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Wounded Knee South Dakota Map

Explore Wounded Knee, 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 Wounded Knee, South Dakota

How to Use This Wounded Knee, South Dakota Map

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

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	Wounded Knee
State	South Dakota (SD)
County	Oglala Lakota County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	43.140544
Longitude	-102.365715
Population	364
Density	131.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	57794
Area Code	605
County Seat	Hot Springs
School District	Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1

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About Wounded Knee, South Dakota

Wounded Knee is a locality in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 364. The population density is 131.3 people per km². Wounded Knee is located at 43.1405°N, 102.3657°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 57794.

Wounded Knee occupies a stretch of high, windswept prairie where the horizon pulls away in every direction, marked primarily by the persistent, thin ribbon of Wounded Knee Creek that carves its path through the soil. It lies 75.8 miles south-southeast of Box Elder, SD (from Box Elder, SD: bearing 152°T), and is situated 12.5 miles northeast of Pine Ridge. The land here is defined by an austere, pale geometry, where the grasses turn to brittle gold under a sun that seems to bleach the very air of its color. To the west, the jagged, distant profile of Devils Backbone suggests a boundary beyond reach, while the vast, arid expanse toward Iron Cloud Canyon creates a sense of profound, unbroken silence. Even the light here possesses a heavy, singular clarity, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the subtle swells of the earth, a landscape that asks for little and offers a stark, quiet beauty to those who watch the dusk settle over the plains.

Wounded Knee remains a place where the weight of memory resides in the earth itself, anchoring the local identity to a profound and enduring narrative of struggle and resilience. The economy moves at a deliberate pace, tethered to the rhythms of the land and the endurance of the people who maintain their heritage amidst the challenging climate of the northern plains. While the proximity of Unknown Park provides a vast, protected space for the natural world to persist, the daily life of the locality is shaped by a deep connection to the history that precedes modern industry. Visitors and residents alike often look toward the rolling plains, where the legacy of the past informs the quiet persistence of the present, ensuring that the character of Wounded Knee remains distinct, unyielding, and deeply rooted in the soil that has seen so much.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wounded Knee cemetery (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 017° N
Wounded Knee Massacre Site (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 078° E
Red Cloud Heritage Center (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 249° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 12.1 mi, 229° SW
Oglala War Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 022° N
Shell Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.9 mi, 132° SE
Scamahorn Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 160° S
Metcalf Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.5 mi, 217° SW
AH-1 Cobra Helicopter (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 161° S
Badlands National Park (National Park) — 29.5 mi, 001° N · 111k acres
Sheridan County Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 189° S
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (National Grassland) — 33.5 mi, 253° W · 587k acres
Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.8 mi, 097° E · 33k acres
Heritage Center II (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 208° SW
Heritage Center I (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 208° SW
Nebraska National Forest (National Forest) — 37.4 mi, 231° SW · 141k acres
Sunday Matinee (Cinema) — 38.6 mi, 236° SW
Red Shirt Table Overlook (Viewpoint) — 38.7 mi, 318° NW
Dawes County Historical Museum (Museum) — 40.9 mi, 234° SW
Badlands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 42.1 mi, 359° N · 62k acres
Cowboy Artwork (Public Artwork) — 44.0 mi, 274° W
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 46.9 mi, 027° NE
Pine Ridge National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 50.1 mi, 229° SW · 6,651 acres
Prairie Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 51.2 mi, 027° NE
Roberts Prairie Dog Town (Attraction) — 52.9 mi, 003° N
Oglala National Grassland (National Grassland) — 53.8 mi, 253° W · 95k acres
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 54.1 mi, 282° W · 1.3M acres
Creston Dinosaur (Attraction) — 55.8 mi, 343° N
Wind Cave National Park (National Park) — 58.1 mi, 303° NW · 34k acres
Art House (Gallery) — 59.6 mi, 290° W

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