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Lakeview Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Lakeview Colony, 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 Lakeview Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Lakeview Colony, South Dakota Map

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

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.

CityLakeview Colony
StateSouth Dakota (SD)
CountyCharles Mix County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude43.2202
Longitude-98.4564
Density66.5 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code57356
Area Code605
County SeatLake Andes
School DistrictAndes Central School District 11-1

About Lakeview Colony, South Dakota

Lakeview Colony is a locality in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population density is 66.5 people per km². Lakeview Colony is located at 43.2202°N, 98.4564°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57356.

Lakeview Colony exists as a quiet accumulation of structures amidst the expansive, treeless reach of the South Dakota plains. It lies 40.0 miles south-southwest of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 212°T), and is situated 58.7 miles west-northwest of Yankton. The horizon here is a flat, unyielding line that demands an accounting of every cloud, while the earth itself maintains a firm, dry consistency that shifts only in the subtle, wind-carved folds of the prairie. Two miles to the east, the stillness of Lake Andes draws the gaze toward its pale, reflective surface, a singular interruption in the vast monotony of the grasslands. In the distance, the faint, hazy rise of Sunrise Hill marks the edge of the world, providing a permanent reference point against the shifting amber light of late afternoon.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of life in Lakeview Colony, where the economy is tethered to the slow cycles of grain and the seasonal labor of the surrounding fields. The proximity of the Charles Mix County Waterfowl Production Area brings a transient, seasonal vitality to the landscape, as the movement of migratory birds across the sky serves as a natural clock for the people living here. Life moves with an internal, deliberate gravity, far removed from the clamor of industrialized centers, marked instead by the rhythmic maintenance of machinery and the persistent, low-frequency hum of Andes Creek as it winds through the low ground three miles away. It is a place defined by its austerity, where the primary labor is the stewardship of soil and the quiet endurance of the elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Charles Mix County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 109° E
  • Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.0 mi, 083° E · 2,043 acres
  • Lake Andes East Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 151° SE
  • Lake Andes Units (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 182° S
  • Red Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 158° S
  • Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 349° N
  • Francis Case Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 218° SW
  • Lake Francis Case (Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 216° SW
  • North Point Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 205° SW
  • Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.0 mi, 196° S · 2,165 acres
  • Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 077° E
  • Yankton Sioux Monument (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 169° S
  • World Trade Center NYC Mural (Public Artwork) — 33.9 mi, 358° N
  • Original Site of Plankinton School (Monument) — 34.2 mi, 358° N
  • Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 35.9 mi, 148° SE
  • Ponca Tribe Museum (Museum) — 38.9 mi, 146° SE
  • McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 39.3 mi, 033° NE
  • Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 034° NE
  • Davison County Memorial (Monument) — 40.4 mi, 032° NE
  • Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 40.7 mi, 032° NE
  • South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 42.5 mi, 112° E
  • Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 42.6 mi, 030° NE
  • South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 43.7 mi, 325° NW
  • Verdigre Heritage Museum (Museum) — 47.9 mi, 153° SE
  • Gavins Point (Viewpoint) — 52.1 mi, 119° SE
  • Cinema Magic (Cinema) — 57.9 mi, 113° SE
  • Riverside Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 59.2 mi, 114° SE
  • Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 59.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 68.4 mi, 320° NW
  • Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 72.1 mi, 351° N

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About This Lakeview Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakeview Colony, South Dakota. Coordinates: 43.2202, -98.4564. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lakeview Colony includes the ZIP code (57356), telephone area code (605), county seat of Charles Mix County (Lake Andes), and school district assignment (Andes Central School District 11-1).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.