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Hitchcock South Dakota Map

Explore Hitchcock, 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 Hitchcock, South Dakota

How to Use This Hitchcock, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.629702
Longitude	-98.409538
Population	112
Density	158.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57348
Area Code	605
County Seat	Huron
School District	Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6

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About Hitchcock, South Dakota

Hitchcock is a locality in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 112. The population density is 158.4 people per km². Hitchcock is located at 44.6297°N, 98.4095°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hitchcock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57348.

Hitchcock endures as a quiet anchor upon the expansive, open plains of the northern prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising toward the edges of the world. It lies 20.8 miles north-northwest of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 332°T), and is situated 57.8 miles south of Aberdeen. The earth here is a deep, fertile loam, a dark canvas that catches the shifting gold of the sun until the fields seem to glow with an inner, amber heat. To the west, the faint, hazy suggestion of the distant Doland Ridge breaks the monotony of the sky, though the immediate terrain remains defined by the rhythmic working of soil and the persistent, restless movement of the wind. A few miles away, the Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal marshland, providing a sanctuary for birds that trace ancient paths across the high, unobstructed expanse.

Hitchcock carries the weight of a settlement forged by the necessity of the rail and the relentless ambition of early grain farmers who saw promise in the stubborn, unyielding sod. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the harvest, with the daily life of the residents governed by the cycles of planting and the patient wait for the James River to swell or recede in its slow, meandering course through the lowlands. Near the tranquil waters of Lake Dudley, the pace of existence slows to match the turning of the seasons, revealing a character defined by self-reliance and an inherited familiarity with the solitude of the plains. There is a distinct, unadorned beauty in the way the architecture of the grain elevators punctuates the skyline, standing as stark, vertical sentinels over a landscape that asks everything of those who choose to remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 174° S
Pheasant Country (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 093° E
Spink Coounty Dam Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 061° NE
James River (State Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 104° E
Twin Lakes + Diversion (State Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 332° NW
Spink County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 15.1 mi, 308° NW
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 154° SE
World's Largest Pheasant (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 150° SE
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 29.3 mi, 207° SW
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 30.2 mi, 213° SW
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 38.4 mi, 118° SE
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 56.9 mi, 360° N
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 56.9 mi, 356° N
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 57.8 mi, 356° N
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 58.4 mi, 015° N
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 59.1 mi, 093° E
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 63.3 mi, 351° N
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 63.5 mi, 163° S
World Trade Center NYC Mural (Public Artwork) — 63.7 mi, 183° S
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 64.0 mi, 226° SW
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 66.0 mi, 163° S
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 67.1 mi, 164° S
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 67.5 mi, 163° S
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 67.5 mi, 204° SW
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 71.4 mi, 004° N · 39k acres
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 73.6 mi, 043° NE · 9,262 acres

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