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Presho South Dakota Map

Explore Presho, 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 Presho, South Dakota

How to Use This Presho, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.909712
Longitude	-100.058734
Population	472
Density	271.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57568
Area Code	605
County Seat	Kennebec
School District	Lyman School District 42-1

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About Presho, South Dakota

Presho is a locality in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 472. The population density is 271.6 people per km². Presho is located at 43.9097°N, 100.0587°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Presho is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57568.

Presho sits anchored to the vast, unyielding expanse of the South Dakota prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 34.8 miles south-southeast of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 155°T), and is situated 34.4 miles south-southeast of Fort Pierre. Medicine Creek carves a shallow, serpentine path through the terrain, its banks offering a subtle green respite against the dry, sun-bleached grasses that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Stony Butte. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the horizon into a thin line of bruised purple while the wind moves across the plains with a persistent, rhythmic hum. Three miles away, the quiet waters of Fate Dam provide a localized stillness, reflecting the wide, shifting clouds that dictate the mood of the land.

Presho emerged from the intersection of rail and range, serving as a steady anchor for the agricultural rhythms that define the regional economy. The lifeblood of the surrounding fields remains tied to the cycles of wheat and cattle, a labor that demands both patience and a stoic endurance against the volatile elements of the plains. While the Fort Pierre National Grassland lies nineteen miles distant, the influence of the wider, untamed landscape is felt in the daily habits of the residents, who navigate the seasons with a quiet, pragmatic grace. History is not found in grand monuments here, but in the persistent survival of the homesteads and the enduring connection to a landscape that refuses to be tamed by human ambition.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fate Dam (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 052° NE
Brakke (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 100° E
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 8.7 mi, 303° NW · 116k acres
Sharpe Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 17.0 mi, 020° N
Lake Sharpe (Recreation Area) — 17.4 mi, 021° N
Joe Creek Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.6 mi, 039° NE
Farm Island (State Recreation Area) — 30.1 mi, 345° N
Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 268° W
Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 33.9 mi, 113° SE
State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 34.2 mi, 358° N · 150 acres
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 34.4 mi, 336° NW
Fighting Stallions (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 336° NW
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 337° NW
Fort Thompson Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 34.9 mi, 076° E
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 36.5 mi, 082° E
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 36.6 mi, 102° E
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 36.8 mi, 103° E
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 36.9 mi, 100° E
Saint Joseph (Public Artwork) — 37.1 mi, 099° E
Millette County Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 41.7 mi, 236° SW
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 56.1 mi, 102° E
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.6 mi, 194° S · 38k acres
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 69.6 mi, 194° S · 4,631 acres
Smith Falls State Park (State Park) — 71.3 mi, 190° S
Niobrara National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 75.6 mi, 183° S · 185 acres

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