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Okaton South Dakota Map

Explore Okaton, 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 Okaton, South Dakota

How to Use This Okaton, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.852108
Longitude	-100.881366
Population	31
Density	0.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57562
Area Code	605
County Seat	Murdo
School District	Jones County School District 37-3

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About Okaton, South Dakota

Okaton is a locality in Jones County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 31. The population density is 0.4 people per km². Okaton is located at 43.8521°N, 100.8814°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57562.

Okaton emerges from the vast, open expanse of the South Dakota plains as a quiet collection of structures weathered by the relentless, unceasing wind. It lies 42.8 miles southwest of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 219°T), and is situated 41.3 miles southwest of Fort Pierre. The landscape surrounding Okaton consists of wide, sun-bleached grasses that bend in unison, punctuated only by the subtle depression of Ash Draw ten miles away or the distant, serrated silhouette of The Devils Backbone visible on the far horizon. Cottonwood Creek meanders just two miles from the site, its banks providing a meager, green reprieve from the persistent brown of the prairie. Light here possesses a particular, sharp clarity at dusk, casting long, violet shadows across the earth that seem to stretch until they dissolve into the deepening gloom of the sky.

History lingers in the rusted iron and splintered wood of abandoned homesteads, reminders of an era when the railroad dictated the pulse of the local economy. Agriculture remains the primary tether to the land, with the rhythm of the seasons defining the cycle of labor and rest for those who remain. While the Buxcel SCA provides a nearby sanctuary for the native grasses and wildlife that have long claimed this territory, the human presence is marked by a deliberate, patient stillness. Life in Okaton moves with the slow, steady gravity of the seasons, far removed from the bustle of larger centers, sustained by the memory of the iron track and the enduring, quiet solitude of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 073° E
Buxcel (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 305° NW
Lulu the T-Rex (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 281° W
Millette County Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 161° S
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 23.8 mi, 065° NE · 116k acres
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 32.1 mi, 265° W · 587k acres
Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 43.3 mi, 020° N
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 44.3 mi, 037° NE
Fighting Stallions (Monument) — 44.4 mi, 037° NE
Farm Island (State Recreation Area) — 44.6 mi, 041° NE
Oahe Downstream Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 44.7 mi, 030° NE
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 44.9 mi, 037° NE
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 47.3 mi, 032° NE
Turtle Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 47.4 mi, 033° NE
Badlands National Park (National Park) — 50.5 mi, 266° W · 111k acres
Big Badlands Overlook (Viewpoint) — 51.0 mi, 265° W
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 53.6 mi, 263° W
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.5 mi, 214° SW · 33k acres
Badlands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 58.4 mi, 265° W · 62k acres
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.0 mi, 161° S · 38k acres
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 67.0 mi, 161° S · 4,631 acres
Story of Wounded Knee (Attraction) — 68.4 mi, 279° W
Roberts Prairie Dog Town (Attraction) — 71.1 mi, 273° W
Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest (National Forest) — 73.9 mi, 180° S · 116k acres
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 76.8 mi, 092° E
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 77.3 mi, 092° E
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 77.6 mi, 083° E
Wasta Rest Stop Tipi (Attraction) — 78.6 mi, 281° W

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