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Shannon Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Shannon 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 Shannon Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Shannon Colony, South Dakota Map

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

Latitude	43.98078
Longitude	-97.423872
Population	1
Density	1.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57076
Area Code	605
County Seat	Howard
School District	Howard School District 48-3

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About Shannon Colony, South Dakota

Shannon Colony is a locality in Miner County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 1. The population density is 1.5 people per km². Shannon Colony is located at 43.9808°N, 97.4239°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57076.

Shannon Colony rises from the flat, open expanse of the eastern prairie where the horizon seems to stretch indefinitely in every direction. It lies 35.5 miles east-northeast of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 58°T), and is situated 15.5 miles west of Madison. The earth here is a mosaic of cultivated fields and stubborn wild grasses, interrupted only by the modest, winding path of the Little Vermillion River that marks the terrain a mile away. Three miles to the north, the waters of Pedley Lake hold the reflection of the vast, shifting sky, providing a quiet basin that gathers the runoff of the plains. During the autumn months, the air turns crisp and thin, carrying a sharp clarity that makes the distant, weathered fences appear as if they were drawn in charcoal against the pale, golden stubble of the harvested fields.

Shannon Colony functions as a quiet center of agricultural life, grounded in the rhythms of planting and harvest that have defined this region for generations. The economy remains tied to the soil, with the daily labor of residents echoing the austere, self-reliant history of the settlers who first broke this sod. Nearby, the Miner County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a protected sanctuary, preserving the native character of the wetlands and providing a refuge for the seasonal migrations of birds. Life here moves with a deliberate, steady pace, defined by the changing color of the crops and the long, slanted shadows that stretch across the plains when the sun begins its slow descent behind the western edge of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miner County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 019° N
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 088° E
Lake Henry (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 128° SE
Hageman Slough (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 017° N
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 082° E
Prairie Village (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 082° E
Twin Lakes (State Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 268° W
Bitter Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.5 mi, 252° W
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 086° E
Fireman Statue (Public Artwork) — 30.3 mi, 090° E
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 30.6 mi, 331° NW
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 34.0 mi, 243° SW
The Kiwanis Woodlot Monument (Monument) — 34.7 mi, 241° SW
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 34.8 mi, 239° SW
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 236° SW
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 237° SW
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 36.3 mi, 133° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 38.5 mi, 053° NE
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 42.8 mi, 014° N
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.4 mi, 295° NW · 484 acres
Pettigrew Home & Museum (Museum) — 45.6 mi, 131° SE
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 45.6 mi, 130° SE
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 45.7 mi, 130° SE
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 45.7 mi, 130° SE
Orpheum Theater Center (Theatre) — 45.7 mi, 130° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 53.5 mi, 104° E · 12k acres
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 54.3 mi, 088° E · 302 acres

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