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Welcome to Colonial Pine Hills ...

Colonial Pine Hills is located in Pennington County<1>.


The location of Colonial Pine Hills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


Colonial Pine Hills is 4,070 feet [1,241 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Colonial Pine Hills is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Colonial Pine Hills lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Colonial Pine Hills is within the (605) area code.

Communities near Colonial Pine Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Colonial Pine Hills.

  • Rapid City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Box Elder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
    • Box Elder is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Box Elder <4>
  • Rapid Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid Valley
    • Rapid Valley is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,260 people
  • Spokane ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spokane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
    • Spokane is located in Custer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,237 people
  • Summerset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hill City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <4>
  • Piedmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Siding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Siding
    • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
  • Murphy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 482 people
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Pennington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 447 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Colonial Pine Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colonial Pine Hills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Colonial Pine Hills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colonial Pine Hills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonial Pine Hills. See our Newspapers Page for Colonial Pine Hills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colonial Pine Hills ...

Looking for more information about Colonial Pine Hills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Colonial Pine Hills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Colonial Pine Hills.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Pine Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pennington County: www.co.pennington.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Pennington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colonial Pine Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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