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Lake Poinsett South Dakota Map

Explore Lake Poinsett, 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 Lake Poinsett, South Dakota

How to Use This Lake Poinsett, South Dakota Map

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

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	Lake Poinsett
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Hamlin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.572462
Longitude	-97.108429
Population	501
Density	39.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	57212, 57234
Area Code	605
County Seat	Hayti
School District	Estelline School District 28-2

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About Lake Poinsett, South Dakota

Lake Poinsett is a locality in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 501. The population density is 39.6 people per km². Lake Poinsett is located at 44.5725°N, 97.1084°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 57212, 57234.

Lake Poinsett mirrors the expansive, cloud-streaked sky of the eastern prairie, its waters stretching across the flat, fertile basin like a fallen piece of the heavens. It lies 22.4 miles northwest of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 322°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northwest of Volga. Glacial remnants define the horizon, where the distant, hazy silhouette of The Coteaus rises eleven miles to the west, anchoring the view against the immense, open stretch of the plains. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and tall grasses, a crisp reminder of the vast, landlocked interior that dictates the seasonal rhythm of the region. Only six miles to the east, the Big Sioux River carves a serpentine path through the terrain, its quiet movement a subtle counterpoint to the stillness of the lake’s surface.

Economic life around Lake Poinsett is tethered to the pulse of the seasons, shifting from the industry of summer recreation to the deliberate pace of agricultural cycles that dominate the surrounding fields. Generations of families have gathered here, drawn to the water’s edge at places like Saaranen Beach, where the shoreline provides a communal space for those seeking the quietude of the plains. The history of the locality is etched into the patterns of land use, reflecting a legacy of homesteading and the persistent labor required to cultivate the heavy, dark soil of this territory. Despite the quiet nature of the landscape, there is a tangible endurance in the way the local life organizes itself around the water, ensuring that every harvest and every season of thaw remains deeply connected to the geography of the basin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Izaak Walton (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 232° SW
Sorenson Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 224° SW
West Lake Poinsett (State Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 219° SW
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 043° NE
Lake Poinsett (State Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 158° S
Hamlin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 129° SE
Brookings County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 129° SE
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 277° W
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 277° W
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 23.5 mi, 139° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 23.5 mi, 140° SE
Watertown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 353° N
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 33.3 mi, 245° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 185° S
Prairie Village (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 184° S
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 39.4 mi, 022° N
Canby Depot Museum (Museum) — 41.9 mi, 077° E
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 50.3 mi, 027° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.0 mi, 134° SE · 12k acres
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 54.7 mi, 135° SE
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 55.1 mi, 135° SE
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.5 mi, 037° NE · 23k acres
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 60.0 mi, 033° NE
Boyd House (Attraction) — 62.3 mi, 072° E
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 66.4 mi, 171° S
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 67.7 mi, 154° SE
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 72.9 mi, 165° S

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