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Poinsett Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Poinsett 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 Poinsett Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Poinsett Colony, South Dakota Map

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

Latitude	44.641632
Longitude	-96.901729
Population	5
Density	7.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57223
Area Code	605
County Seat	Hayti
School District	Estelline School District 28-2

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About Poinsett Colony, South Dakota

Poinsett Colony is a locality in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 5. The population density is 7.5 people per km². Poinsett Colony is located at 44.6416°N, 96.9017°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57223.

Poinsett Colony anchors itself upon the expansive, open plains where the horizon exerts a pull as steady as gravity. It lies 20.7 miles south-southeast of Watertown, SD (from Watertown, SD: bearing 149°T), and is situated 23.4 miles north-northwest of Brookings. The landscape here is defined by a rigorous, horizontal patience, broken only by the occasional rise of land that hints at the distant presence of Buffalo Hill. A mile to the west, Hidewood Creek carves a thin, vital vein through the soil, its banks thick with the muted greens of native grasses that sway in the persistent prairie wind. Sunlight at dusk does not merely fade; it pools across the flat fields, turning the dry stubble to a pale, brittle gold that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the air has turned sharp and cool.

History in Poinsett Colony is measured in the quiet industry of communal labor and the cyclical rhythms of the harvest. The economy remains tethered to the earth, grounded in the diligent cultivation of the surrounding fields that stretch toward the horizon. Four miles away, the protected expanse of Mickelson Marsh offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, a place where the stillness is punctuated only by the sudden, frantic beating of wings against the reeds. Seven miles distant, the waters of Lake Poinsett provide a rare, expansive mirror to the sky, contrasting with the structured, utilitarian order of the colony’s own buildings. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned focus, reflecting a culture that values the endurance of the harvest over the fleeting noise of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mickelson Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 215° SW
Sioux Poinsett (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 273° W
Hamlin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 230° SW
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 250° W
Brookings County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.0 mi, 227° SW
Lake Poinsett (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 230° SW
Coteau Lakes Game Production Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.5 mi, 032° NE
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 255° W
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 255° W
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 23.2 mi, 167° S
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 23.3 mi, 168° S
Watertown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 327° NW
Canby Depot Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 081° E
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 009° N
Barckes Corner (Monument) — 32.3 mi, 071° E
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 37.3 mi, 022° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.5 mi, 108° E · 12k acres
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 42.0 mi, 018° N
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 018° N
Lac qui Parle County Museum (Museum) — 42.8 mi, 054° NE
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.8 mi, 030° NE · 23k acres
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 50.8 mi, 027° NE
Boyd House (Attraction) — 51.1 mi, 073° E
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 51.9 mi, 146° SE
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 52.3 mi, 147° SE
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 63.1 mi, 086° E
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 68.5 mi, 164° S
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 70.3 mi, 180° S

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