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Waverly South Dakota Map

Explore Waverly, 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 Waverly, South Dakota

How to Use This Waverly, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.998576
Longitude	-96.971738
Population	22
Density	8.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57201
Area Code	605
County Seat	Watertown
School District	Waverly School District 14-5

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About Waverly, South Dakota

Waverly is a locality in Codington County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 22. The population density is 8.3 people per km². Waverly is located at 44.9986°N, 96.9717°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57201.

Waverly occupies a quiet expanse of the northern plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from pale, dusty blue to the bruised purple of an oncoming storm. It lies 9.8 miles northeast of Watertown, SD (from Watertown, SD: bearing 46°T), and is situated 22.4 miles southwest of Milbank. The land around Waverly is defined by the steady, rhythmic swells of the prairie, a landscape that holds the weight of the sun and the persistent, restless push of the wind. To the east, the terrain yields to the subtle moisture of Willow Creek, which carves a modest path through the grasses, while the elevation of Punished Womans Mound stands as a singular, watchful presence against the vastness of the plains. Light here does not merely illuminate; it clarifies, sharpening the silhouette of grain silos and the long, thin lines of fences that divide the earth into endless, geometric possibilities.

Waverly persists as a product of the soil, a place where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest that have governed these acres for generations. The influence of the land extends to Troy Lake, a SREC that offers a brief, quiet sanctuary for local wildlife, mirroring the stillness that settles over the area when the machinery of the fields falls silent at dusk. While the nearby Antelope Valley and the waters of Crooked Lake suggest the slow, geological patience of the region, the character of Waverly is found in the deliberate pace of its residents, who navigate the seasons with a practiced, stoic grace. Life here is measured not by the velocity of modern life, but by the subtle shifts in the color of the stalks and the way the evening shadows lengthen across the gravel roads.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Troy Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 068° E
Grant County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 084° E
Deuel County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 110° E
Round Bullhead (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 122° SE
Andrisen (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 005° N
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 8.5 mi, 226° SW
Watertown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 245° SW
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 051° NE
Pelican Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 225° SW
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 060° NE
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 22.4 mi, 047° NE
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 047° NE
Milbank Grist Mill (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 048° NE
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 31.1 mi, 202° S
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 202° S
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.6 mi, 054° NE · 23k acres
Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 31.7 mi, 028° NE
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.6 mi, 329° NW · 9,262 acres
Big Stone Lake State Park (State Park) — 33.3 mi, 023° NE
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 33.4 mi, 052° NE
Lac qui Parle County Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 089° E
Canby Depot Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 120° SE
HGC Eagle Carving (Public Artwork) — 42.4 mi, 143° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 48.1 mi, 170° S
Boyd House (Attraction) — 53.3 mi, 101° E
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 62.8 mi, 300° NW
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 69.5 mi, 107° E
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 75.5 mi, 155° SE
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 79.9 mi, 294° NW

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