Ree Heights South Dakota Map

About Ree Heights, South Dakota

Ree Heights is a locality in Hand County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 59. The population density is 77.0 people per km². Ree Heights is located at 44.5186°N, 99.2001°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ree Heights is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57371.

Ree Heights occupies a high, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches into a vast, unyielding line of pale blue sky meeting golden prairie. It lies 49.8 miles west-northwest of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 283°T), and is situated 57.7 miles east of Pierre. Low, grassy swells rise toward the Ree Heights, a modest range that breaks the monotony of the flatlands, providing a vantage point over the quiet, dry earth. Only a mile away, Little Turtle Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, its banks often brittle and quiet under the weight of the summer sun. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber clarity, turning the long grasses into fine, metallic threads that shimmer before the cool shadows of evening settle over the land.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Ree Heights, as the rhythm of the seasons dictates the slow, deliberate work of the local farmers who tend to the surrounding fields. The history of the area is tied to the iron rails that once brought settlers to this interior expanse, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and quiet independence. For those seeking the stillness of the natural world, the Dakota provides a sanctuary six miles distant, while the waters of Lake Louise and the depression of Campbell Gulch offer a slight, welcome variation in the topography. Life in Ree Heights moves with the steady, predictable pace of a pendulum, grounded in the seasonal yields of the soil and the enduring solitude of the plains.

About This Ree Heights Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ree Heights, South Dakota. Coordinates: 44.518594, -99.200106. 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 Ree Heights includes the ZIP code (57371), telephone area code (605), county seat of Hand County (Miller), and school district assignment (Miller Area School District 29-4).

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.