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Hecla South Dakota Map

Explore Hecla, 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 Hecla, South Dakota

How to Use This Hecla, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.883022
Longitude	-98.152047
Population	193
Density	216.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57446
Area Code	605
County Seat	Aberdeen
School District	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4

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About Hecla, South Dakota

Hecla is a locality in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 193. The population density is 216.6 people per km². Hecla is located at 45.8830°N, 98.1520°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hecla is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57446.

Hecla emerges from the expanse of the Northern Plains as a quiet assembly of grain elevators and modest rooftops anchored to the earth by the weight of the horizon. It lies 33.1 miles north-northeast of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 29°T), and is situated 55.2 miles west-northwest of Sisseton. The James River winds its way through the nearby lowlands, its waters carving a subtle, serpentine path that feeds the thirsty soil of the surrounding prairie. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Whitestone Hills marks the edge of the sky, a faint blue serration against the amber light of late afternoon. Just a short distance away, the grounds of West Hecla offer a sanctuary of native grasses that sway in the persistent breeze, while the waters of Hyatt Slough provide a reflective stillness to the landscape, mirroring the vast, unblemished dome of the South Dakota sky.

Hecla was born from the ambition of the railroad era, growing outward from the iron tracks that once dictated the pulse of commerce and the arrival of new lives. Agriculture remains the primary current of the local economy, with the rhythm of the year measured in the planting of spring wheat and the golden harvest that follows the heat of summer. The people here maintain a steady, unpretentious pace, finding communal warmth in the shared labor of the fields and the quiet endurance of the seasons. History resides in the weathered wood of older structures and the deep, fertile topsoil that has sustained families for generations, keeping the identity of Hecla tethered firmly to the land that provides for it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West Hecla (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 271° W
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.7 mi, 287° W · 39k acres
Hecla Management (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 255° W
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 293° NW
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 293° NW
North Sand Lake (State Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 293° NW
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 108° E
Colin Campbell Fur Post (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 252° W
White Lake (State Recreation Area) — 25.4 mi, 093° E
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.8 mi, 070° E · 14k acres
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 30.4 mi, 175° S
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 32.4 mi, 203° SW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 223° SW
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 209° SW
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 33.7 mi, 208° SW
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 38.3 mi, 122° SE
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 38.4 mi, 077° E
Fort Ransom State Park (State Park) — 46.7 mi, 012° N
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 48.0 mi, 043° NE · 70k acres
Enderlin Area Veterans Monument (Monument) — 57.6 mi, 027° NE
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 57.9 mi, 290° W
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 72.2 mi, 006° N
Bison 6 Cinema (Cinema) — 74.2 mi, 339° N
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 74.3 mi, 340° N
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 79.6 mi, 070° E

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