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Fordham Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Fordham Colony, 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 Fordham Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Fordham Colony, South Dakota Map

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

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	Fordham Colony
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Clark County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.768582
Longitude	-97.909256
Density	7.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57258
Area Code	605
County Seat	Clark
School District	Clark School District 12-2

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About Fordham Colony, South Dakota

Fordham Colony is a locality in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. The population density is 7.7 people per km². Fordham Colony is located at 44.7686°N, 97.9093°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57258.

Fordham Colony maintains a stark, elemental presence upon the flat expanse of the eastern prairie, where the horizon pulls away in every direction until the sky feels like a heavy, inverted bowl. It lies 31.8 miles north-northeast of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 28°T), and is situated 55.7 miles south-southeast of Aberdeen. The ground here is characterized by the low-slung, repetitive geometry of agricultural fields, broken occasionally by the quiet basin of Fordham Dam, which holds its water in a stillness that mirrors the clouds. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the faint, hazy suggestion of the Doland Ridge marks the western skyline, a reminder of the tectonic patience that shaped this region. When the wind moves across the grasses, it carries a dry, metallic clarity that clarifies the edges of every fence post and grain silo, lending the landscape a sharpness that feels both ancient and unyielding.

History at Fordham Colony remains tethered to the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the cycle of the soil, which has long dictated the rhythm of local labor. The economy relies heavily on the cultivation of the surrounding plains, a pursuit that demands a stoic endurance from those who work the earth near the banks of Foster Creek. Within the boundaries of the Fordham SCA, the land is managed with a careful eye toward preserving the native character of the prairie, ensuring that the wilder grasses and local fauna persist despite the encroaching machinery of modern farming. Life here moves with the measured pace of a long-settled place, where the primary landmarks are the seasonal shifts in light and the persistent, quiet endurance of a landscape that asks for little and offers a vast, unadorned peace in return.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fordham (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 270° W
Mirage (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 286° W
Clark County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.0 mi, 060° NE
Dry Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 120° SE
Willow Lake (State Recreation Area) — 15.8 mi, 123° SE
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.1 mi, 181° S
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 29.1 mi, 161° S
World's Largest Pheasant (Monument) — 31.0 mi, 208° SW
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 210° SW
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 36.6 mi, 110° E
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 110° E
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 42.5 mi, 106° E
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 47.6 mi, 349° N
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.0 mi, 031° NE · 9,262 acres
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 52.1 mi, 227° SW
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 53.9 mi, 230° SW
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 54.9 mi, 330° NW
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 55.7 mi, 330° NW
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 58.8 mi, 067° NE
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 60.2 mi, 020° N
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 63.0 mi, 120° SE
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 63.1 mi, 119° SE
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 63.2 mi, 327° NW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 64.0 mi, 145° SE
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.4 mi, 343° N · 39k acres
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 69.6 mi, 063° NE
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 72.9 mi, 184° S
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 74.4 mi, 184° S

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