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White River South Dakota Map

Explore White River, 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 White River, South Dakota

How to Use This White River, South Dakota Map

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

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	White River
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Mellette County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.568053
Longitude	-100.745417
Population	533
Density	395.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57579
Area Code	605
County Seat	White River
School District	White River School District 47-1

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About White River, South Dakota

White River is a locality in Mellette County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 533. The population density is 395.0 people per km². White River is located at 43.5681°N, 100.7454°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. White River is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57579.

White River occupies a vast stretch of open prairie where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the earth in a seamless, unbroken line. It lies 58.7 miles south-southwest of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 200°T), and is situated 46.4 miles west-northwest of Winner. The land here is defined by the steady, unyielding influence of the elements, where the Little White River carves a quiet path through the soil just a mile from the center of activity. To the west, the distant profile of Table Butte rises from the plains, a solitary sentinel that marks the transition between the flat, wind-swept grasses and the rugged, arid terrain that defines this part of the state. During the late afternoon, the light turns the color of pale wheat, casting long, lean shadows that make the terrain seem to breathe with the slow, rhythmic pulse of the plains.

White River maintains a character forged by the persistence of ranching and the cyclical demands of agriculture, grounding the economy in the rhythms of the seasons. Life in White River moves with a deliberate pace, colored by the history of the surrounding plains and the shared heritage of the people who have worked this soil for generations. While the nearest water of any significant scale is Mission Lake, the true lifeblood of the region remains the dry, expansive reach of the prairie that demands a certain stoicism from its inhabitants. The air carries a scent of sage and cured grass, a fragrance that persists even as the day fades and the temperature settles into the cool, sharp stillness of a high-plains night.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Millette County Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 316° NW
Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 004° N
Buxcel (State Conservation Area) — 28.9 mi, 330° NW
Lulu the T-Rex (Public Artwork) — 29.3 mi, 319° NW
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 33.1 mi, 027° NE · 116k acres
Ideal Wetland (State Conservation Area) — 35.3 mi, 092° E
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 41.7 mi, 291° W · 587k acres
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.3 mi, 161° S · 38k acres
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 46.3 mi, 161° S · 4,631 acres
Tripp County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 46.6 mi, 106° E
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.9 mi, 234° SW · 33k acres
Smith Falls State Park (State Park) — 51.1 mi, 155° SE
Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest (National Forest) — 54.7 mi, 187° S · 116k acres
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 58.5 mi, 020° N
Badlands National Park (National Park) — 58.5 mi, 283° W · 111k acres
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 59.2 mi, 020° N
Big Badlands Overlook (Viewpoint) — 59.6 mi, 285° W
Niobrara National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 60.2 mi, 149° SE · 185 acres
Prairie Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 60.2 mi, 286° W
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 61.3 mi, 282° W
Snake River Falls (Attraction) — 61.9 mi, 185° S
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 62.4 mi, 017° N
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 71.9 mi, 077° E
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 72.3 mi, 178° S · 15k acres
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 72.6 mi, 076° E
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 76.1 mi, 068° E

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