Lower Brule South Dakota Map
Explore Lower Brule, 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 Lower Brule, South Dakota
How to Use This Lower Brule, South Dakota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lower Brule, 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 Lower Brule.
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 | Lower Brule |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Lyman County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.078878 |
| Longitude | -99.581499 |
| Population | 703 |
| Density | 747.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 57548 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| County Seat | Kennebec |
| School District | Lyman School District 42-1 |
About Lower Brule, South Dakota
Lower Brule is a locality in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 703. The population density is 747.7 people per km². Lower Brule is located at 44.0789°N, 99.5815°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57548.Lower Brule occupies a quiet stretch of high prairie where the land yields to the expansive reach of Lake Sharpe. It lies 43.0 miles east-southeast of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 117°T), and is situated 22.3 miles northwest of Chamberlain. The horizon toward the west holds the faint, jagged suggestion of the Ree Heights, their forms muted by the persistent, dry clarity of the air. Below the bluffs, the Missouri River carves a deliberate path through the earth, its movement subtle and heavy against the banks. Grasses turn to shades of pale gold and brittle amber as the sun drops low, casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the vast, open expanse of the plains.
History persists in Lower Brule as a living weight, defining the rhythm of a place shaped by the resilience of the Kul Wicasa Oyate. The local economy finds its footing in the stewardship of these lands, drawing sustenance from agriculture and the careful management of the surrounding wild spaces. Within the Sharpe Recreation Area, the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the shifting of sagebrush or the sudden, sharp lift of a hawk catching a thermal. Life here moves in accordance with the turning of seasons, a steady and unpretentious cycle that honors the deep, quiet endurance of the soil.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Sharpe Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.0 mi, 046° NE
- Lake Sharpe (Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 023° NE
- West Bend Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 314° NW
- Fort Thompson Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 10.7 mi, 108° E
- Joe Creek Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 293° NW
- Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 14.2 mi, 119° SE
- Brule Bottom Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 131° SE
- Kiowa Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 141° SE
- Saint Joseph (Public Artwork) — 21.8 mi, 144° SE
- Hyde County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 22.0 mi, 005° N
- State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 22.3 mi, 146° SE
- Girl Scouts Rock (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 147° SE
- Avenue of Flags (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 147° SE
- South Dakota Veterans Park (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 148° SE
- South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 148° SE
- Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.4 mi, 149° SE
- Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 26.2 mi, 288° W · 116k acres
- Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 164° S
- State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 33.0 mi, 321° NW · 150 acres
- South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 127° SE
- Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 42.6 mi, 299° NW
- Millette County Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 68.0 mi, 239° SW
- Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 69.7 mi, 073° E
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About This Lower Brule Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lower Brule, South Dakota. Coordinates: 44.078878, -99.581499. 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 Lower Brule includes the ZIP code (57548), telephone area code (605), county seat of Lyman County (Kennebec), and school district assignment (Lyman School District 42-1).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
