SE
Ponca Tribe Museum (Museum) — 47.4 mi, 114° SE
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 49.1 mi, 356° N
World Trade Center NYC Mural (Public Artwork) — 51.3 mi, 023° NE
Original Site of Plankinton School (Monument) — 51.7 mi, 023° NE
Verdigre Heritage Museum (Museum) — 52.5 mi, 124° SE
Tripp County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 54.3 mi, 297° NW
Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 54.8 mi, 330° NW
Geology Overlook (Viewpoint) — 56.0 mi, 138° SE
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 58.5 mi, 338° N
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 63.6 mi, 043° NE
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 64.6 mi, 042° NE
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 66.2 mi, 040° NE
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 69.5 mi, 342° N
Fort Thompson Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 73.5 mi, 341° N
Riverside Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 76.6 mi, 098° E

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