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Oldham South Dakota Map

Explore Oldham, 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 Oldham, South Dakota

How to Use This Oldham, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.227471
Longitude	-97.307846
Population	121
Density	189.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57051
Area Code	605
County Seat	De Smet
School District	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6

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About Oldham, South Dakota

Oldham is a locality in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 121. The population density is 189.9 people per km². Oldham is located at 44.2275°N, 97.3078°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oldham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57051.

Oldham sits upon the vast, open expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to claim more than its share of the world. It lies 25.9 miles west-southwest of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 257°T), and is situated 18.1 miles north-northwest of Madison. The land here is defined by the subtle, persistent push of wind across grasses that ripple like a slow-moving tide, interrupted only by the occasional shelterbelt of trees or the low, quiet depression of the Vermillion Flats seven miles away. Three miles to the east, the Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, their calls punctuating the stillness during the spring thaw. Four miles distant, the waters of Spring Lake hold the reflection of the clouds, a still mirror in a landscape that otherwise favors the motion of shifting shadows and the deep, amber light of late afternoon.

Oldham emerged from the expansion of the rail era, drawing its character from the rigorous demands of cultivating the heavy, dark soil that remains the primary engine of the local economy. Agriculture defines the rhythm of the days, as the seasons dictate the labor of planting and the quiet, dusty urgency of harvest. Life in Oldham moves with a measured cadence, shaped by the cyclical nature of the crops and the enduring presence of the East Fork Vermillion River six miles away, which cuts through the plains with quiet persistence. The people maintain a stoic endurance, a quiet pride in the persistence of their small-scale industry, and an awareness that they live in a place where the architecture of the land itself—vast, spare, and unadorned—demands a certain clarity of spirit from those who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 223° SW
Kingsbury County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 238° SW
Whitewood Slough (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 324° NW
Lake Thompson Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 273° W
Lake Thompson Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 317° NW
Lake Henry (State Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 304° NW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 156° SE
Prairie Village (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 155° SE
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 148° SE
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 296° NW
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 011° N
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 011° N
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 25.8 mi, 077° E
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 25.9 mi, 076° E
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.9 mi, 273° W · 484 acres
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 46.6 mi, 282° W
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 46.6 mi, 153° SE
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 48.6 mi, 228° SW
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 50.0 mi, 225° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.4 mi, 106° E · 12k acres
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 50.5 mi, 106° E · 302 acres
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 50.9 mi, 106° E
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 50.9 mi, 224° SW
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 51.2 mi, 107° E
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 51.3 mi, 225° SW
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 54.0 mi, 133° SE
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 54.8 mi, 148° SE

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