Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lake Preston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Preston and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Preston

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Lake Preston:
  • 44.361053, -97.373167
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lake Preston

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Kingsbury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Kingsbury County
  • Since Lake Preston is near Miner County and also Brookings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Miner County
  • eBird sighting report for Brookings County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Preston ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Badger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Badger is located in Kingsbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <1>
• Bruce
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Bruce is located in Brookings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <1>
• Carthage
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Miner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
• Erwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Erwin is located in Kingsbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <1>
• Howard
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Miner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <1>
• Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
  • Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
• Stone Bridge
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
  • Stone Bridge is located in Hamlin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
• Success ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Success is located in Clark County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,741 people
• Willow Lake
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
  • Willow Lake is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Lake <1>

How Far From Lake Preston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Lake Preston to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lake Preston and extending to:

• De Smet, which is the Seat of Kingsbury County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lake Preston to Pierre, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,111 miles [1,788 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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