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Maxwell Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Maxwell 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 Maxwell Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Maxwell Colony, South Dakota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Maxwell 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 Maxwell 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.

City	Maxwell Colony
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Hutchinson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.182214
Longitude	-97.634511
Population	254
Density	1181.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57059
Area Code	605
County Seat	Olivet
School District	Menno School District 33-2

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About Maxwell Colony, South Dakota

Maxwell Colony is a locality in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 254. The population density is 1181.6 people per km². Maxwell Colony is located at 43.1822°N, 97.6345°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57059.

Maxwell Colony emerges from the vast, open prairie as a quiet congregation of structures defined by the persistent, winding path of Dawson Creek. It lies 24.6 miles north-northwest of Yankton, SD (from Yankton, SD: bearing 331°T), and is situated 26.3 miles north-northeast of Springfield. The landscape here is characterized by an expansive, level horizon where the sky claims more territory than the earth, and the light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber ribbons that make the grasses appear to glow with a dying warmth. Only four miles away, the waters of Lake Henry mirror the changing moods of the clouds, offering a stillness that complements the rhythmic, seasonal cycles of the soil. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land stretches out in an unending, hushed expanse that commands a deep, meditative silence from those who travel its roads.

Maxwell Colony traces its origins to the labor of pioneers who sought to harness the fertility of the plains, building an economy grounded in the resilience of dryland agriculture and the steady patience of cattle ranching. The patterns of daily life are dictated by the demands of the harvest and the slow, deliberate work of maintaining the fences that divide the great, golden tracts of wheat. Residents often find respite at Brandt Lake, a three-mile journey that provides a sanctuary for local wildlife and a place to observe the birds that migrate across the high, clear vault of the South Dakota sky. The character of the locality is forged in this simplicity, where the community functions with a steady, unadorned integrity that values the weight of a handshake and the quiet endurance of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brandt Lake (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 326° NW
Lake Henry Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 230° SW
Ulmer Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 5.4 mi, 119° SE
Knodel Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 055° NE
Yankton County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.4 mi, 146° SE
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 187° S
Beaver Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 141° SE
Bon Homme County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.7 mi, 220° SW
Silverlake MB Church Monument (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 030° NE
Gavins Point (Viewpoint) — 22.9 mi, 170° S
Cinema Magic (Cinema) — 23.2 mi, 149° SE
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 24.8 mi, 152° SE · 870 acres
Riverside Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 150° SE
Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 283° W
Hurley Center Avenue Mural (Public Artwork) — 28.4 mi, 076° E
Gayville Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 30.8 mi, 131° SE
Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 35.5 mi, 215° SW
Ponca Tribe Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 214° SW
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.8 mi, 275° W · 2,043 acres
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 40.2 mi, 332° NW
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 331° NW
Davison County Memorial (Monument) — 41.5 mi, 332° NW
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 41.6 mi, 333° NW
Cedar County Historical Museum (Museum) — 43.0 mi, 154° SE
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 44.1 mi, 334° NW
Austin-Whittemore House Museum (Museum) — 45.0 mi, 128° SE
Oscar Howe Gallery (Gallery) — 45.2 mi, 127° SE
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.8 mi, 254° W · 2,165 acres
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 48.2 mi, 051° NE
Creative Spirits (Arts Centre) — 52.0 mi, 061° NE

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