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Sunset Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Sunset 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 Sunset Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Sunset Colony, South Dakota Map

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

Latitude	45.8059
Longitude	-97.8857
Population	142
Density	56.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57430
Area Code	605
County Seat	Britton
School District	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4

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About Sunset Colony, South Dakota

Sunset Colony is a locality in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 142. The population density is 56.4 people per km². Sunset Colony is located at 45.8059°N, 97.8857°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57430.

Sunset Colony maintains a quiet vigil over the expansive, sun-bleached plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a pale, prairie sky. It lies 37.4 miles northeast of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 51°T), and is situated 41.5 miles west-northwest of Sisseton. The land surrounding Sunset Colony consists of undulating grasses that bow in rhythmic unison under the persistent breath of the wind, occasionally interrupted by the sharp, dry shadow of a cottonwood or the distant, hazy silhouette of the Whitestone Hills far to the west. Near the outskirts, the earth drops into the quiet, brush-choked depression of Crow Creek, which serves as a seasonal vein for the thirsty soil, while the deeper earth folds toward the distant, hidden hollows of Oak Gulch. Sunlight here possesses a particular, heavy clarity, turning the golden stubble of the fields into a gilded expanse that seems to hold the heat long after the light has begun to fail.

History in Sunset Colony is written in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of communal grain silos and the weathered fences that mark the boundaries of a landscape dominated by agriculture. The local economy persists through the steady, seasonal toil of dryland farming and livestock grazing, a cycle of labor that dictates the pulse of every calendar year. Residents find a rare, sequestered stillness in the nearby Renziehausen, a sanctuary where the native flora remains undisturbed by the slow turn of the plow. Life here operates with a deliberate focus, favoring the reliability of the harvest and the deep, quiet endurance of those who choose to remain. When the day ends, the cooling air carries the scent of dry earth and turning fields, a reminder of the persistence required to inhabit such an open, unforgiving expanse of territory.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Renziehausen (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 250° W
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 290° W
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 290° W
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 099° E
Zabrasha (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 282° W
White Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 077° E
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.6 mi, 292° W · 39k acres
North Sand Lake (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 293° NW
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 047° NE · 14k acres
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 127° SE
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 26.9 mi, 202° S
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 28.3 mi, 061° NE
Colin Campbell Fur Post (Monument) — 34.5 mi, 267° W
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 35.4 mi, 227° SW
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 37.5 mi, 231° SW
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 37.8 mi, 230° SW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 40.2 mi, 242° SW
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 45.1 mi, 026° NE · 70k acres
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 50.8 mi, 079° E
Fort Ransom State Park (State Park) — 51.0 mi, 358° N
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 70.0 mi, 063° NE
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 71.8 mi, 290° W
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 71.8 mi, 133° SE
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 72.7 mi, 123° SE
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 72.8 mi, 123° SE
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 77.3 mi, 356° N
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 78.6 mi, 116° SE

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