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Ola South Dakota Map

Explore Ola, 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 Ola, South Dakota

How to Use This Ola, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.600832
Longitude	-99.210651
Population	15
Density	1.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57325
Area Code	605
County Seat	Chamberlain
School District	Chamberlain School District 07-1

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About Ola, South Dakota

Ola is a locality in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 15. The population density is 1.4 people per km². Ola is located at 43.6008°N, 99.2107°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57325.

Ola anchors a quiet expanse of prairie where the horizon stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Bijou Hills. It lies 59.5 miles west of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 263°T), and is situated 15.7 miles south-southeast of Chamberlain. Elm Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the earth, its seasonal flow shaping the low-lying terrain into a series of subtle shifts in elevation and soil color. The light at dusk here possesses a particular clarity, catching the golden stalks of prairie grass and casting long, indigo shadows that pull the eye toward the stillness of Panzour Dam nearby. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land remains open and austere, reflecting a climate defined by the stark transition between the biting cold of winter and the intense, sun-drenched growth of the summer months.

History lingers in the quietude of Ola, where the remnants of early homesteading efforts still color the local character with a sense of enduring self-reliance. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture, with the land providing a modest but steady living for those who work the soil and manage the surrounding pastures. Residents often find solace in the proximity of Hoover, a SCA where the native flora and fauna offer a reprieve from the labor of the fields. Life in Ola moves with a deliberate, measured pace, guided less by the urgency of modern industry and more by the cyclical patterns of the seasons that govern this wide, inland expanse of the Great Plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hoover (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 166° S
Francis Case Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 220° SW
Elm Creek Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 237° SW
Lake Francis Case (Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 217° SW
Boyer Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 304° NW
Chain Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 097° E
Brule County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.1 mi, 104° E
Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 305° NW
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.5 mi, 334° NW
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 334° NW
South Dakota Veterans Park (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 334° NW
Girl Scouts Rock (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 337° NW
Avenue of Flags (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 337° NW
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 053° NE
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 15.7 mi, 338° N
Saint Joseph (Public Artwork) — 16.4 mi, 340° N
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 26.9 mi, 347° N
Fort Thompson Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 30.8 mi, 344° N
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.5 mi, 133° SE · 2,043 acres
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.0 mi, 139° SE · 2,165 acres
Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 57.3 mi, 113° SE
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 58.9 mi, 311° NW · 116k acres
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 59.4 mi, 083° E
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 60.0 mi, 080° E
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 60.1 mi, 083° E
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 60.1 mi, 082° E
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 71.8 mi, 042° NE

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