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Howard South Dakota Map

Explore Howard, 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 Howard, South Dakota

How to Use This Howard, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.010807
Longitude	-97.526736
Population	848
Density	339.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57349
Area Code	605
County Seat	Howard
School District	Howard School District 48-3

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About Howard, South Dakota

Howard is a locality in Miner County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 848. The population density is 339.3 people per km². Howard is located at 44.0108°N, 97.5267°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Howard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57349.

Howard rests upon a vast, open expanse of prairie where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pulled tight like a drumhead beneath a sky of immense, shifting blue. It lies 32.6 miles northeast of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 50°T), and is situated 20.5 miles west of Madison. The West Fork Vermillion River carves a quiet, unassuming path through the landscape, its channel a modest vein of moisture that sustains the grasses and the occasional cluster of hardy trees. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the terrain maintains a steady, rhythmic cadence of earth, interrupted only by the seasonal amber of grain fields and the occasional stillness of Wombacker Slough. At dusk, the light here possesses a particular, honeyed weight, catching the edges of the tall prairie stalks and turning the gray-green fields into a shimmering, metallic expanse that seems to hold the day’s heat long after the sun has slipped away.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Howard, a steady metabolism defined by the turn of the seasons, the planting of rows, and the harvest that feeds the machinery of the local economy. The legacy of those who first broke this sod remains etched in the sturdy, deliberate architecture of the downtown district and the patient resolve of its residents. For those seeking the quiet company of the wild, the Miner County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary five miles away, where the chatter of migratory birds punctuates the silence of the plains. Life in Howard moves with a measured, intentional gravity, a place where the work of the hands is held in high regard and the simple, persistent cycle of the land dictates the rhythm of every passing year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miner County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 270° W
Burke (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 253° W
Hageman Slough (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 059° NE
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 8.9 mi, 070° E
Twin Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 254° W
Bitter Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 233° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 091° E
Prairie Village (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 091° E
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 092° E
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 339° N
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 30.7 mi, 235° SW
Flame of Wisdom (Public Artwork) — 31.3 mi, 234° SW
The Kiwanis Woodlot Monument (Monument) — 31.6 mi, 233° SW
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 31.8 mi, 230° SW
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 32.7 mi, 228° SW
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 229° SW
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.9 mi, 296° NW · 484 acres
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 41.5 mi, 130° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 41.6 mi, 060° NE
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 022° N
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 42.5 mi, 305° NW
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 50.8 mi, 128° SE
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 50.9 mi, 128° SE
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 51.0 mi, 128° SE
Orpheum Theater Center (Theatre) — 51.0 mi, 128° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.9 mi, 104° E · 12k acres
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 59.4 mi, 089° E · 302 acres

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