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Virgil South Dakota Map

Explore Virgil, 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 Virgil, South Dakota

How to Use This Virgil, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.29082
Longitude	-98.424259
Population	26
Density	10.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57379
Area Code	605
County Seat	Huron
School District	Wolsey-Wessington School District 02-6

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About Virgil, South Dakota

Virgil is a locality in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 26. The population density is 10.0 people per km². Virgil is located at 44.2908°N, 98.4243°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Virgil is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57379.

Virgil persists as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the vast, unyielding reach of the South Dakota prairie. It lies 11.5 miles west-southwest of Huron, SD (from Huron, SD: bearing 244°T), and is situated 44.7 miles north-northwest of Mitchell. The horizon pulls the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Wessington Hills, while the immediate terrain is shaped by the subtle, persistent push of Cain Creek, which carves a modest vein through the soil just a mile from the center. During the golden hour, the light stretches thin and amber across the flat expanse, catching the dry grasses of the Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area and turning the stalks into a sea of muted, swaying copper. It is a landscape that demands patience, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the stillness is broken only by the sharp, rhythmic call of a meadowlark navigating the open expanse.

Virgil reflects the enduring legacy of the regional agricultural economy, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of daily work and the slow turning of the calendar. Fields of grain extend in every direction, binding the life of the inhabitants to the success of the harvest and the unpredictable temperament of the weather. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Schwartz Slough when the summer heat settles over the plains, finding in its presence a necessary reprieve from the relentless intensity of the sun. The history of the place remains written in the utilitarian architecture and the sturdy, pragmatic spirit of those who continue to cultivate this wide, inland expanse, maintaining a connection to the land that is both deep and largely unspoken.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 360° N
Sand Creek (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 261° W
Borden (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 314° NW
Kunhart Softball Complex (Local Recreation) — 10.0 mi, 063° NE
Soccer Fields (Local Recreation) — 10.1 mi, 065° NE
Jerauld County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.6 mi, 169° S
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 062° NE
Ravine Park (Local Park) — 12.0 mi, 064° NE
World's Largest Pheasant (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 064° NE
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 258° W
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 263° W
Long Lake (State Recreation Area) — 16.0 mi, 242° SW
Cavour Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.3 mi, 067° NE
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 35.2 mi, 081° E
Original Site of Plankinton School (Monument) — 39.9 mi, 184° S
World Trade Center NYC Mural (Public Artwork) — 40.2 mi, 184° S
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 42.0 mi, 152° SE
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 44.5 mi, 153° SE
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 154° SE
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 45.9 mi, 154° SE
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 46.7 mi, 215° SW
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 49.8 mi, 245° SW
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 55.9 mi, 234° SW
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 56.9 mi, 233° SW
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 57.2 mi, 233° SW
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 63.2 mi, 071° E
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 72.5 mi, 179° S · 2,043 acres

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