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Highmore South Dakota Map

Explore Highmore, 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 Highmore, South Dakota

How to Use This Highmore, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.521373
Longitude	-99.441501
Population	682
Density	139.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57345
Area Code	605
County Seat	Highmore
School District	Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2

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About Highmore, South Dakota

Highmore is a locality in Hyde County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 682. The population density is 139.7 people per km². Highmore is located at 44.5214°N, 99.4415°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Highmore is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57345.

Highmore occupies a vast, level expanse of the central South Dakota plateau where the sky asserts its dominance over the earth. It lies 46.1 miles east-northeast of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 76°T), and is situated 49.4 miles north of Chamberlain. The horizon remains a flat, unbroken line, save for the subtle elevation of the Ree Hills rising thirteen miles to the west, appearing as a faint, bruised smudge against the pale blue. Two miles from the center, the Highmore Game Production Area offers a quiet refuge of native grasses, while the South Fork Medicine Knoll Creek cuts a slow, intermittent path through the soil, carving minor depressions that hold the morning dew long after the sun has climbed high. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of cured hay and turned dirt, vibrating with the constant, low-frequency hum of a wind that never truly finds rest.

Highmore persists as a testament to the endurance of the agricultural frontier, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of wheat, corn, and the seasonal movement of cattle. The town serves as a functional anchor for the surrounding plains, its streets laid out with a utilitarian precision that reflects the pragmatic spirit of those who first broke the sod. Beyond the immediate grid of the local elevator and the modest storefronts, the landscape opens into a wide, indifferent beauty, particularly at dusk when the light turns a deep, bruised gold and the shadows of fence posts stretch toward Woodruff Lake, sixteen miles distant. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, shaped by the weight of the harvest and the persistent, unblinking observation of a horizon that demands a steady, quiet resolve from those who choose to remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Highmore Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 180° S
Hyde County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 197° S
Chappelle (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 222° SW
Lake Louise (State Recreation Area) — 15.8 mi, 064° NE
Hand County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.0 mi, 122° SE
Blunt Reservoir (State Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 283° W
Sharpe Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 22.6 mi, 195° S
Lake Sharpe (Recreation Area) — 22.7 mi, 195° S
State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 28.4 mi, 260° W · 150 acres
Fort Thompson Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 34.1 mi, 175° S
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 37.5 mi, 238° SW · 116k acres
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 37.8 mi, 172° S
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 38.9 mi, 117° SE
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 257° W
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 45.7 mi, 257° W
Fighting Stallions (Monument) — 45.8 mi, 257° W
Fort Pierre Chouteau National Historic Landmark (Monument) — 47.5 mi, 259° W
Saint Joseph (Public Artwork) — 48.6 mi, 173° S
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 49.4 mi, 174° S
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 50.3 mi, 174° S
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 50.9 mi, 174° S
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 59.3 mi, 156° SE
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 60.8 mi, 100° E
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.4 mi, 107° E · 484 acres
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 79.6 mi, 036° NE

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