Oak Lane Colony South Dakota Map
Explore Oak Lane 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 Oak Lane Colony, South Dakota
How to Use This Oak Lane Colony, South Dakota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Oak Lane 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 Oak Lane 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 | Oak Lane Colony |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Hanson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.510277 |
| Longitude | -97.743902 |
| Population | 138 |
| Density | 93.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 57311 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| County Seat | Alexandria |
| School District | Hanson School District 30-1 |
About Oak Lane Colony, South Dakota
Oak Lane Colony is a locality in Hanson County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 138. The population density is 93.0 people per km². Oak Lane Colony is located at 43.5103°N, 97.7439°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57311.Oak Lane Colony emerges from the expansive South Dakota prairie as a quiet congregation of structures defined by the persistent, unyielding horizon. It lies 19.8 miles southeast of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 134°T), and is situated 52.3 miles west of Sioux Falls. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed density, catching the fine dust of the plains and turning the afternoon air into a suspended, golden suspension. A mile to the east, the meandering course of Plum Creek carves a subtle, verdant scar through the grasses, providing a narrow corridor of riparian life that contrasts with the broader, wind-swept expanses. Seven miles distant, the waters of Tschetter Slough gather in a low basin, reflecting the vast, shifting moods of the sky with a mirror-like clarity that demands a pause from any passing traveler.
Agricultural tradition remains the pulse of Oak Lane Colony, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the cadence of daily labor and the communal focus on the soil. The land is worked with a steady, deliberate intensity, reflecting a heritage of collective industry that prizes self-sufficiency and the quiet preservation of its rural character. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the nearby Hogrefe SCA offers a preserve of native habitat, standing as a reminder of the wilder, undisturbed state of these plains. Life in Oak Lane Colony moves with a gravity born of isolation and necessity, where the silence of the evening is broken only by the distant, rhythmic creak of wind through the stalks or the occasional, sharp call of a bird navigating the open expanse.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Hogrefe (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 186° S
- Tschetter (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 089° E
- Hutchinson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.7 mi, 151° SE
- Hanson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.8 mi, 341° N
- Forsch Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.5 mi, 051° NE
- Silverlake MB Church Monument (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 105° E
- Ringnecks Rising Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.5 mi, 312° NW
- Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 313° NW
- Long Lake (State Recreation Area) — 18.9 mi, 005° N
- McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 312° NW
- Davison County Memorial (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 315° NW
- Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 19.8 mi, 316° NW
- Home of the Second Corn Palace (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 315° NW
- Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 22.0 mi, 320° NW
- Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 232° SW
- Ulmer Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 27.3 mi, 158° S
- South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 36.1 mi, 174° S
- Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.1 mi, 241° SW · 2,043 acres
- Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 43.4 mi, 079° E
- The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 44.7 mi, 040° NE
- Prairie Village (Museum) — 44.7 mi, 040° NE
- Cinema Magic (Cinema) — 46.1 mi, 158° S
- Gavins Point (Viewpoint) — 46.2 mi, 168° S
- Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 47.7 mi, 159° S · 870 acres
- Riverside Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 47.9 mi, 158° S
- Pettigrew Home & Museum (Museum) — 50.6 mi, 087° E
- The Coliseum (Theatre) — 50.9 mi, 086° E
- Creative Spirits (Arts Centre) — 50.9 mi, 087° E
- Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.2 mi, 230° SW · 2,165 acres
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About This Oak Lane Colony Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Lane Colony, South Dakota. Coordinates: 43.510277, -97.743902. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Oak Lane Colony includes the ZIP code (57311), telephone area code (605), county seat of Hanson County (Alexandria), and school district assignment (Hanson School District 30-1).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
