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Rowena South Dakota Map

Explore Rowena, 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 Rowena, South Dakota

How to Use This Rowena, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.520252
Longitude	-96.555878
Population	68
Density	86.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57005
Area Code	605
County Seat	Sioux Falls
School District	Brandon Valley School District 49-2

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About Rowena, South Dakota

Rowena is a locality in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 86.1 people per km². Rowena is located at 43.5203°N, 96.5559°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57005.

Rowena occupies a quiet expanse of the eastern prairie, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole at the end of every day. It lies 5.2 miles south of Brandon, SD (from Brandon, SD: bearing 171°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-southeast of Sioux Falls.

The land here is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the Big Sioux River, which cuts a serpentine path through the soil only two miles away, carving the character of the earth as it flows. To the west, the subtle rise of the Cactus Hills breaks the monotony of the plains, while the ancient, quartzite outcrops of Gitchie Manitou State Preserve offer a stark, rocky contrast to the surrounding fields. The quality of light in Rowena shifts with the seasons, turning the tall grasses into a pale, flaxen gold in the late autumn, a brilliance that feels both ancient and immediate. Nearby, the quiet waters of Lake Alvin provide a sanctuary for those who seek the stillness of the open sky, far from the distant, thunderous roar of Sioux Falls.

History in Rowena is written in the steel of the railroad tracks and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the grain elevators that stand like sentinels against the wind. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the pace of life and keeps the focus firmly on the soil and the sky. Residents often find their way to Mary Jo Wegner, a local park that serves as a communal anchor, offering a space where the labor of the day gives way to the simple grace of a cooling evening. Life in Rowena is not defined by excess, but by the quiet endurance of those who know how to work the land, finding a deliberate, measured dignity in the long winters and the brief, intense summers of the northern plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mary Jo Wegner (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 278° W
Beaver Creek Nature Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 013° N
Gitchie Manitou State Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 223° SW
Arrowhead (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 273° W
East Quartzite Ridge (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 276° W
Blood Run (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 205° SW
Big Sioux (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 332° NW
Tri-State Marker (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 105° E
Frank Olson (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 281° W
Peterson Prairie Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 179° S
Hidden Bridge Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 180° S
Pasley (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 270° W
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 037° NE
Hope Stones (Public Artwork) — 7.9 mi, 276° W
JK Gallery (Gallery) — 8.5 mi, 283° W
Eastbank Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.5 mi, 283° W
Minnehaha County Pioneers Memorial (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 296° NW
Sioux Falls State Theatre (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 281° W
Rehfeld's Art & Framing (Gallery) — 8.7 mi, 282° W
Creative Spirits (Arts Centre) — 8.8 mi, 281° W
Dance Gallery (Arts Centre) — 8.8 mi, 281° W
Sioux Empire Community Theatre (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 284° W
Museum of Visual Materials (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 285° W
Old Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 284° W
Pettigrew Home & Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 282° W
West Mall 7 Theaters (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 267° W
Historic School Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 155° SE
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 008° N
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 20.8 mi, 056° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.8 mi, 025° NE · 12k acres

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