Tyndall South Dakota Map

About Tyndall, South Dakota

Tyndall is a locality in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,057. The population density is 258.6 people per km². Tyndall is located at 42.9933°N, 97.8628°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tyndall is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57066.

Tyndall emerges from the vast, open expanse of the South Dakota plains as a collection of sturdy silhouettes against an immense, shifting sky. It lies 25.0 miles west-northwest of Yankton, SD (from Yankton, SD: bearing 290°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of Springfield. Silver Creek traces a quiet path just a mile away, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian green that interrupts the otherwise uniform reach of the prairie. To the north, the landscape softens into the gentle, rhythmic swells of the earth, while the Bon Homme County Waterfowl Production Area waits two miles out, a designated sanctuary where the tall grasses sway in rhythm with the prevailing winds. At dusk, the light here possesses a particular, honeyed clarity, catching the dust motes and turning the horizon into a muted palette of violet and ochre that stretches toward the distant, faint suggestion of Maidens Leap.

Tyndall maintains a character forged by the persistence of agricultural cycles and the quiet gravity of rural life. The economy remains tethered to the vitality of the surrounding soil, where the seasonal labor of the harvest dictates the pulse of the streets and the collective mood of the storefronts. Beyond the immediate grid, the proximity of Clear Lake provides a modest, reflective stillness five miles from the center, acting as a gathering point for those who seek the quietude of water in a land defined by its dry, expansive reach. Life in Tyndall moves with a deliberate, unadorned focus, reflecting a history of settlement that values endurance over spectacle, where the legacy of the homesteaders is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring, pragmatic architecture that lines the main thoroughfare.

About This Tyndall Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tyndall, South Dakota. Coordinates: 42.99333, -97.862846. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Tyndall includes the ZIP code (57066), telephone area code (605), county seat of Bon Homme County (Tyndall), and school district assignment (Bon Homme School District 04-2).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.