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Ramona South Dakota Map

Explore Ramona, 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 Ramona, South Dakota

How to Use This Ramona, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.119417
Longitude	-97.216453
Population	159
Density	224.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57054
Area Code	605
County Seat	Madison
School District	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6

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About Ramona, South Dakota

Ramona is a locality in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 159. The population density is 224.1 people per km². Ramona is located at 44.1194°N, 97.2165°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ramona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57054.

Ramona emerges from the vast, golden expanse of the South Dakota prairie like a quiet affirmation of earth and sky. It lies 24.6 miles west-southwest of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 238°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northwest of Madison. The horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, where the heavy, bruised light of a gathering storm often meets the flat, fertile dark of the soil. Dry Lake holds the stillness of the afternoon in its basin just a mile away, mirroring the shifting clouds that drift over the plains. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and turned earth, a constant reminder of the land’s enduring scale. To the west, the subtle rise of Macey Hill breaks the infinite line of the horizon, a distant point of reference in a landscape that otherwise favors the horizontal sweep of the plains.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of Ramona, a rhythm measured in the slow turning of seasons and the harvest’s yield. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding fields, where the legacy of early homesteaders persists in the sturdy geometry of grain elevators and the quiet persistence of the grid. Life moves with a deliberate, steady pace, anchored by the nearby presence of Dooley, a SCA that preserves the native grasses and wild character of the region. Even the flow of Battle Creek, winding four miles away, seems to echo the town's modesty, offering a slow, winding persistence that defines the character of the surrounding territory. In Ramona, the days are defined by the labor of the soil and the vast, unobstructed clarity of the sun as it descends, painting the fields in shades of amber and deep, cooling violet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dooley (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 085° E
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 133° SE
Townswick (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 139° SE
Kingsbury County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 000° N
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 164° S
Prairie Village (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 163° S
Lake Herman (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 165° S
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 148° SE
Lake Thompson Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.2 mi, 323° NW
Fireman Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.1 mi, 115° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 24.5 mi, 057° NE
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 30.4 mi, 305° NW
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 001° N
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 31.9 mi, 000° N
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 37.9 mi, 155° SE
Split Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 44.2 mi, 111° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.4 mi, 098° E · 12k acres
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 44.5 mi, 099° E · 302 acres
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 44.9 mi, 099° E
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 45.1 mi, 099° E
Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 45.1 mi, 128° SE
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 45.6 mi, 131° SE
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 46.1 mi, 148° SE
Museum of Visual Materials (Museum) — 46.1 mi, 148° SE
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 46.2 mi, 148° SE
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 46.2 mi, 148° SE
Orpheum Theater Center (Theatre) — 46.3 mi, 148° SE
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.3 mi, 281° W · 484 acres

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