Enter your search query in the box below.

Willow Lake South Dakota Map

Explore Willow Lake, 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 Willow Lake, South Dakota

How to Use This Willow Lake, South Dakota Map

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

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	Willow Lake
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Clark County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.627469
Longitude	-97.637027
Population	255
Density	264.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57278
Area Code	605
County Seat	Clark
School District	Willow Lake School District 12-3

🌦 Goto Willow Lake Weather Page: Willow Lake, South Dakota — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Willow Lake, South Dakota

Willow Lake is a locality in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 255. The population density is 264.7 people per km². Willow Lake is located at 44.6275°N, 97.6370°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Willow Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57278.

Willow Lake occupies a wide, expansive stretch of prairie where the horizon pulls the sky downward to meet the earth in a thin, sharp line. It lies 31.8 miles southwest of Watertown, SD (from Watertown, SD: bearing 234°T), and is situated 33.8 miles east-northeast of Huron. The landscape around Willow Lake remains dominated by the quiet persistence of Mud Lake, a shallow basin that reflects the shifting hues of the daylight, turning from a bruised lavender at dawn to a pale, metallic silver by midday. Four miles away, the modest path of Redstone Creek carves a subtle, winding depression through the fields, providing a necessary vein of movement for the local flora. To the distant west, the faint, jagged silhouette of The Coteaus emerges only when the air is exceptionally clear, serving as a reminder of the geological theater that shapes the wider region.

Agriculture functions as the pulse of Willow Lake, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and harvesting of crops that stretch toward the edges of the township. The proximity of Willow Lake, the SREC, offers a preserved sanctuary of native grasses, allowing the original character of the plains to persist amidst the orderly rows of modern cultivation. History here is written in the endurance of the soil and the methodical labor of those who manage the grain elevators and supply stores that serve as the local anchors. Life in Willow Lake maintains a steady, deliberate pace, where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and the occasional stillness of the afternoon suggests a place that has long ago made its peace with the vastness of the surrounding horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Willow Lake (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 000° N
Clark County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 177° S
Dry Lake (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 345° N
Mcpeek (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 302° NW
Stadem Slough (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 098° E
Kingsbury County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 142° SE
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 193° S
Armed Services Memorial (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 098° E
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 099° E
Watertown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 31.2 mi, 047° NE
Dakotaland Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 238° SW
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 46.6 mi, 118° SE
Touchdown Jesus (Public Artwork) — 46.7 mi, 117° SE
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 48.7 mi, 152° SE
Prairie Village (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 151° SE
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 52.3 mi, 051° NE
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.9 mi, 014° N · 9,262 acres
Watson School (Historic Ruins) — 57.6 mi, 244° SW
Domsch School (Historic Ruins) — 60.1 mi, 246° SW
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 60.8 mi, 339° N
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 63.5 mi, 198° S
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 65.7 mi, 197° S
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 67.1 mi, 196° S
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 70.3 mi, 324° NW
Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 71.7 mi, 041° NE
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 73.1 mi, 052° NE · 23k acres

Latest News: Willow Lake

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News