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Murdo South Dakota Map

Explore Murdo, 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 Murdo, South Dakota

How to Use This Murdo, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.888322
Longitude	-100.712914
Population	475
Density	291.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57559
Area Code	605
County Seat	Murdo
School District	Jones County School District 37-3

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About Murdo, South Dakota

Murdo is a locality in Jones County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 475. The population density is 291.6 people per km². Murdo is located at 43.8883°N, 100.7129°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Murdo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57559.

Murdo occupies a quiet expanse of the high plains where the West Fork Hay Creek carves a shallow, persistent path through the earth. It lies 37.7 miles south-southwest of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 209°T), and is situated 55.4 miles northwest of Winner. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, defined by the relentless play of light that shifts from a pale, dusty gold at midday to a deep, bruised violet as the sun retreats behind the distant, faint silhouette of Doty Ridge. Here, the landscape is defined by the vast, open prairie, where the grasses bow to the wind in rhythmic, silver-tipped waves. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain dips into the subtle, arid creases of Ash Draw, a reminder of the water’s slow, patient work on the soil. During the long, clear evenings, the air takes on a crisp, cooling clarity that makes the silence of the plains feel heavy and profound.

Murdo functions as a deliberate point of transit, a place where the history of the railroad and the expansion of the interstate define the rhythm of daily life. The regional economy leans heavily on the labor of the land, with ranching and agricultural interests anchoring the local industry, while the proximity to the Fort Pierre National Grassland provides a vast, protected corridor of native flora. Visitors often pause here to explore the vintage remnants of automotive history preserved in the local collections, which serve as a stark contrast to the elemental, unchanging nature of the surrounding fields. Life in Murdo moves with the steady, predictable turn of the seasons, unbothered by the frantic pace of distant urban centers, grounded instead by the proximity of the sky and the enduring, practical legacy of those who first settled these plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 347° N
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 15.2 mi, 061° NE · 116k acres
Buxcel (State Conservation Area) — 16.3 mi, 280° W
Lulu the T-Rex (Public Artwork) — 20.9 mi, 270° W
Millette County Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 185° S
Farm Island (State Recreation Area) — 37.5 mi, 033° NE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 37.7 mi, 029° NE
Fighting Stallions (Monument) — 37.7 mi, 029° NE
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 029° NE
Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 38.3 mi, 012° N
Lake Oahe (Recreation Area) — 38.3 mi, 012° N
Oahe Downstream Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 38.8 mi, 021° N
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 40.7 mi, 262° W · 587k acres
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 41.1 mi, 025° NE
Turtle Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 41.2 mi, 025° NE
Badlands National Park (National Park) — 59.0 mi, 264° W · 111k acres
Big Badlands Overlook (Viewpoint) — 59.6 mi, 264° W
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 62.3 mi, 261° W
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.5 mi, 219° SW · 33k acres
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.3 mi, 169° S · 38k acres
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 67.3 mi, 169° S · 4,631 acres
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 68.6 mi, 095° E
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 69.0 mi, 084° E
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 69.1 mi, 094° E
Story of Wounded Knee (Attraction) — 76.4 mi, 276° W
Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest (National Forest) — 76.9 mi, 186° S · 116k acres
Roberts Prairie Dog Town (Attraction) — 79.4 mi, 271° W

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