Explore Quinn, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Quinn, 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 Quinn.
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 | Quinn |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Pennington County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 43.988045 |
| Longitude | -102.126267 |
| Population | 63 |
| Density | 20.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 57775 |
| Area Code | 605 |
| County Seat | Rapid City |
| School District | Wall School District 51-5 |
Quinn emerges from the vast, open expanse of the high plains, where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue arc. It lies 47.6 miles east of Box Elder, SD (from Box Elder, SD: bearing 100°T), and is situated 55.2 miles east of Rapid City. The land surrounding Quinn is defined by the steady, rhythmic persistence of the prairie, characterized by grasses that ripple under the constant wind and the subtle, earthen geometry of the terrain. To the north, the landscape begins its slow transition, with the shadows of Washburn Ridge occasionally haunting the far western skyline. The nearby Buffalo Gap National Grassland offers a stark, rugged theater of geology, while the modest flow of Cottonwood Creek provides a quiet, persistent moisture that sustains the local flora. In the golden light of late afternoon, the earth takes on a bruised, copper hue, revealing a quiet beauty in the way the sun lingers over the dry, expansive basins and the distant, cooling silhouettes of the plains.
History in Quinn is written in the resilience of those who parsed the land for sustenance, turning the soil to carve out a life amidst the unpredictable temperament of the plains. The economy remains tethered to the pulse of the earth, defined by the cycles of agriculture and the cautious stewardship of the rangeland that defines the regional identity. Residents look toward the nearby Buffalo Gap National Grassland as a reminder of the raw, untamed character of the territory, a stark contrast to the small, deliberate grid of human settlement. Life moves with a measured, deliberate pace, dictated by the changing seasons and the demands of the harvest rather than the frantic tempo of distant cities. While the modern world presses in, Quinn maintains a singular, grounded character, holding fast to the quiet lessons taught by the wind and the long, uninterrupted view of the sky.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Quinn, South Dakota. Coordinates: 43.988045, -102.126267. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Quinn includes the ZIP code (57775), telephone area code (605), county seat of Pennington County (Rapid City), and school district assignment (Wall School District 51-5).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |