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Wilmot South Dakota Map

Explore Wilmot, 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 Wilmot, South Dakota

How to Use This Wilmot, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.408573
Longitude	-96.85785
Population	432
Density	312.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57279
Area Code	605
County Seat	Sisseton
School District	Wilmot School District 54-7

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About Wilmot, South Dakota

Wilmot is a locality in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 432. The population density is 312.9 people per km². Wilmot is located at 45.4086°N, 96.8578°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilmot is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57279.

Wilmot emerges from the expansive, high-latitude prairie as a collection of sturdy, low-slung architecture anchored against the vastness of the South Dakota sky. It lies 37.3 miles north-northeast of Watertown, SD (from Watertown, SD: bearing 20°T), and is situated 17.0 miles northwest of Milbank. The horizon here is dominated by a relentless, open horizontal line, broken only by the thin, dark veins of shelterbelts and the modest rise of land that guides the North Fork Whetstone River as it meanders just a mile from the center. Light in this region possesses a crystalline, sharp quality, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun pulls long, violet shadows across the stubble of harvested fields and turns the prairie grass into a shimmering, brittle gold. A few miles away, the Roberts County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the silence is punctuated only by the sudden, heavy rush of wings, creating a sanctuary that feels as ancient and indifferent as the plains themselves.

Wilmot carries the quiet, persistent weight of agricultural cycles, where the economy remains tethered to the slow pulse of the grain harvest and the endurance of local livestock producers. The history of the settlement is etched into the grid of its streets and the resilience of its buildings, which have weathered decades of biting winters and the cyclical extremes of the continental climate. Residents often look toward the distant presence of Punished Womans Mound, a landmark that serves as a silent point of orientation for those who navigate the Big Coulee basin or travel the rural routes connecting the surrounding farms. Life in Wilmot moves with the deliberate, unadorned pace of a place that understands its own isolation, finding a steady, grounded rhythm in the seasonal shifts and the enduring labor of the people who call this landscape home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Roberts County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 039° NE
Osterloh (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 093° E
Mud Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 333° NW
Grant County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 179° S
Big Stone Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 049° NE
Big Stone Lake State Park (State Park) — 7.3 mi, 062° NE
Eastman (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 354° N
Hartford Beach (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 092° E
Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 9.6 mi, 093° E
Summit Lake (State Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 223° SW
Samuel J Brown State Monument (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 004° N
Lake Traverse (Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 000° N
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 140° SE
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 16.9 mi, 140° SE
Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 140° SE
Milbank Grist Mill (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 138° SE
Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.4 mi, 274° W · 9,262 acres
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 110° E
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.1 mi, 115° SE · 23k acres
Watertown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 36.1 mi, 205° SW
Lac qui Parle County Museum (Museum) — 42.6 mi, 131° SE
Arv Hus Museum (Museum) — 50.4 mi, 114° SE
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 50.6 mi, 302° NW
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 58.3 mi, 053° NE
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 60.1 mi, 273° W
Boyd House (Attraction) — 60.5 mi, 129° SE
HGC Eagle Carving (Public Artwork) — 65.2 mi, 162° S
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 71.9 mi, 057° NE
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 73.0 mi, 033° NE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 75.8 mi, 178° S

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