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Newell South Dakota Map

Explore Newell, 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 Newell, South Dakota

How to Use This Newell, South Dakota Map

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

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	Newell
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Butte County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	44.714708
Longitude	-103.420744
Population	584
Density	222.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57760
Area Code	605
County Seat	Belle Fourche
School District	Newell School District 09-2

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About Newell, South Dakota

Newell is a locality in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 584. The population density is 222.8 people per km². Newell is located at 44.7147°N, 103.4207°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Newell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57760.

Newell holds its position upon the vast, open plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut, a boundary between the earth and the expansive, shifting sky. It lies 26.6 miles northeast of Spearfish, SD (from Spearfish, SD: bearing 54°T), and is situated 21.5 miles north-northeast of Sturgis. The land here carries the quiet weight of the high prairie, marked by the persistent, dry breath of the wind that shapes the grasses and reveals the subtle, stubborn contours of the soil. To the west, the dark, serrated silhouette of the Black Hills rises like a promise against the twilight, grounding the expanse in a permanent geological shadow. Nearby, the water of Deadman Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth, a modest ribbon of life that sustains the local flora before the terrain rises toward the distant, sheltered reach of Schoepp Flat. When the sun descends, the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, illuminating the dust motes that dance above the arid ground and lending a fleeting, ethereal clarity to the rugged geometry of the plains.

Newell emerged from the necessity of the irrigation age, a settlement defined by the transformation of arid rangeland into a productive agricultural center. The rhythm of the days is dictated by the labor of the sheep and cattle industries, a heritage that pulses through the quiet streets with the steady, unadorned persistence of a working life. Beyond the immediate periphery, the Newell Lake Game Production Area offers a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the movement of wildlife across the prairie, while Newell Lake itself serves as a quiet gathering point for the surrounding expanse. The economy remains tethered to the land’s capacity for growth, reflecting a resilience forged in the practicalities of ranching and the careful stewardship of local water resources. Life here possesses a stark, deliberate quality, where the history of the frontier is not merely a memory, but a constant, quiet presence felt in the turn of a gate and the vast, unobstructed view that greets every dawn.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Milberg School (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 173° S
Plainview School (Historic Ruins) — 6.7 mi, 122° SE
Newell Lake Game Production Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 009° N
Belle Fourche Dam Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 274° W
Belle Fourche Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 11.9 mi, 267° W
Bear Butte Lake Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.6 mi, 180° S
Fort Meade Recreation Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 17.9 mi, 185° S
Town of Minnesela (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 255° W
Historic Potter's Field (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 211° SW
Stolen Kiss Apartments (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 212° SW
Sturgis Welcome Sign (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 195° S
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 21.3 mi, 203° SW · 1.3M acres
Paolo Adventures (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 260° W
Sturgis Watershed Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 26.0 mi, 191° S · 1,073 acres
Seth Bullock's Grave (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 213° SW
Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 213° SW
Adams Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 213° SW
Pull out (Viewpoint) — 35.0 mi, 226° SW
Pronghorn (Public Artwork) — 43.7 mi, 171° S
Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 44.4 mi, 167° S
Suzie Cappa Art Center (Gallery) — 44.8 mi, 168° S
Main Street Square Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 44.8 mi, 168° S
Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 45.3 mi, 014° N · 1.2M acres
Apex Gallery (Gallery) — 45.5 mi, 167° S
Museum of Geology (Museum) — 45.5 mi, 166° S
Art for Everyone (Gallery) — 45.9 mi, 167° S
Black Elk Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 56.7 mi, 184° S · 14k acres
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 57.7 mi, 158° S · 587k acres
Wind Cave National Park (National Park) — 74.2 mi, 181° S · 34k acres
Badlands National Park (National Park) — 78.3 mi, 155° SE · 111k acres

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