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Wolf Creek Colony South Dakota Map

Explore Wolf Creek Colony, 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 Wolf Creek Colony, South Dakota

How to Use This Wolf Creek Colony, South Dakota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wolf Creek Colony, 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 Wolf Creek Colony.

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.

CityWolf Creek Colony
StateSouth Dakota (SD)
CountyHutchinson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude43.347487
Longitude-97.623677
DensityN/A /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code57029
Area Code605
County SeatOlivet
School DistrictFreeman School District 33-1

About Wolf Creek Colony, South Dakota

Wolf Creek Colony is a locality in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. Wolf Creek Colony is located at 43.3475°N, 97.6237°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57029.

Wolf Creek Colony occupies a stretch of open, expansive prairie where the persistent flow of Wolf Creek carves a shallow, verdant artery through the otherwise flat, sun-bleached expanse of the South Dakota landscape. It lies 32.2 miles southeast of Mitchell, SD (from Mitchell, SD: bearing 141°T), and is situated 34.8 miles north-northwest of Yankton. The horizon remains broad and unbroken, save for the faint, jagged silhouette of Rocky Ridge rising in the far distance, while the nearby grasses of Walz offer a quiet sanctuary for wildlife amidst the agricultural grid. Light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the fields into sheets of burnished copper before the long, violet shadows of the plains eventually pull the world into a deep, resonant stillness.

Wolf Creek Colony maintains a distinct way of life rooted in communal industry and a disciplined adherence to traditional agrarian practices that prioritize self-sufficiency over the erratic pulse of modern markets. Residents cultivate the fertile soil with a rhythmic, seasonal focus, ensuring that the fields remain productive while the legacy of their forebears informs the quiet, deliberate pace of every task. While Lake Menno lies only six miles away, the focus of the inhabitants remains largely directed toward the immediate demands of their crops and the maintenance of their shared infrastructure. This dedication to a unified, collective labor creates an atmosphere of profound continuity, where the hum of machinery and the low murmur of communal life serve as the primary soundtrack to a day defined by purposeful, earth-bound work.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Walz (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 099° E
  • Hutchinson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 338° N
  • Hogrefe (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 301° NW
  • Brandt Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.9 mi, 195° S
  • Silverlake MB Church Monument (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 056° NE
  • Ulmer Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 14.7 mi, 163° S
  • Mccook County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.5 mi, 040° NE
  • Forsch Lake (State Recreation Area) — 20.9 mi, 015° N
  • South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 185° S
  • Hurley Center Avenue Mural (Public Artwork) — 27.3 mi, 099° E
  • Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 259° W
  • Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 321° NW
  • McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 320° NW
  • Davison County Memorial (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 322° NW
  • Ron and Sheilah Gates Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 32.3 mi, 322° NW
  • Home of the Second Corn Palace (Monument) — 32.3 mi, 322° NW
  • Cinema Magic (Cinema) — 33.4 mi, 160° S
  • Gavins Point (Viewpoint) — 34.1 mi, 174° S
  • Starlite Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 34.6 mi, 324° NW
  • Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 35.1 mi, 162° S · 870 acres
  • Riverside Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 160° S
  • Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.1 mi, 258° W · 2,043 acres
  • Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 41.4 mi, 062° NE
  • Niobrara State Park (State Park) — 45.5 mi, 208° SW
  • Ponca Tribe Museum (Museum) — 46.1 mi, 207° SW
  • Pettigrew Home & Museum (Museum) — 46.7 mi, 072° E
  • Creative Spirits (Arts Centre) — 47.0 mi, 073° E
  • Sioux Falls State Theatre (Theatre) — 47.0 mi, 073° E
  • Rehfeld's Art & Framing (Gallery) — 47.0 mi, 073° E
  • Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.5 mi, 242° SW · 2,165 acres

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About This Wolf Creek Colony Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wolf Creek Colony, South Dakota. Coordinates: 43.347487, -97.623677. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Wolf Creek Colony includes the ZIP code (57029), telephone area code (605), county seat of Hutchinson County (Olivet), and school district assignment (Freeman School District 33-1).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.