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Spring Lake Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Spring Lake Colony, South Dakota Map

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

Latitude	44.236314
Longitude	-97.175767
Population	121
Density	163.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57212
Area Code	605
County Seat	De Smet
School District	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland 39-6

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About Spring Lake Colony, South Dakota

Spring Lake Colony is a locality in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 121. The population density is 163.9 people per km². Spring Lake Colony is located at 44.2363°N, 97.1758°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57212.

Spring Lake Colony emerges from the expansive, open-ended prairie where the horizon holds a weight of sky that seems to press the tall grasses flat against the earth. It lies 19.4 miles west-southwest of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 255°T), and is situated 16.2 miles north of Madison. The land here is a study in vast, rhythmic horizontal lines, punctuated only by the occasional shelterbelt of hardy trees that stand as sentinels against the persistent wind. Two miles away, the quiet waters of Spring Lake reflect the shifting amber and violet hues of dusk, while the distant, low silhouette of Macey Hill marks the far edge of the traveler’s view. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity that sharpens the edges of every fence post and grain silo, revealing a landscape that demands a certain stoic patience from those who dwell upon its soil.

Spring Lake Colony persists as a quiet testament to the enduring labor of those who broke this heavy sod, turning a wilderness into a landscape of disciplined, productive fields. Life here follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the agricultural cycle, supported by the nearby Kingsbury County Waterfowl Production Area, which preserves the marshy, wild character of the region for migratory life. While the distant Lake Preston Lakebed speaks of older, geological shifts, the local economy remains tethered to the vitality of the soil and the steady flow of Battle Creek four miles to the south. The culture of Spring Lake Colony is defined by a deep, unspoken familiarity, where the work of the day is measured not by the clock, but by the turning of the seasons and the long, golden shadows that stretch across the fields as evening settles over the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kingsbury County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 017° N
Brookings County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 073° E
Green (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 141° SE
Floyd Gaarder Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 129° SE
Lake Thompson Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 295° NW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 179° S
Prairie Village (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 179° S
Lake Henry (State Recreation Area) — 16.0 mi, 289° W
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 169° S
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 19.3 mi, 074° E
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 19.4 mi, 074° E
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 356° N
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 356° N
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 25.0 mi, 011° N
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 289° W
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.4 mi, 109° E · 12k acres
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 44.5 mi, 110° E · 302 acres
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 44.6 mi, 161° S
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 44.9 mi, 110° E
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 45.2 mi, 110° E
Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 49.1 mi, 137° SE
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 49.9 mi, 139° SE
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 52.2 mi, 155° SE
Museum of Visual Materials (Museum) — 52.2 mi, 155° SE
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 52.3 mi, 155° SE
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 52.3 mi, 155° SE
Orpheum Theater Center (Theatre) — 52.4 mi, 155° SE
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.4 mi, 272° W · 484 acres

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