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Thunderbird Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Thunderbird 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 Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota Map

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

Latitude	45.190445
Longitude	-99.266238
Population	7
Density	5.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57438
Area Code	605
County Seat	Faulkton
School District	Faulkton School District 24-4

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About Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota

Thunderbird Colony is a locality in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 7. The population density is 5.7 people per km². Thunderbird Colony is located at 45.1904°N, 99.2662°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57438.

Thunderbird Colony asserts its presence upon the vast, open expanse of the northern plains, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole at the end of every day. It lies 42.4 miles west-southwest of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 244°T), and is situated 77.0 miles northwest of Huron. Beneath an immense, vaulted sky, the earth here is defined by the subtle persistence of tall grasses and the quiet endurance of the soil, which remains largely undisturbed by the dramatic upheavals found further west. To the distant southwest, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Bald Mountains provide a jagged contrast to the gentle, horizontal lines of the local terrain. The air, crisp and unburdened by the humidity of lower latitudes, carries a clarity that makes the light at dusk appear almost golden, casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor Thunderbird Colony firmly to the quiet prairie floor.

Agriculture serves as the slow, rhythmic pulse of the economy, dictated by the turning seasons and the necessity of managing the land with a patient hand. The nearby Faulk County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory wings, reflecting the regional commitment to preserving the wild character of these plains. Residents often look toward the shimmering, shallow waters of Clark Lake for a reprieve from the summer heat, while the distant, winding path of the South Fork Snake Creek marks the deeper creases of the landscape far to the south. Life in Thunderbird Colony moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, shaped by the legacy of communal settlement and a shared reliance on the bounty of the Great Plains, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the low whistle of the wind through the ripening wheat.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Faulk County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 066° NE
Edmunds County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.2 mi, 021° N
Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 024° NE
Losee (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 347° N
Lake Faulkton (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 158° S
Scatterwood Lake (State Recreation Area) — 24.5 mi, 090° E
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 39.3 mi, 053° NE
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 42.2 mi, 064° NE
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 42.3 mi, 063° NE
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 45.0 mi, 066° NE
Colin Campbell Fur Post (Monument) — 51.9 mi, 038° NE
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.6 mi, 055° NE · 39k acres
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 59.5 mi, 072° E
Walleye Up Statue (Public Artwork) — 61.4 mi, 293° NW
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 62.6 mi, 294° NW
State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 62.9 mi, 216° SW · 150 acres
Sitting Bull Monument (Monument) — 63.3 mi, 291° W
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 66.9 mi, 359° N
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 69.1 mi, 158° S
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 71.0 mi, 156° SE
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 75.7 mi, 213° SW · 116k acres
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 76.5 mi, 138° SE
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 77.2 mi, 223° SW

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