Welcome to Red Owl ...

Red Owl is located in Meade County<1>.

Red Owl is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Red Owl is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Red Owl lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Red Owl (for example, toward Red Scaffold), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Red Owl: 605

Communities near Red Owl ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Owl.

• White Owl
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Owl
  • White Owl is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Owl <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to White Owl
  • From Red Owl to White Owl
• Opal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Opal is located in Meade County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 30 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Opal
  • From Red Owl to Opal
• Fairpoint
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpoint
  • Fairpoint is located in Meade County
• Enning
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enning
  • Enning is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enning <3>
• Union Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  • Union Center is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Center <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union Center
  • From Red Owl to Union Center
• Marcus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Marcus is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marcus
  • From Red Owl to Marcus
• Cedar Canyon
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Canyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyon
  • Cedar Canyon is located in Meade County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Canyon
  • From Red Owl to Cedar Canyon
• Howes
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
  • Howes is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howes <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Howes
  • From Red Owl to Howes
• Elm Springs
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
  • Elm Springs is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elm Springs
  • From Red Owl to Elm Springs
• Mud Butte
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Butte
  • Mud Butte is located in Meade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mud Butte <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mud Butte
  • From Red Owl to Mud Butte

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 Red Owl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Owl.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Owl. See our Newspapers Page for Red Owl.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Owl ...

Looking for more information about Red Owl? 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 Red Owl, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red Owl.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

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