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Volga South Dakota Map

Explore Volga, 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 Volga, South Dakota

How to Use This Volga, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.32358
Longitude	-96.926448
Population	2,113
Density	732.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57071
Area Code	605
County Seat	Brookings
School District	Sioux Valley School District 05-5

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About Volga, South Dakota

Volga is a locality in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,113. The population density is 732.3 people per km². Volga is located at 44.3236°N, 96.9264°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Volga is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57071.

Volga emerges from the expansive prairie landscape as a quiet grid of streets defined by the relentless, horizontal reach of the South Dakota sky. It lies 6.4 miles west of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 278°T), and is situated 23.8 miles north-northeast of Madison. The earth here is a deep, fertile loam that yields to the slow, meditative movements of the seasons, with the horizon kept wide and unobstructed by the absence of any major elevation. To the west, the subtle rise of the Coteau des Prairies anchors the topography, while the nearby Brookings County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary where the grasses shimmer in the wind. The Big Sioux River meanders through the surrounding lowlands, its quiet current carving a path through the soil, while the waters of Lake Goldsmith catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon, mirroring the vastness of the clouds above.

Volga carries the steady, industrious weight of its agrarian heritage, a place where the economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the resilience of the local soil. The town maintains a measured pace, shaped by a history of settlement that prioritized endurance and the practical labor of cultivating the plains. While the distant silhouette of The Coteaus remains a faint, hazy memory on the western edge of vision, the daily life of Volga is focused entirely on the immediate, tangible concerns of grain, machinery, and the communal bonds formed in a small, interconnected society. The air possesses a clean, sharp quality, especially as dusk settles over the fields, transforming the flat expanse into a theater of long shadows and hushed, cooling light that seems to hold the entire history of the region in a brief, suspended silence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brookings County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 262° W
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 097° E
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 096° E
Beck (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 204° SW
Fishback Soccer (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 112° E
Oakwood Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 344° N
Open Space (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 105° E
Dakota Nature Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 115° SE
Oakwood Lakes Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.7 mi, 341° N
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 192° S
Saaranen Beach (State Park) — 20.0 mi, 339° N
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 322° NW
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 322° NW
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 202° S
Prairie Village (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 209° SW
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 209° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.0 mi, 125° SE · 12k acres
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 36.3 mi, 125° SE · 302 acres
Sundance Site (Monument) — 36.6 mi, 125° SE
Spotted Quarry (Viewpoint) — 36.7 mi, 125° SE
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 37.0 mi, 126° SE
Canby Depot Museum (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 050° NE
Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 46.9 mi, 153° SE
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 48.3 mi, 155° SE
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 48.4 mi, 178° S
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 54.2 mi, 169° S
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 54.3 mi, 169° S
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 54.3 mi, 169° S
Orpheum Theater Center (Theatre) — 54.3 mi, 169° S
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.2 mi, 022° N · 23k acres

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