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Wetonka South Dakota Map

Explore Wetonka, 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 Wetonka, South Dakota

How to Use This Wetonka, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.625255
Longitude	-98.76788
Population	16
Density	25.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57481
Area Code	605
County Seat	Leola
School District	Leola School District 44-2

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About Wetonka, South Dakota

Wetonka is a locality in McPherson County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 16. The population density is 25.1 people per km². Wetonka is located at 45.6253°N, 98.7679°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wetonka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57481.

Wetonka remains a quiet sentinel amidst the vast, unrelenting expanse of the northern plains, where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole. It lies 17.6 miles northwest of Aberdeen, SD (from Aberdeen, SD: bearing 309°T), and is situated 94.7 miles west-northwest of Watertown. The land here does not rise in dramatic peaks, but instead unfolds in a slow, rhythmic swell of earth that catches the long, amber light of late afternoon, casting shadows that stretch like fingers across the stubble of harvested fields. A mile to the east, the modest, winding path of Foot Creek cuts through the soil, a thin ribbon of moisture that serves as a vital artery for the local wildlife, while Crompton Lake lies four miles away, offering a glassy, reflective stillness that mirrors the immense, cloud-dappled sky above.

Wetonka bears the marks of a nineteenth-century agricultural ambition, a place where the arrival of the railroad once promised a bustling commerce that has since softened into the steady, methodical pace of modern farming. The local economy persists in the cultivation of grain, with silver-sided silos serving as the primary architecture of the skyline, standing as silent monitors over the surrounding acreage. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the quietude is occasionally punctuated by the wind moving through the grasses, a sound that carries the weight of a century’s labor. Those seeking the quiet communion of the outdoors often look toward Willow Dam, a SCA located eight miles away, where the land provides a sanctuary for migratory birds and a reprieve from the relentless industry of the harvest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Willow Dam (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 050° NE
Richmond Lake Game Production Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 114° SE
Richmond Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 133° SE
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 132° SE
Light (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 176° S
Edmunds County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.8 mi, 199° S
Colin Campbell Fur Post (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 037° NE
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 15.1 mi, 153° SE
Ordway/Mcpherson/Johnson'S Gulch Fee (Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 284° W
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 129° SE
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 131° SE
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 125° SE
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.2 mi, 083° E · 39k acres
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 34.8 mi, 111° E
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 44.6 mi, 326° NW
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 50.4 mi, 076° E
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 62.4 mi, 092° E
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.1 mi, 064° NE · 14k acres
Old Settlers Monument (Monument) — 67.4 mi, 323° NW
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 72.1 mi, 068° E

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