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Hillside Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Hillside 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 Hillside Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Hillside Colony, South Dakota Map

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

Latitude	44.738862
Longitude	-98.045925
Population	123
Density	164.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57436
Area Code	605
County Seat	Redfield
School District	Doland School District 56-2

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About Hillside Colony, South Dakota

Hillside Colony is a locality in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 123. The population density is 164.3 people per km². Hillside Colony is located at 44.7389°N, 98.0459°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57436.

Hillside Colony anchors itself upon the expansive, wind-swept plains where the earth stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant rise of Doland Ridge. It lies 27.2 miles north-northeast of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 18°T), and is situated 54.6 miles south-southeast of Aberdeen. Foster Creek carves a shallow, persistent path through the surrounding fields, its waters moving with a quiet gravity that dictates the flow of the local landscape. The air here holds a distinct clarity, particularly in the late afternoon when the light turns a sharp, pale gold, illuminating the tall grasses that lean in rhythmic unison against the persistent breeze. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain remains open and austere, offering a wide, unobstructed view of the sky that feels both immense and intimate to those who work the soil.

Generations of settlers established Hillside Colony as a place defined by the stubborn endurance of agriculture and the seasonal cycles of the prairie. Economic life remains tethered to the productivity of the earth, with the rhythm of the harvest marking the passage of years more reliably than any clock. Residents often find respite in the quiet expanse of Mirage, a nearby SCA that preserves the native character of the high plains, while Fordham Dam serves as a focal point for the surrounding region’s water management. Daily life moves with a deliberate, steady pace, shaped by the practical necessities of rural labor and a shared respect for the isolation that keeps Hillside Colony apart from the clamor of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mirage (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 326° NW
Fordham (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 073° E
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.8 mi, 178° S
James River (State Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 225° SW
Clark County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.8 mi, 096° E
Dry Lake (State Recreation Area) — 17.2 mi, 103° E
World's Largest Pheasant (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 197° S
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 199° S
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 30.1 mi, 148° SE
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 42.4 mi, 105° E
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 42.5 mi, 105° E
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 45.9 mi, 223° SW
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 47.6 mi, 226° SW
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 48.5 mi, 102° E
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 48.8 mi, 357° N
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 53.7 mi, 337° NW
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 54.6 mi, 337° NW
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.4 mi, 036° NE · 9,262 acres
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 61.7 mi, 333° NW
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 64.7 mi, 025° NE
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.8 mi, 350° N · 39k acres
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 65.8 mi, 067° NE
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 66.5 mi, 139° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 68.0 mi, 115° SE
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 68.1 mi, 115° SE
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 68.1 mi, 179° S
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 70.6 mi, 179° S
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 72.2 mi, 179° S

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