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Winfred South Dakota Map

Explore Winfred, 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 Winfred, South Dakota

How to Use This Winfred, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.997197
Longitude	-97.362288
Population	38
Density	14.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57076
Area Code	605
County Seat	Madison
School District	Madison Central School District 39-2

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About Winfred, South Dakota

Winfred is a locality in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 38. The population density is 14.7 people per km². Winfred is located at 43.9972°N, 97.3623°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57076.

Winfred anchors the vast, open expanse of the eastern prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 35.4 miles southwest of Brookings, SD (from Brookings, SD: bearing 232°T), and is situated 12.4 miles west of Madison. The land here is defined by a quiet, rhythmic persistence, characterized by the dark, fertile soil that yields to the slow, deliberate currents of the East Fork Vermillion River just two miles away. Life in Winfred finds its mirror in the still, reflective surface of Lake Winfred, which holds the amber light of late afternoon with a singular, glassy clarity. To the west, the landscape holds its breath, waiting for the shadows of Macey Hill to lengthen across the plains, while the nearby Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd offers a sanctuary for the migratory pulse of the seasons.

Winfred emerged from the relentless labor of early settlers who understood the silent language of the plains and the necessity of the harvest. Today, the local economy remains tethered to the pulse of agriculture, with grain elevators standing as sentinels over a landscape governed by the cycles of planting and the heavy, golden promise of autumn. The pace of daily existence in Winfred follows the unforced cadence of the seasons, where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the dry, sweet tang of curing hay. There is a profound, stoic beauty in this persistence, a way of living that acknowledges the solitude of the prairie while finding common purpose in the endurance of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 122° SE
Miner County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 308° NW
Hageman Slough (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 356° N
Lake Henry (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 158° S
Lake Herman (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 095° E
The Prairie Village, Herman & Milwaukee Railroad (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 086° E
Prairie Village (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 086° E
Madison Veterans Honor Park (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 090° E
Bitter Lake (State Recreation Area) — 17.8 mi, 251° W
Fireman Statue (Public Artwork) — 27.3 mi, 092° E
Manchester Town Monument (Monument) — 31.3 mi, 326° NW
Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 34.9 mi, 137° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 35.3 mi, 052° NE
Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 37.2 mi, 243° SW
The Kiwanis Woodlot Monument (Monument) — 38.0 mi, 242° SW
Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 38.0 mi, 240° SW
Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 238° SW
McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 238° SW
Donald Christman Toy Museum (Museum) — 41.0 mi, 011° N
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 44.1 mi, 134° SE
Pettigrew Home & Museum (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 135° SE
Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce (Gallery) — 44.2 mi, 134° SE
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 44.2 mi, 134° SE
Orpheum Theater Center (Theatre) — 44.2 mi, 134° SE
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.8 mi, 293° NW · 484 acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.8 mi, 106° E · 12k acres
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 51.2 mi, 089° E · 302 acres

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