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Timber Lake South Dakota Map

Explore Timber Lake, 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 Timber Lake, South Dakota

How to Use This Timber Lake, South Dakota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Timber Lake, 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 Timber Lake.

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

Latitude	45.429155
Longitude	-101.074034
Population	509
Density	321.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57656
Area Code	605
County Seat	Timber Lake
School District	Timber Lake School District 20-3

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About Timber Lake, South Dakota

Timber Lake is a locality in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 509. The population density is 321.6 people per km². Timber Lake is located at 45.4292°N, 101.0740°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Timber Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57656.

Timber Lake occupies a vast expanse of the high northern plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut against an unrelenting sky. It lies 81.4 miles north-northwest of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 334°T), and is situated 32.2 miles west-southwest of Mobridge. The topography here is defined by the subtle, persistent rise and fall of the prairie, a landscape where the golden grasses ripple under a tireless wind. To the west, the silhouettes of Twin Buttes rise as quiet sentinels above the plains, their shadowed slopes grounding the expansive view. Nearby, the waters of Timber Lake hold the reflected light of the sun, acting as a cool, still mirror amidst the arid warmth of the day, while Dog Butte Creek winds its way through the lower draws, carving a modest path through the earth that speaks to the slow, patient erosion of the plains.

Timber Lake serves as a central hub for the surrounding ranching country, where the economy remains deeply tied to the rhythms of livestock and the seasonal demands of agriculture. The influence of the Cheyenne River Reservation colors the cultural landscape, grounding the daily life of Timber Lake in a heritage that spans generations. Residents often seek the quiet solitude of Little Moreau, a nearby SCA that offers a brief respite of woodland and sheltered terrain within the broader, open expanse. In the quiet hours of the late afternoon, when the light turns a soft, bruised purple over the fields, the pace of life slows to match the land, reflecting a persistent resilience that has defined this region for as long as the grass has grown.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Little Moreau (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 183° S
Firesteel Dam (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 273° W
Isabel Lake (State Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 270° W
Lake Oahe (Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 109° E
Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 109° E
Sakakawea Monument (Monument) — 29.0 mi, 078° E
Sitting Bull Monument (Monument) — 29.2 mi, 078° E
Leavenworth Battle (Monument) — 30.1 mi, 070° E
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 074° E
Walleye Up Statue (Public Artwork) — 31.8 mi, 077° E
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 32.1 mi, 077° E
Indian Creek Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 33.3 mi, 079° E
Grand River National Grassland (National Grassland) — 37.4 mi, 276° W · 155k acres
Cedar River National Grassland (National Grassland) — 40.3 mi, 349° N · 6,714 acres
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 63.9 mi, 042° NE
Anna Carr Homestead (Attraction) — 67.8 mi, 276° W
Earl's Taxidermy Museum (Museum) — 67.9 mi, 276° W
Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.9 mi, 023° NE · 329 acres
Turtle Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 77.3 mi, 153° SE
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 77.3 mi, 153° SE
State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 77.7 mi, 152° SE · 150 acres

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