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Tolstoy South Dakota Map

Explore Tolstoy, 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 Tolstoy, South Dakota

How to Use This Tolstoy, South Dakota Map

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

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	Tolstoy
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Potter County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.208035
Longitude	-99.614283
Population	35
Density	73.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57475
Area Code	605
County Seat	Gettysburg
School District	Hoven School District 53-2

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About Tolstoy, South Dakota

Tolstoy is a locality in Potter County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 35. The population density is 73.8 people per km². Tolstoy is located at 45.2080°N, 99.6143°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tolstoy is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57475.

Tolstoy emerges from the expansive, sun-bleached plains of South Dakota as a quiet sentinel of the high prairie, where the horizon stretches into a seamless union of earth and sky. It lies 57.6 miles west-southwest of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 252°T), and is situated 45.6 miles east-southeast of Mobridge. The landscape surrounding Tolstoy maintains a stoic, rhythmic quality, defined by vast stretches of golden grasses that ripple under the persistent weight of the wind. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Bald Mountains haunts the distant sky, while the immediate vicinity is marked by the quiet presence of the Edmunds County Waterfowl Production Area, where migratory birds find sanctuary in the tall prairie reeds. Three miles away, the surface of Alkali Lake reflects the changing temperament of the light, shifting from a pale, reflective silver at dawn to a deep, bruised indigo as the sun retreats behind the plains.

History in this region is carved into the soil by the stubborn persistence of early homesteaders who transformed the wild, untamed grasses into a landscape of productive agricultural industry. Tolstoy remains a testament to this agrarian heritage, where the economy is tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the patient labor of the fields. The pace of life here is dictated by the seasons, an unforced existence that finds its own internal logic away from the clamor of dense, urban centers. Though Swan Lake Creek flows ten miles distant, its presence is felt in the subtle moisture that sustains the local flora, grounding the community in the ancient rhythms of the land. In the stillness of the afternoon, the air carries a crisp, clean clarity, an atmospheric purity that renders the simple geometry of grain elevators and wooden fences against the sky with startling, vivid precision.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Edmunds County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 328° NW
Potter County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 214° SW
Steigelmeir (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 033° NE
Swan Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 298° NW
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 327° NW
Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.0 mi, 077° E
Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 29.2 mi, 272° W
Lake Oahe (Recreation Area) — 29.2 mi, 273° W
Walleye Up Statue (Public Artwork) — 45.6 mi, 300° NW
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 46.9 mi, 301° NW
Sitting Bull Monument (Monument) — 47.4 mi, 297° NW
Sakakawea Monument (Monument) — 47.5 mi, 297° NW
Leavenworth Battle (Monument) — 49.3 mi, 301° NW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 53.2 mi, 065° NE
State Game Production Area (National Conservation Area) — 56.0 mi, 200° S · 150 acres
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 57.5 mi, 072° E
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 57.6 mi, 073° E
Turtle Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 65.1 mi, 215° SW
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 65.3 mi, 215° SW
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 67.5 mi, 013° N
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 67.8 mi, 212° SW
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 68.7 mi, 201° S · 116k acres
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 75.5 mi, 077° E

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