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Monroe South Dakota Map

Explore Monroe, 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 Monroe, South Dakota

How to Use This Monroe, South Dakota Map

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

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	Monroe
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Turner County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.486371
Longitude	-97.215059
Population	159
Density	162.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57047
Area Code	605
County Seat	Parker
School District	Marion School District 60-3

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About Monroe, South Dakota

Monroe is a locality in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 159. The population density is 162.0 people per km². Monroe is located at 43.4864°N, 97.2151°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Monroe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57047.

Monroe emerges from the vast, open expanse of the South Dakota prairie as a quiet intersection of sky and soil. It lies 26.2 miles west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 261°T), and is situated 19.2 miles west of Tea. The horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Rocky Ridge far to the west. Fields of corn and soybean checker the landscape, yielding to the subtle, rhythmic shifts of the terrain that slope toward the East Fork Vermillion River just a few miles away. When the sun begins its slow descent, the air turns crisp and clear, casting an amber glow over the Turner County Waterfowl Production Area, where the grasses sway in a steady, hushed choreography.

Monroe retains the austere, industrious character of a settlement built upon the resilience of the plains. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and seasonal labor, a tradition that has defined the daily cadence of the inhabitants for generations. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the presence of East Vermillion Lake offers a modest respite for those who watch the seasons turn, its waters reflecting the immense, shifting clouds that serve as the primary architecture of the region. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its solitude, where the simple architecture of grain elevators and sturdy homes stands as a testament to a quiet, enduring persistence against the elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Turner County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 154° SE
Mccook County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 313° NW
East Vermillion Lake Game Production Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 003° N
Lake Vermillion Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 008° N
Weisensee (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 036° NE
Stofferahn (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 029° NE
Silverlake MB Church Monument (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 256° W
Hurley Center Avenue Mural (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 156° SE
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 18.8 mi, 060° NE
USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 080° E
West Mall 7 Theaters (Cinema) — 23.2 mi, 085° E
9/11 Steel Girder (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 082° E
Pettigrew Home & Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 080° E
Creative Spirits (Arts Centre) — 24.7 mi, 080° E
Dance Gallery (Arts Centre) — 24.7 mi, 080° E
Old Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 079° E
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 24.8 mi, 079° E
Sioux Falls State Theatre (Theatre) — 24.8 mi, 081° E
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 079° E
Rehfeld's Art & Framing (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 080° E
Museum of Visual Materials (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 079° E
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 079° E
Ulmer Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 28.7 mi, 214° SW
East Quartzite Ridge (Viewpoint) — 30.5 mi, 085° E
Blood Run Site (Historic Ruins) — 31.8 mi, 092° E
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 41.1 mi, 214° SW
Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 44.0 mi, 192° S · 870 acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.7 mi, 063° NE · 12k acres

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