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Fairview South Dakota Map

Explore Fairview, 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 Fairview, South Dakota

How to Use This Fairview, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.22165
Longitude	-96.490037
Population	61
Density	277.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57027
Area Code	605
County Seat	Canton
School District	Canton School District 41-1

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About Fairview, South Dakota

Fairview is a locality in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 61. The population density is 277.1 people per km². Fairview is located at 43.2216°N, 96.4900°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairview is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57027.

Fairview remains anchored to the earth by the steady, persistent pulse of the Big Sioux River, which traces the boundary of the landscape like a vein of cool, dark ink. It lies 25.0 miles south-southeast of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 155°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west of Rock Valley. The terrain manifests as a wide, open expanse of prairie that yields to the slow, deliberate rise of the land, where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising under a sky that seems to possess more weight than the ground itself. At the edge of the water, the Settlers Canoe Access offers a quiet threshold where the tall grasses bow in deference to the prevailing wind. During the autumn months, the light takes on a brittle, golden quality, catching the dried stalks of the fields until the entire valley glows with the pale luminescence of late afternoon, turning the air into a shimmering, transparent veil that hides nothing and reveals everything in stark, honest detail.

Fairview endures as a place defined by the quiet persistence of its inhabitants and the rhythm of a rural economy rooted in the deep, black soil of the plains. While the distant Cactus Hills remain a jagged suggestion on the western edge of the world, life here is measured by the seasonal turning of the crops and the hum of machinery that periodically disturbs the stillness of the fields. History is not written in monuments but in the enduring layout of the roads and the steadfast resilience of those who cultivate the land, keeping the legacy of the early homesteaders alive through the simple, repetitive labor of the harvest. Whether one looks toward the distant tree line or the path leading toward Lake Alvin, there is a profound sense of continuity, a feeling that Fairview exists in a state of perpetual readiness, waiting for the next season to arrive with the same inevitable, grounded grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Settlers Canoe Access (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 350° N
Fish (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 273° W
Fairview Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 018° N
Fairview Wildlife Complex (Local Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 360° N
Big Sioux River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 137° SE
Newton Hills (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 261° W
Watershed Lake (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 216° SW
Inwood Iowa Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 027° NE
Canton Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 319° NW
Canton Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 7.9 mi, 338° N
Lake Pahoja Recreation Park (Local Park) — 11.0 mi, 004° N
Historic School Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 005° N
Calliope Village (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 180° S
Blood Run Site (Historic Ruins) — 17.5 mi, 345° N
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 18.6 mi, 122° SE
TePaske Theatre (Theatre) — 18.8 mi, 120° SE
Sioux Center Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 122° SE
The Gift (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 121° SE
Tri-State Marker (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 005° N
East Quartzite Ridge (Viewpoint) — 21.7 mi, 344° N
Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 048° NE
Rock Island Depot Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 048° NE
West Mall 7 Theaters (Cinema) — 24.1 mi, 327° NW
Old Yankton Trail Stone Marker (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 330° NW
Rehfeld's Art & Framing (Gallery) — 25.3 mi, 332° NW
Creative Spirits (Arts Centre) — 25.3 mi, 332° NW
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 35.2 mi, 023° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.1 mi, 015° N · 12k acres
Ponca State Park (State Park) — 40.8 mi, 198° S
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 42.0 mi, 214° SW · 870 acres

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