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Vale South Dakota Map

Explore Vale, 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 Vale, South Dakota

How to Use This Vale, South Dakota Map

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

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	Vale
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Butte County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	44.620263
Longitude	-103.402132
Population	130
Density	33.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57788
Area Code	605
County Seat	Belle Fourche
School District	Newell School District 09-2

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About Vale, South Dakota

Vale is a locality in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 33.7 people per km². Vale is located at 44.6203°N, 103.4021°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 57788.

Vale occupies a stretch of open prairie where the horizon expands with an uncompromising, wide-eyed clarity. It lies 24.2 miles east-northeast of Spearfish, SD (from Spearfish, SD: bearing 68°T), and is situated 15.5 miles north-northeast of Sturgis. Cottonwood Creek cuts a vein through the parched earth, its presence marked by the rhythmic swaying of willow branches and the sudden, lush density of riparian brush that defies the surrounding golden expanse. To the west, the jagged, violet-hued silhouettes of the Black Hills rise against the afternoon sky, their ancient mass serving as a permanent anchor to the expansive, shifting light of the plains. The air here carries a distinct, dry fragrance of cured grasses and turned soil, a scent that sharpens as the sun dips low, casting long, bruised-purple shadows that stretch across the flatlands toward the distant, shimmering surface of Bear Butte Lake.

Vale maintains a quiet, steady pulse defined by the agricultural cycles that have dictated the rhythm of life here for generations. The economy remains tethered to the land, where the labor of harvesting and cattle ranching keeps the residents attuned to the subtle shifts in weather and the temperament of the seasons. Much of the local character is shaped by the proximity to the Bear Butte Lake Recreation Area, a place that offers a brief, verdant reprieve from the relentless work of the fields and serves as a natural gathering point for the surrounding region. Life in Vale moves with a deliberate, unadorned focus, favoring the reliability of a fence line or the seasonal arrival of migratory birds over the hurried pace of more crowded places, grounding those who live here in a landscape that demands both respect and resilience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Milberg School (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 352° N
Plainview School (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 058° NE
Bear Butte Lake Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 185° S
Fort Meade Recreation Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.6 mi, 192° S
Belle Fourche Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 13.7 mi, 290° W
Belle Fourche Dam Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 300° NW
Newell Lake Game Production Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.6 mi, 001° N
General Samuel D. Sturgis Statue (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 199° S
Sturgis Welcome Sign (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 204° SW
Historic Potter's Field (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 226° SW
Stolen Kiss Apartments (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 227° SW
Marcoux Game Production 0area (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 201° S
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 17.1 mi, 198° S · 1.3M acres
Sturgis Watershed Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 19.9 mi, 197° S · 1,073 acres
Paolo Adventures (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 277° W
Seth Bullock's Grave (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 223° SW
Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane Canary's Graves (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 223° SW
Adams Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 224° SW
Pull out (Viewpoint) — 31.6 mi, 236° SW
Pronghorn (Public Artwork) — 37.1 mi, 171° S
Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 37.8 mi, 167° S
Suzie Cappa Art Center (Gallery) — 38.2 mi, 167° S
Main Street Square Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 38.2 mi, 167° S
Apex Gallery (Gallery) — 38.9 mi, 166° S
Museum of Geology (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 166° S
Art for Everyone (Gallery) — 39.3 mi, 166° S
Black Elk Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 50.3 mi, 186° S · 14k acres
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 51.4 mi, 156° SE · 587k acres
Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 51.4 mi, 011° N · 1.2M acres
Badlands National Park (National Park) — 72.0 mi, 153° SE · 111k acres

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