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Norfeld Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Norfeld 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 Norfeld Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Norfeld Colony, South Dakota Map

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

Latitude	44.424532
Longitude	-96.560844
Population	9
Density	7.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57276
Area Code	605
County Seat	Brookings
School District	Deubrook School District 05-6

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About Norfeld Colony, South Dakota

Norfeld Colony is a locality in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 9. The population density is 7.0 people per km². Norfeld Colony is located at 44.4245°N, 96.5608°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57276.

Norfeld Colony anchors itself to the vast, open prairie where the horizon line holds a sharp, unwavering clarity against the expansive sky. It lies 14.1 miles northeast of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 56°T), and is situated 19.4 miles east-northeast of Volga. The terrain spreads out in a sequence of subtle swells and dips, a landscape defined by the persistent, unadorned reach of the plains that seem to breathe with the shifting light of the sun. Two miles away, the quiet passage of Deer Creek carves a thin, verdant ribbon through the earth, providing a modest moisture that encourages thick grasses to flourish in the low-lying pockets of the soil. On the clearest days, the distant silhouette of the Antelope Hills suggests a rugged boundary thirty-two miles to the west, an atmospheric blur that reminds the observer of the grander, more jagged geology waiting beyond the reach of these quiet fields.

Agricultural rhythms dictate the pulse of Norfeld Colony, where the economy remains deeply rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding acreage and the careful stewardship of the land. History here is written in the furrows of the fields and the endurance of structures that have weathered the cyclical intensity of the seasons, maintaining a persistent connection to the pioneers who first recognized the potential of this soil. Five miles away, the Lake Hendricks Recreation Area offers a space for the local population to gather near the water, providing a contrast to the dry, productive expanse of the nearby farms. Life in Norfeld Colony moves with the measured pace of the seasons, favoring the steady work of the harvest and the communal stillness that descends whenever the wind dies down to a soft, resonant hum across the wheat.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Hendricks Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 053° NE
Lincoln County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.3 mi, 079° E
Brookings County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 006° N
Shaokatan State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 077° E
Black Slough (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 025° NE
HGC Eagle Carving (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 043° NE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 14.2 mi, 237° SW
Fox Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 009° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.8 mi, 086° E · 12k acres
Canby Depot Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 035° NE
Barckes Corner (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 029° NE
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 30.3 mi, 158° S · 302 acres
Sundance Site (Monument) — 30.4 mi, 157° SE
Camden State Park (State Park) — 30.6 mi, 098° E
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 30.6 mi, 157° SE
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 31.1 mi, 157° SE
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 289° W
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 33.9 mi, 289° W
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 38.2 mi, 087° E
Prairie Village (Museum) — 41.7 mi, 226° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 41.8 mi, 227° SW
Boyd House (Attraction) — 43.8 mi, 048° NE
Lac qui Parle County Museum (Museum) — 44.0 mi, 024° NE
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 105° E
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 49.9 mi, 068° E
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 50.9 mi, 178° S
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.3 mi, 010° N · 23k acres
Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek (Historic Ruins) — 55.6 mi, 102° E

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