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Lake Preston South Dakota Map

Explore Lake Preston, 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 Preston, South Dakota

How to Use This Lake Preston, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.36358
Longitude	-97.377294
Population	589
Density	299.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57249
Area Code	605
County Seat	De Smet
School District	Lake Preston School District 38-3

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About Lake Preston, South Dakota

Lake Preston is a locality in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 589. The population density is 299.6 people per km². Lake Preston is located at 44.3636°N, 97.3773°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake Preston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57249.

Lake Preston reveals itself as a broad, open expanse where the sky dictates the daily mood of the prairie. It lies 28.8 miles west of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 277°T), and is situated 27.9 miles north-northwest of Madison. The horizon remains flat and expansive, a vast canvas that emphasizes the isolation of the plains, occasionally interrupted by the distant, hazy suggestion of The Coteaus rising far to the west. To the north, the ground dips into the depressions of the Lake Preston Lakebed, while the nearby Lake Thompson Game Production Area provides a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal wetlands that hold the morning frost long after the sun has climbed high. Only three miles away, the quiet waters of Lake Whitewood reflect the passing clouds, anchoring the landscape in a stillness that feels both ancient and persistent.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Lake Preston, as the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the tilling, planting, and harvesting of the surrounding fields. The economy remains rooted in the soil, drawing its strength from the cycles of the grain and the quiet endurance of those who work the land. Beyond the local fields, the drainage of Rock Creek remains a distant, essential feature of the geography, carving its path twelve miles away to sustain the regional watershed. Life here moves with the deliberation of the wind, where the sharp, clean air of winter and the heavy, golden warmth of late summer shape a community defined by its quiet competence and its deep connection to the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Thompson Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 207° SW
Kingsbury County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 297° NW
Lake Thompson Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 222° SW
Whitewood Slough (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 179° S
Lake Henry (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 237° SW
Desmet Forest Game Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 275° W
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 11.7 mi, 175° S
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 272° W
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 028° NE
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 029° NE
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 21.6 mi, 043° NE
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 157° SE
Prairie Village (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 157° SE
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 152° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 28.7 mi, 097° E
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 28.8 mi, 097° E
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 270° W
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.9 mi, 261° W · 484 acres
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 53.2 mi, 218° SW
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 54.9 mi, 216° SW
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 56.0 mi, 215° SW
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 56.3 mi, 215° SW
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 56.6 mi, 154° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.9 mi, 114° SE · 12k acres
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 57.4 mi, 114° SE
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 57.8 mi, 115° SE
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 63.1 mi, 137° SE
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 64.6 mi, 150° SE

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