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Wood South Dakota Map

Explore Wood, 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 Wood, South Dakota

How to Use This Wood, South Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.496943
Longitude	-100.477358
Population	41
Density	64.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	57585
Area Code	605
County Seat	White River
School District	White River School District 47-1

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About Wood, South Dakota

Wood is a locality in Mellette County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 41. The population density is 64.4 people per km². Wood is located at 43.4969°N, 100.4774°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57585.

Wood emerges from the expansive, sun-bleached prairie as a quiet congregation of structures caught between the rhythmic persistence of Butte Creek and the vast, unyielding horizon. It lies 60.5 miles south of Pierre, SD (from Pierre, SD: bearing 186°T), and is situated 32.1 miles west-northwest of Winner. The earth here is a palette of tawny grasses and deep, iron-rich soil, where the wind carries the dry, herbaceous scent of sagebrush across the open plains. To the southwest, the silhouette of Rattlesnake Butte breaks the monotony of the flatlands, a solitary guardian that seems to hold the sky aloft as the afternoon light bleeds into a bruised, golden violet. The air possesses a crystalline clarity, sharpened by the absence of heavy timber, allowing the smallest movement of a hawk or the distant shift of cloud shadows to command the eye’s full attention.

Wood maintains a steady, deliberate pace, rooted in the seasonal cycles of cattle ranching and the stubborn endurance of dryland agriculture that has defined the region for generations. Life here is measured by the requirements of the herd and the unpredictable temperament of the rain, a reality that renders the local economy as rugged and lean as the landscape itself. While the quiet solitude of the surrounding country remains its most enduring trait, the proximity of Antelope Lake provides a subtle, reflective counterpoint to the dust-heavy heat of midsummer. Residents navigate their days with a pragmatic grace, honoring a history built on the resilience of homesteaders who looked out at this immense, treeless expanse and chose to stay.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Millette County Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 291° W
Shirley Brown (State Conservation Area) — 21.0 mi, 075° E
Ideal Wetland (State Conservation Area) — 22.1 mi, 082° E
Little Dog Ear Lake (State Recreation Area) — 27.3 mi, 127° SE
Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll (Monument) — 29.5 mi, 337° NW
Tripp County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 32.3 mi, 105° E
Fort Pierre National Grassland (National Grassland) — 33.9 mi, 010° N · 116k acres
Dog Ear Lake (State Recreation Area) — 36.1 mi, 128° SE
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.0 mi, 178° S · 38k acres
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 39.0 mi, 178° S · 4,631 acres
Smith Falls State Park (State Park) — 42.3 mi, 169° S
Lulu the T-Rex (Public Artwork) — 42.4 mi, 310° NW
Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest (National Forest) — 53.4 mi, 202° S · 116k acres
Grandview School (Historic Ruins) — 54.3 mi, 074° E
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 56.0 mi, 291° W · 587k acres
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 57.1 mi, 246° SW · 33k acres
Snake River Falls (Attraction) — 59.9 mi, 199° S
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 60.3 mi, 006° N
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 60.3 mi, 070° E
South Dakota Hall of Fame (Museum) — 60.4 mi, 070° E
Cultural Heritage Center (Museum) — 60.9 mi, 006° N
State Theatre and Video (Cinema) — 61.3 mi, 069° E
Snake Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 64.6 mi, 005° N
Crow Creek Site (Registered Battlefield) — 66.2 mi, 059° NE
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 67.5 mi, 184° S · 15k acres
Sellors-Barton Museum (Museum) — 72.4 mi, 154° SE
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 75.5 mi, 284° W
South Dakota Tractor Museum (Museum) — 77.7 mi, 077° E

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