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Waubay South Dakota Map

Explore Waubay, 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 Waubay, South Dakota

How to Use This Waubay, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.331904
Longitude	-97.305085
Population	473
Density	125.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57273
Area Code	605
County Seat	Webster
School District	Waubay School District 18-3

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About Waubay, South Dakota

Waubay is a locality in Day County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 473. The population density is 125.6 people per km². Waubay is located at 45.3319°N, 97.3051°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waubay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57273.

Waubay emerges from the vast, open expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue line that seems to pull the very breath from the lungs. It lies 31.3 miles north-northwest of Watertown, SD (from Watertown, SD: bearing 343°T), and is situated 33.5 miles west-northwest of Milbank. The land here possesses a quiet, rugged geometry, shaped by the slow, grinding patience of glacial shift that left behind a terrain of subtle depressions and rising swells. Only a mile away, the quiet stillness of Little Rush Lake mirrors the shifting sky, its surface often ruffled by the persistent, dry winds that sweep across the plains. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the landscape deepens into a series of textures where the grasses turn to gold under the late autumn sun, and the distant, low-lying relief of Oak Island marks the edge of the visible world.

Waubay draws its character from the rhythms of an agricultural legacy, where the economy remains tethered to the health of the soil and the seasonal cycles of the harvest. The proximity to the South Blue Dog wildlife area provides a sanctuary for the local ecosystem, serving as a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated stretches of the state that persist despite the encroaching fences of modern enterprise. Further out, the Big Sioux River carves its path through the region, acting as a silent, vital artery for the broader landscape. Daily life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, defined by the changing color of the stubble in the fields and the way the light catches the metallic grain bins at dusk, signaling the steady, unadorned persistence of those who call this geography home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Blue Dog (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 028° NE
Hemmingway Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 318° NW
Redhead Slough (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 263° W
Bitter Lake (State Recreation Area) — 2.2 mi, 169° S
Day County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.7 mi, 354° N
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.9 mi, 353° N · 9,262 acres
Roberts County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 099° E
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 337° NW
Watertown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 28.3 mi, 166° S
Samuel J Brown State Monument (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 051° NE
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 123° SE
Big Stone Lake State Park (State Park) — 29.5 mi, 073° E
Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 31.7 mi, 081° E
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 103° E
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 33.4 mi, 103° E
Milbank Grist Mill (Monument) — 34.2 mi, 103° E
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 326° NW
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 39.2 mi, 282° W
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.9 mi, 096° E · 23k acres
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 42.5 mi, 093° E
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 52.1 mi, 175° S
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 57.7 mi, 279° W
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 58.1 mi, 279° W
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 65.3 mi, 283° W
HGC Eagle Carving (Public Artwork) — 70.5 mi, 143° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 74.6 mi, 160° S
Boyd House (Attraction) — 76.1 mi, 115° SE

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