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Grass Ranch Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Grass Ranch 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 Grass Ranch Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Grass Ranch Colony, South Dakota Map

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

Latitude	43.647877
Longitude	-98.878498
Population	14
Density	5.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57355
Area Code	605
County Seat	Chamberlain
School District	Kimball School District 07-2

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About Grass Ranch Colony, South Dakota

Grass Ranch Colony is a locality in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 14. The population density is 5.1 people per km². Grass Ranch Colony is located at 43.6479°N, 98.8785°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57355.

Grass Ranch Colony remains a quiet expanse of cultivated earth where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to press down with the weight of immense, unshadowed light. It lies 42.6 miles west of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 265°T), and is situated 25.2 miles east-southeast of Chamberlain. The land is defined by the steady, industrious rhythm of agriculture, where deep-rooted grasses yield to the seasonal turning of soil and the persistent, dry winds that scour the plains. Five miles to the east, the water of Platte Lake rests in a shallow basin, providing a reflective stillness that mirrors the shifting violet and gold of the evening air. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Bijou Hills rises fifteen miles away to suggest a rougher terrain, the immediate landscape of Grass Ranch Colony is defined by the patient labor of those who work the dirt and the small, vital shelter provided by the nearby Brule County Waterfowl Production Area, where migratory birds find a brief respite amidst the prairie stalks.

History in Grass Ranch Colony is measured in the endurance of communal effort and the slow, deliberate cultivation of the soil that has sustained the local economy for generations. The legacy of the region is tied to the rigorous demands of farming, a pursuit that requires a peculiar kind of stoicism when faced with the harsh, wide-open expanse of the Great Plains. Families here maintain a focus on grain production and livestock, their lives governed by the cyclical necessity of the harvest and the quiet maintenance of fence lines that cut across the prairie. The proximity of Platte Creek, five miles away, serves as a subtle reminder of the water that once carved the local geography, though today it serves mostly to feed the low-lying pastures where the pulse of the colony beats in unison with the seasons. Life here is not marked by grand spectacles, but by the steady, quiet accumulation of days spent tending to the earth, a practice that lends a grounded, enduring character to every person who calls Grass Ranch Colony their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brule County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 180° S
Lake Sixteen (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 013° N
Kimball (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 340° N
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 326° NW
Chain Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 232° SW
Aurora County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.5 mi, 049° NE
Crystal Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 093° E
World Trade Center NYC Mural (Public Artwork) — 20.1 mi, 078° E
Original Site of Plankinton School (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 077° E
Lake Francis Case (Recreation Area) — 20.7 mi, 215° SW
Francis Case Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 22.5 mi, 193° S
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.0 mi, 293° NW
Avenue of Flags (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 296° NW
Girl Scouts Rock (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 296° NW
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 25.2 mi, 297° NW
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 294° NW
Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 28.2 mi, 280° W
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 32.2 mi, 316° NW
Fort Thompson Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 36.3 mi, 317° NW
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.9 mi, 153° SE · 2,043 acres
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 42.5 mi, 085° E
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 43.1 mi, 080° E
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 43.2 mi, 083° E
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 43.2 mi, 085° E
Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 126° SE
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.2 mi, 159° S · 2,165 acres
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 59.0 mi, 033° NE
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 70.9 mi, 303° NW · 116k acres

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