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Long Lake South Dakota Map

Explore Long Lake, 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 Long Lake, South Dakota

How to Use This Long Lake, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.856641
Longitude	-99.205113
Population	27
Density	37.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57457
Area Code	605
County Seat	Leola
School District	Leola School District 44-2

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About Long Lake, South Dakota

Long Lake is a locality in McPherson County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 27. The population density is 37.6 people per km². Long Lake is located at 45.8566°N, 99.2051°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Long Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57457.

Long Lake stretches across a flat, expansive horizon where the sky holds a heavy, unyielding blue for much of the growing season. It lies 44.0 miles northwest of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 308°T), and is situated 100.0 miles southeast of Bismarck. The land surrounding Long Lake is defined by the subtle, persistent geometry of the northern plains, characterized by vast tracts of open prairie that shift from the pale, brittle straw of late autumn to the deep, resonant green of spring. Eight miles distant, Spring Creek carves a thin, meandering line through the earth, a modest artery that feeds the quiet persistence of the landscape. Nearby, the McPherson County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, its wetlands offering a temporary stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-frequency hum of the prairie wind.

Hardship and harvest remain the twin pillars of the local economy, as the soil dictates the rhythm of every household in Long Lake. The history of this territory is written in the stubborn endurance of those who broke the sod, transforming the wild grass into a grid of wheat and corn that defines the current industry. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal cycle of planting and threshing, a deliberate pace that leaves little room for the ornamental. In the quiet hours of dusk, the light stretches thin and golden over the empty fields, revealing a stark, singular beauty in the isolation of the plains where the silence is not an absence, but a presence that demands to be heard.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mcpherson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 134° SE
Rath (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 360° N
Schumacher (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 207° SW
Mcintosh County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.8 mi, 006° N
Camp Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 015° N
Ordway/Mcpherson/Johnson'S Gulch Fee (Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 161° S
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 21.3 mi, 349° N
Elm Lake Game Production Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.1 mi, 089° E
Colin Campbell Fur Post (Monument) — 29.6 mi, 100° E
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 35.9 mi, 128° SE
Old Settlers Monument (Monument) — 42.5 mi, 333° NW
Logan County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.0 mi, 343° N · 326 acres
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.9 mi, 101° E · 39k acres
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 44.0 mi, 128° SE
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 44.8 mi, 128° SE
Mile 173 Border Monument (Monument) — 45.8 mi, 278° W
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 60.7 mi, 118° SE
Walleye Up Statue (Public Artwork) — 63.4 mi, 250° W
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 63.7 mi, 251° W
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 70.2 mi, 093° E
Sitting Bull Visitor Center (Attraction) — 72.4 mi, 283° W
Bison 6 Cinema (Cinema) — 74.6 mi, 018° N
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 75.3 mi, 018° N

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