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Verdon South Dakota Map

Explore Verdon, 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 Verdon, South Dakota

How to Use This Verdon, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.24385
Longitude	-98.097594
Population	3
Density	4.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57434
Area Code	605
County Seat	Aberdeen
School District	Groton Area School District 06-6

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About Verdon, South Dakota

Verdon is a locality in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 3. The population density is 4.6 people per km². Verdon is located at 45.2439°N, 98.0976°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Verdon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57434.

Verdon anchors itself within a vast, level expanse of prairie where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 24.3 miles southeast of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 129°T), and is situated 53.5 miles west-northwest of Watertown. Dry Run carves a shallow, unassuming path through the fields just a mile away, its presence marked more by the thickening of tall grasses than by any dramatic surge of water. During the long, amber hours of late autumn, the light levels out to a thin, silvered clarity, revealing the subtle variations in the soil’s hue and the way the wind ripples through the golden stubble of harvested crops. To the distant west, the silhouette of Doland Ridge provides a faint, jagged punctuation against the clouds, though the immediate surroundings remain defined by the quiet, unrelenting reach of the plains.

Verdon emerged from the early rail expansion that once dictated the pulse of agricultural commerce across the northern plains. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of grain production and the sturdy, unadorned labor of those who manage the surrounding acreage. Five miles away, the Bodi offers a modest sanctuary for native grasses and local fauna, reflecting a landscape that has always prioritized utility and endurance over ornamentation. Life in Verdon follows the patient cycles of the seasons, moving with a deliberate pace that acknowledges the isolation of the open country and the deep, communal memory of the families who have long worked this ground. Pigors Lake, located eight miles out, serves as a quiet point of reference for those who venture beyond the immediate grid of the grid-locked fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bodi (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 093° E
Spink County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 138° SE
Piggors Lake (State Recreation Area) — 7.8 mi, 037° NE
Amsden (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 040° NE
Day County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.1 mi, 108° E
Hansen Preserve (stratford Sl (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 314° NW
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 13.9 mi, 000° N
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 313° NW
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 23.5 mi, 308° NW
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 309° NW
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.3 mi, 342° N · 39k acres
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 32.4 mi, 308° NW
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.3 mi, 071° E · 9,262 acres
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 38.2 mi, 052° NE
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 41.4 mi, 024° NE
Colin Campbell Fur Post (Monument) — 44.3 mi, 327° NW
Watertown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 50.1 mi, 115° SE
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 61.2 mi, 186° S
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 63.1 mi, 136° SE
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 63.2 mi, 033° NE
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 64.0 mi, 099° E
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 67.0 mi, 132° SE
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 71.1 mi, 091° E
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 74.3 mi, 203° SW
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 74.8 mi, 205° SW

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