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Glendale Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Glendale 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 Glendale Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Glendale Colony, South Dakota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Glendale 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 Glendale 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	Glendale Colony
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Spink County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.79942
Longitude	-98.287593
Population	176
Density	141.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57440
Area Code	605
County Seat	Redfield
School District	Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6

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About Glendale Colony, South Dakota

Glendale Colony is a locality in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 176. The population density is 141.9 people per km². Glendale Colony is located at 44.7994°N, 98.2876°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57440.

Glendale Colony occupies a stretch of level earth where the horizon pulls tight against the sky, defined primarily by the slow, deliberate meander of the James River. It lies 30.3 miles north of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 353°T), and is situated 47.0 miles south-southeast of Aberdeen. {System:.} The land here remains stubbornly open, a vast expanse of prairie that holds the light of late afternoon in a bruised, golden hue, casting long shadows across the fields that reach toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Doland Ridge. Near the edge of the property, the quiet expanse of Frankfort offers a sanctuary of native grasses and wind-bent scrub, providing a natural buffer against the wider, restless plains. During the autumn months, the air turns crisp and carries the scent of dry stalks and cooling soil, grounding the spirit in the fundamental, unadorned reality of the Great Plains.

Glendale Colony exists as a quiet testament to the enduring necessity of the land, its economy anchored firmly in the cyclical rhythms of agriculture and communal labor. The residents maintain a steady, disciplined pace, their days dictated by the seasonal demands of the harvest and the maintenance of their modest, sturdy structures. While the waters of Lake Dudley remain a distant shimmer on the map, the lifeblood of the immediate surroundings is the James River, which serves as a constant, silent witness to the generations who have worked this soil. There is a distinct lack of pretense in the way the morning mist clings to the fence lines, reflecting a culture that values the weight of a day’s work over the noise of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Frankfort (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 338° N
Fisher Grove (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 331° NW
Twin Lakes + Diversion (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 262° W
James River (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 170° S
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 15.1 mi, 184° S
Spink County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.4 mi, 292° W
World's Largest Pheasant (Monument) — 30.0 mi, 172° S
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 175° S
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 40.7 mi, 137° SE
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 42.5 mi, 207° SW
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 43.4 mi, 211° SW
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 45.6 mi, 012° N
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 45.6 mi, 352° N
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 46.1 mi, 348° N
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 47.0 mi, 348° N
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 53.3 mi, 342° N
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 55.0 mi, 106° E
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.5 mi, 360° N · 39k acres
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 61.0 mi, 103° E
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.1 mi, 047° NE · 9,262 acres
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 67.1 mi, 036° NE
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 73.4 mi, 021° N
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 73.4 mi, 170° S
Flame of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 74.1 mi, 170° S
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 75.6 mi, 074° E
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 76.0 mi, 170° S
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 76.5 mi, 223° SW
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 77.5 mi, 170° S

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