Pennington County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Basins 6
Capes 2
Falls 2
Flats 13
Forests 1
Gaps 5
Lakes 7
Pillars 2
Ranges 4
Ridges 12
Springs 45
Streams 86
Summits 84
Valleys 173
Cultural Features
Airports 12
Buildings 52
Canals 7
Cemeteries 14
Churches 4
Civil 36
Dams 78
Hospitals 6
Locales 158
Mines 154
Parks 17
Post Offices 10
Reserves 3
Reservoirs 28
Schools 71
Towers 10
Trails 10
Tunnels 1
Wells 2
Historical Features
Civil 1
Locales 38
Mines 5
Populated Places 10
Post Offices 7
Schools 1
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: South Dakota's National Historic Landmarks