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Gettysburg South Dakota Map

Explore Gettysburg, 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 Gettysburg, South Dakota

How to Use This Gettysburg, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.011647
Longitude	-99.955673
Population	1,104
Density	221.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57442
Area Code	605
County Seat	Gettysburg
School District	Gettysburg School District 53-1

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About Gettysburg, South Dakota

Gettysburg is a locality in Potter County, South Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,104. The population density is 221.9 people per km². Gettysburg is located at 45.0116°N, 99.9557°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gettysburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57442.

Gettysburg emerges from the expansive, golden-hued prairie as a quiet congregation of structures defined by the vast, unencumbered sky above. It lies 48.5 miles north-northeast of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 23°T), and is situated 43.0 miles south-southeast of Mobridge. The horizon here is a flat, patient line that demands a particular kind of attention, broken only by the occasional grain elevator rising like a sentinel over the soil. Six miles away, the waters of Green Lake reflect the shifting pigments of the clouds, while the persistent, thin ribbons of Artichoke Creek meander through the landscape three miles from the center. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of the Bald Hills marks the edge of the visual field, grounding the immense scale of the plains in a subtle, geologic permanence.

Gettysburg carries the weight of its agricultural legacy in the rhythm of its streets, where the daily labor of harvest and planting dictates the pulse of life. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding earth, a cycle that has persisted since the earliest settlers arrived to break the sod and establish a foothold on the high plains. Residents often seek the quiet solitude of the Green Lake to observe the seasonal passage of wildlife, finding a modest sanctuary in the preserved natural spaces that punctuate the farmland. There is a distinct, understated pride in this endurance, a collective acknowledgment that the character of Gettysburg is formed not by grand gestures, but by the steady, repetitive grace of a life lived in accordance with the seasons and the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Green Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 358° N
Potts Dam (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 123° SE
Cottonwood Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 171° S
Sully County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 142° SE
Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 286° W
Lake Oahe (Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 285° W
Potter County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.2 mi, 046° NE
Forest City Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 267° W
State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 39.1 mi, 184° S · 150 acres
Walleye Up Statue (Public Artwork) — 42.7 mi, 327° NW
Sitting Bull Monument (Monument) — 43.4 mi, 324° NW
Sakakawea Monument (Monument) — 43.4 mi, 324° NW
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 44.3 mi, 327° NW
Turtle Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 44.9 mi, 207° SW
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 45.0 mi, 207° SW
Leavenworth Battle (Monument) — 46.6 mi, 327° NW
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 48.0 mi, 203° SW
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 51.1 mi, 189° S · 116k acres
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 74.2 mi, 060° NE
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 76.6 mi, 352° N
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 77.6 mi, 156° SE
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 77.9 mi, 066° NE
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 78.0 mi, 066° NE

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