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Swift Bird South Dakota Map

Explore Swift Bird, 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 Swift Bird, South Dakota

How to Use This Swift Bird, South Dakota Map

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

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	Swift Bird
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Dewey County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	45.0601
Longitude	-100.3545
Population	117
Density	92.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57442
Area Code	605
County Seat	Timber Lake
School District	Eagle Butte School District 20-1

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About Swift Bird, South Dakota

Swift Bird is a locality in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 117. The population density is 92.0 people per km². Swift Bird is located at 45.0601°N, 100.3545°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 57442.

Swift Bird occupies a stark, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches into a thin, pale line of dust and light. It lies 47.8 miles north of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 0°T), and is situated 33.2 miles south of Mobridge. The land here is defined by the heavy, silent presence of the prairie, a vast expanse of shortgrass and sage that yields to the slow, deliberate movement of the Missouri River just two miles to the east. Nearby, the blue expanse of Lake Oahe holds the sky in its depths, providing a cool, reflective contrast to the sun-baked earth. During the quiet hours of dusk, the air thins and turns sharp, casting long, violet shadows across the fields that seem to pull the very heat from the stone. Travelers passing through might glimpse the distant, hazy silhouette of Mission Ridge far to the west, a reminder of the tectonic weight that shaped this high, dry country.

Swift Bird remains a place of profound stillness, rooted deeply in the history of the Cheyenne River Reservation. The local economy persists in a measured harmony with the climate, relying on the resilience of cattle ranching and the seasonal rhythms of the land. Life in Swift Bird moves with the careful patience of those who know how to work the soil, keeping to a tempo dictated by the changing intensity of the sun rather than the frantic pace of the outside world. Those seeking the solace of the outdoors often turn toward the Oaha Recreation Area, where the intersection of water and grass offers a rare, verdant reprieve from the surrounding plains. It is a landscape that demands a certain stoicism, where the memory of the past is not a monument but a living, quiet persistence in the way the wind moves across the tall, dry stalks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 199° S
Lake Oahe (Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 197° S
West Whitlock Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 091° E
Forest City Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 150° SE
East Whitlock Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 096° E
Siebrasse (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 142° SE
Sakakawea Monument (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 348° N
Sitting Bull Monument (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 349° N
Walleye Up Statue (Public Artwork) — 32.7 mi, 353° N
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 352° N
Leavenworth Battle (Monument) — 36.1 mi, 350° N
State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 43.5 mi, 179° S · 150 acres
Turtle Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 43.6 mi, 181° S
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 43.6 mi, 181° S
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 47.5 mi, 179° S
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 53.8 mi, 180° S · 116k acres
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 73.0 mi, 007° N
Cedar River National Grassland (National Grassland) — 77.7 mi, 327° NW · 6,714 acres

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