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Greenwood Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Greenwood 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 Greenwood Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Greenwood Colony, South Dakota Map

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

Latitude	43.213324
Longitude	-98.151186
Population	11
Density	18.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57330
Area Code	605
County Seat	Armour
School District	Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5

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About Greenwood Colony, South Dakota

Greenwood Colony is a locality in Douglas County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 11. The population density is 18.1 people per km². Greenwood Colony is located at 43.2133°N, 98.1512°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57330.

Greenwood Colony exists as a quiet accumulation of structures amidst the expansive, sun-bleached plains of South Dakota. It lies 34.8 miles south of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 190°T), and is situated 27.9 miles north-northwest of Springfield. The horizon here is a wide, unrelenting line that flattens the world, interrupted only by the subtle depression of Oak Hollow three miles to the west. Wind moves across the grasses with a persistent, dry sigh, carrying the scent of parched earth and the metallic tang of the distant Dry Choteau Creek. Sunlight at dusk settles over the landscape in heavy, amber layers, turning the dust kicked up by passing machinery into a hazy, golden veil that clings to the fencelines. To the south, the terrain holds a stillness that suggests the deep, geological patience of the prairie, while the occasional flight of birds overhead marks the only disruption in the vast, pale sky.

History lingers in the deliberate, communal arrangement of the buildings at Greenwood Colony, reflecting a heritage built on shared labor and the demands of the soil. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of agriculture, where the success of the harvest dictates the pulse of the days. Life here is measured in the seasonal shift of crops and the maintenance of equipment, a grounded existence that finds its own sanctuary in the nearby Bon Homme County Waterfowl Production Area. While the water of Tripp Lake lies four miles away as a quiet, reflective anchor, the people look primarily to the resilience of their own hands and the endurance of their neighbors. It is a place where the social fabric is reinforced by the necessity of the climate, creating a singular, steady culture that persists without the need for fanfare or external recognition.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 350° N
Bon Homme County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 144° SE
Mach (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 148° SE
Charles Mix County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 167° S
Sorenson Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 140° SE
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.7 mi, 274° W · 2,043 acres
Red Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 239° SW
Francis Case Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 239° SW
North Point Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.3 mi, 245° SW
Lake Francis Case (Recreation Area) — 21.5 mi, 245° SW
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.4 mi, 236° SW · 2,165 acres
Yankton Sioux Monument (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 210° SW
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 122° SE
Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 174° S
Ponca Tribe Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 169° S
Ringnecks Rising Statue (Public Artwork) — 33.7 mi, 011° N
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 33.9 mi, 012° N
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 010° N
Davison County Memorial (Monument) — 35.1 mi, 010° N
Home of the Second Corn Palace (Monument) — 35.1 mi, 010° N
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 35.4 mi, 011° N
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 37.8 mi, 009° N
Gavins Point (Viewpoint) — 39.0 mi, 129° SE
Verdigre Heritage Museum (Museum) — 42.8 mi, 172° S
Cinema Magic (Cinema) — 43.9 mi, 120° SE
Riverside Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 45.3 mi, 122° SE
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 54.3 mi, 312° NW
Oscar Howe Gallery (Gallery) — 68.7 mi, 115° SE
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 69.3 mi, 065° NE
Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 73.1 mi, 299° NW

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