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Forestburg South Dakota Map

Explore Forestburg, 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 Forestburg, South Dakota

How to Use This Forestburg, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.022206
Longitude	-98.10814
Population	54
Density	39.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57314
Area Code	605
County Seat	Woonsocket
School District	Sanborn Central School District 55-5

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About Forestburg, South Dakota

Forestburg is a locality in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 54. The population density is 39.3 people per km². Forestburg is located at 44.0222°N, 98.1081°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57314.

Forestburg emerges from the vast, open expanse of the South Dakota prairie as a quiet intersection of earth and sky. It lies 22.0 miles north of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 350°T), and is situated 24.1 miles south-southeast of Huron. Sand Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the terrain, its banks providing a subtle relief to the otherwise level horizon that stretches toward the distant rise of Big Mound. A mile to the north, the Forestburg offers a modest refuge of wild grass and uncultivated soil, where the quality of light at dusk turns the dry stalks into thin needles of copper. Four miles away, Long Lake holds the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that seems to slow the pulse of the surrounding fields. The air here carries the scent of turned soil and distant, dry wind, grounding the landscape in a stark, honest clarity that ignores the artifice of the modern world.

Agriculture dictates the rhythm of Forestburg, as the year is measured in the planting of seeds and the heavy, golden harvest that follows the heat of summer. Families have worked these fields for generations, their lives tethered to the cycle of the seasons and the demands of the land. The economy remains tethered to the soil, reflecting a history defined by resilience and the patient labor required to sustain a livelihood in such an exposed climate. During the quiet hours of the day, the only sound is the low rustle of wind moving through the crops, a reminder of the isolation that defines the daily experience of the people here. In Forestburg, the lack of pretense is its own virtue, leaving a space where the vastness of the prairie remains the most significant neighbor anyone could claim.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Forestburg (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 290° W
Long Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 249° W
Rifle-calahan (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 035° NE
Sanborn County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.8 mi, 229° SW
Twin Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 11.8 mi, 250° W
Jerauld County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.1 mi, 269° W
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.2 mi, 339° N · 484 acres
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 19.0 mi, 168° S
Flame of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 19.7 mi, 169° S
The Kiwanis Woodlot Monument (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 169° S
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 21.6 mi, 168° S
Home of the Second Corn Palace (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 169° S
Davison County Memorial (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 169° S
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 170° S
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 168° S
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 346° N
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 32.5 mi, 299° NW
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 35.5 mi, 298° NW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 46.6 mi, 091° E
Prairie Village (Museum) — 46.8 mi, 091° E
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 46.8 mi, 245° SW
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.9 mi, 196° S · 2,043 acres
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 60.9 mi, 268° W
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 62.6 mi, 257° W
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 63.4 mi, 256° W
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 74.5 mi, 163° S
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 76.1 mi, 115° SE

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