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Rolland Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Rolland 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 Rolland Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Rolland Colony, South Dakota Map

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

Latitude	44.3437
Longitude	-96.5923
Population	53
Density	83.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57276
Area Code	605
County Seat	Brookings
School District	Elkton School District 05-3

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About Rolland Colony, South Dakota

Rolland Colony is a locality in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 53. The population density is 83.9 people per km². Rolland Colony is located at 44.3437°N, 96.5923°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57276.

Rolland Colony occupies a quiet stretch of the eastern plains where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 10.4 miles east-northeast of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 78°T), and is situated 16.6 miles east of Volga. Deer Creek traces a thin, verdant line through the topography only two miles away, offering a slow-moving sanctuary for the local flora that pushes through the heavy prairie soil. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of every fence line and silo, especially when the sun begins its long, amber descent toward the west. While the distant Coteau des Prairies rises eleven miles away to break the flatness, the immediate land remains a steady, rhythmic expanse of grasses and cultivated fields that seem to breathe in unison with the changing seasons.

Agriculture forms the bedrock of life in Rolland Colony, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pace of the days. The labor of the soil connects the inhabitants to a heritage of hard-won persistence, a history evidenced by the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the outbuildings that dot the surrounding acreage. Residents often look toward the Aurora Prairie Fee, located eight miles distant, as a reminder of the original, unplowed character of the state. Even the light reflecting off the surface of Lake Hendricks, ten miles to the east, contributes to the sense of isolation and purpose that defines this place. Life here is measured not by frantic movement, but by the steady, predictable turning of the seasons and the quiet resilience of those who tend the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brookings Arts Council Sculpture 94 (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 256° W
Open Space (Local Park) — 9.5 mi, 249° W
Lincoln County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.8 mi, 071° E
Dakota Nature Park (Local Park) — 10.0 mi, 241° SW
Fishback Soccer (Local Recreation) — 10.3 mi, 246° SW
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 10.5 mi, 258° W
Shaokatan State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 051° NE
Brookings County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 13.2 mi, 010° N
Black Slough (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 021° N
Oakwood Lakes Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.4 mi, 290° W
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.6 mi, 150° SE · 12k acres
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 26.0 mi, 150° SE · 302 acres
Sundance Site (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 149° SE
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 26.3 mi, 150° SE
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 26.8 mi, 150° SE
Canby Depot Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 032° NE
Camden State Park (State Park) — 31.9 mi, 088° E
Split Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 32.2 mi, 160° S
Barckes Corner (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 026° NE
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 298° NW
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 34.7 mi, 298° NW
Prairie Village (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 231° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 231° SW
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 40.3 mi, 079° E
Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 43.6 mi, 174° S
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 45.5 mi, 176° S
Boyd House (Attraction) — 48.8 mi, 044° NE
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 48.9 mi, 098° E
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 51.9 mi, 197° S
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 53.6 mi, 063° NE

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