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Hill City South Dakota Map

Explore Hill City, 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 Hill City, South Dakota

How to Use This Hill City, South Dakota Map

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

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	Hill City
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Pennington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	43.932486
Longitude	-103.575193
Population	872
Density	256.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57745
Area Code	605
County Seat	Rapid City
School District	Hill City School District 51-2

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About Hill City, South Dakota

Hill City is a locality in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 872. The population density is 256.6 people per km². Hill City is located at 43.9325°N, 103.5752°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Hill City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57745.

Hill City emerges from the rugged terrain where the persistent Spring Creek carves a path through the earth, marking the deep, quiet rhythm of the land. It lies 19.9 miles west-southwest of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 239°T), and is situated 13.9 miles west-southwest of Colonial Pine Hills. This landscape is defined by the sharp, imposing presence of Bishop Mountain rising a mile away, its slopes casting long shadows over the surrounding woodlands that form part of the Black Hills National Forest. The air here carries a distinct, sharp clarity, especially as the sun dips behind the uneven skyline, cooling the basin of Allen Gulch where the light turns to a muted, dusty gold. Even when the wind settles, the proximity of the forest ensures that the scent of pine and damp earth remains a constant, grounding presence for anyone traversing the local topography.

Hill City grew from the hard labor of prospectors who sought fortune in the veins of the earth, a history that lingers in the weathered storefronts and the industrious spirit of its residents. The local economy thrives on the interplay between the extraction of resources and the movement of visitors drawn to the rugged, inland beauty of the region. Many travelers pass through on their way to the Willow Creek Trail or toward the expansive waters of Sheridan Lake, yet Hill City maintains a character defined by its own steady, internal pace. Life here is measured by the changing seasons and the quiet persistence of those who work the land, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger centers, creating a place where the work of the past remains visible in the very dust of the road.

Nearby Outdoor Places

1880 Train (hill City) (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 090° E
Patriarch (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 017° N
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 222° SW · 1.3M acres
Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 156° SE · 46k acres
Sunday Gulch Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 192° S
Black Elk Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.8 mi, 151° SE · 14k acres
Upper Pine Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.4 mi, 137° SE
Sheridan Lake (Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 064° NE
Spring Creek Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 208° SW
Custer State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 182° S
Flashers View (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 168° S
Sunday Gulch Trailhead (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 176° S
Mount Rushmore (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 123° SE
Hall of Records (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 123° SE
Crazy Horse Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 200° S
The Indian Museum of North America (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 201° S
Big Thunder Gold Mine (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 108° E
Pactola Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 9.6 mi, 014° N
Black Hills Playhouse (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 140° SE
Gordon Stockade Historical Site (Registered Battlefield) — 11.5 mi, 169° S
Lookout Mill (Historic Ruins) — 11.6 mi, 326° NW
Dinosaur Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 075° E
Old Car (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 178° S
Jewel Cave National Monument (National Monument) — 17.8 mi, 222° SW · 3,813 acres
Fallen Officers Memorial (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 057° NE
Suzie Cappa Art Center (Gallery) — 20.0 mi, 059° NE
Main Street Square Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 059° NE
The Berlin Wall at Memorial Park (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 058° NE
Wind Cave National Park (National Park) — 20.7 mi, 167° S · 34k acres
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 31.8 mi, 134° SE · 587k acres

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