Enter your search query in the box below.

Mayfield Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Mayfield 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 Mayfield Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Mayfield Colony, South Dakota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mayfield 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 Mayfield 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	Mayfield Colony
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Clark County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.695215
Longitude	-97.577219
Population	146
Density	218.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57278
Area Code	605
County Seat	Clark
School District	Willow Lake School District 12-3

🌦 Goto Mayfield Colony Weather Page: Mayfield Colony, South Dakota — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Mayfield Colony, South Dakota

Mayfield Colony is a locality in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 146. The population density is 218.5 people per km². Mayfield Colony is located at 44.6952°N, 97.5772°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57278.

Mayfield Colony occupies a vast stretch of open prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the occasional grain elevator or the shifting, pale light of the high plains. It lies 26.7 miles west-southwest of Watertown, SD (from Watertown, SD: bearing 238°T), and is situated 46.7 miles northwest of Brookings. The ground here is defined by a rigorous, flat expanse that yields only to the subtle depressions of the Clark County Waterfowl Production Area, an expanse that serves as a quiet sanctuary for migratory life. A mile to the west, the surface of Dry Lake Number Two mirrors the shifting colors of the sky, its waters often receding under the persistent, dry heat of the summer months. The air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, stripped of humidity and heavy with the scent of grasses that have endured seasons of frost and sun alike.

History clings to the architecture of Mayfield Colony, reflecting a heritage of communal labor and agricultural persistence that has defined the region for generations. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest, with the distant, steady flow of Pearl Creek marking the broader geography of the surrounding farmland eight miles away. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of the soil, a pace dictated by the necessity of tending to the fields that sustain the inhabitants. Even as time alters the methods of cultivation, the foundational character of the settlement persists, grounded in the quiet, methodical work of those who recognize the land not as a commodity, but as a permanent, enduring weight upon their lives.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clark County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 155° SE
Dry Lake (State Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 332° NW
Valberg-lamb (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 000° N
Helgeson (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 040° NE
Willow Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.4 mi, 219° SW
Hamlin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 059° NE
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 114° SE
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 114° SE
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 197° S
Watertown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 25.9 mi, 050° NE
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 235° SW
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 46.5 mi, 124° SE
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 46.5 mi, 124° SE
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 47.1 mi, 054° NE
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.7 mi, 012° N · 9,262 acres
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 51.6 mi, 157° SE
Prairie Village (Museum) — 51.7 mi, 157° SE
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 57.6 mi, 334° NW
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 58.5 mi, 051° NE
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 62.4 mi, 241° SW
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 64.7 mi, 243° SW
Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 66.3 mi, 042° NE
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.9 mi, 054° NE · 23k acres
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 68.4 mi, 320° NW
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 69.7 mi, 053° NE
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 71.1 mi, 198° S

Latest News: Mayfield Colony

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News