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Kenel South Dakota Map

Explore Kenel, 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 Kenel, South Dakota

How to Use This Kenel, South Dakota Map

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

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	Kenel
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Corson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	45.85833
Longitude	-100.459852
Population	130
Density	51.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57642
Area Code	605
County Seat	McIntosh
School District	McLaughlin School District 15-2

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About Kenel, South Dakota

Kenel is a locality in Corson County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 51.2 people per km². Kenel is located at 45.8583°N, 100.4599°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 57642.

Kenel anchors itself upon the wide, wind-scoured expanse of the northern plains, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a pulled wire. It lies 67.4 miles south-southeast of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 167°T), and is situated 22.2 miles north of Mobridge. A profound stillness defines the landscape, broken only by the persistent, dry rustle of prairie grasses that bend in perpetual submission to the prevailing gusts. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Porcupine Hills smudge the skyline in shades of bruised violet, while closer at hand, the low-lying Kenel Flats offer a subtle depression in the earth that catches the pale, early morning light. Two miles away, the vast, shimmering surface of Lake Oahe acts as a mirror to the immense Dakota sky, its edges softened by the quiet persistence of Hunkpapa Creek as it winds through the arid terrain.

History in Kenel is written in the endurance of those who chose to settle where the soil meets the sky in such stark, uncompromising terms. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the demands of the land, with the Oaha Recreation Area serving as a quiet focal point for those who seek to understand the intersection of human industry and the raw, unadorned wilderness. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the shifting colors of the earth—from the deep ochre of summer dust to the stark, blinding white of winter snow. Kenel remains a place where the air feels heavy with the weight of memory, yet remarkably clear, offering a singular perspective on a world defined not by the noise of modern progress, but by the quiet, heavy gravity of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 000° N
Lake Oahe (Recreation Area) — 2.0 mi, 000° N
West Pollock Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 075° E
Mile 186½ North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 013° N
Shaw Creek Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 128° SE
Campbell County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.9 mi, 087° E
Mile 173 Border Monument (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 069° E
Standing Rock Monument (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 334° NW
Sitting Bull Visitor Center (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 327° NW
Emmons County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 21.2 mi, 024° NE
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 179° S
American Game Association (State Conservation Area) — 21.6 mi, 122° SE
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.1 mi, 038° NE
Walleye Up Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.7 mi, 177° S
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 22.8 mi, 176° S
Hague (State Conservation Area) — 24.0 mi, 060° NE
Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.5 mi, 358° N · 329 acres
Cedar River National Grassland (National Grassland) — 38.3 mi, 285° W · 6,714 acres
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.6 mi, 011° N · 28k acres
Archeology & Historic Preservation (Museum) — 68.1 mi, 347° N
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (Museum) — 68.1 mi, 347° N
AMC CLASSIC Bismarck 8 (Cinema) — 69.3 mi, 347° N
Myron Atkinson and T. Clem Casey Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 71.5 mi, 348° N

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