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Keystone South Dakota Map

Explore Keystone, 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 Keystone, South Dakota

How to Use This Keystone, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.895544
Longitude	-103.418246
Population	240
Density	30.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57751
Area Code	605
County Seat	Rapid City
School District	Hill City School District 51-2

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About Keystone, South Dakota

Keystone is a locality in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 240. The population density is 30.9 people per km². Keystone is located at 43.8955°N, 103.4182°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Keystone is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57751.

Keystone emerges from the rugged terrain where the persistent flow of Battle Creek carves a path through the earth, marking the transition between the expansive plains and the rising elevations of the Black Hills. It lies 15.8 miles southwest of Rapid City, SD (from Rapid City, SD: bearing 216°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-southwest of Colonial Pine Hills. The air here holds a crisp, mineral sharpness, carrying the scent of pine and dry stone as it moves through Buckeye Gulch, a narrow basin that defines the physical limits of the land. Sunlight catches the jagged edges of the surrounding rock, casting long, violet shadows that stretch across the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge during the late afternoon. Beyond the immediate rocky slopes, the horizon is dominated by the dark, forested silhouettes of the Black Hills, while the cool, quiet waters of Sheridan Lake wait five miles away, providing a reflective stillness to the landscape.

Gold mining once dictated the pulse of Keystone, drawing prospectors to the creek beds and shafts that now serve as quiet reminders of a frantic, subterranean history. Today, the local economy centers on the curiosity of the traveler, as the thoroughfare winds past facades that honor the labor of those who first broke the soil. The pace of life follows the shift of the sun, moving from the early morning light that illuminates the Blackberry Trail three miles distant to the dim, amber glow of storefronts as evening settles over the valley. Visitors often pause to observe the quiet tenacity of the inhabitants, who maintain a life defined by the proximity of the wilderness and the enduring, silent weight of the terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 270° W · 46k acres
Big Thunder Gold Mine (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 124° SE
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 128° SE · 1.3M acres
Rushmore Tramway Adventures (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 215° SW
Mount Rushmore Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 233° SW
Doane Robinson Tunnel (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 204° SW
Black Elk Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.2 mi, 211° SW · 14k acres
Abraham Lincoln (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 241° SW
Hall of Records (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 241° SW
Upper Pine Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 3.9 mi, 260° W
Rushmore Cave (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 109° E
Custer State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 180° S
Sheridan Lake (Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 337° NW
Black Hills Playhouse (Theatre) — 6.2 mi, 184° S
Sunday Gulch Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 262° W
Dinosaur Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 048° NE
Gordon Stockade Historical Site (Registered Battlefield) — 10.3 mi, 213° SW
Spring Creek Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 259° W
Crazy Horse Memorial (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 248° W
The Indian Museum of North America (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 246° SW
Art for Everyone (Gallery) — 15.7 mi, 041° NE
Fallen Officers Memorial (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 034° NE
Dodge School (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 086° E
Suzie Cappa Art Center (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 036° NE
Main Street Square Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 037° NE
Old Car (Historic Ruins) — 16.0 mi, 207° SW
Wind Cave National Park (National Park) — 17.7 mi, 186° S · 34k acres
Jewel Cave National Monument (National Monument) — 22.2 mi, 239° SW · 3,813 acres
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 23.4 mi, 134° SE · 587k acres
Badlands National Park (National Park) — 36.1 mi, 113° SE · 111k acres

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