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About Buffalo, SD

Buffalo is a tiny ranching town of 278 people in remote northwestern South Dakota, about 20 miles from North Dakota. Take Highway 20 west from Lemmon or drive north from Rapid City via Belle Fourche. The historic wooden grain elevator stands as a prairie landmark visible for miles across the surrounding cattle country.

Where is Buffalo, SD on the map?

Buffalo, SD is in United States, at 45.586, -103.543 - about 37 km east of Camp Crook, SD.

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Camp Crook, SD23 mi 45 minBowman, ND46 mi 55 minBison, SD56 mi 1 h 25 minRhame, ND58 mi 1 h 15 minScranton, ND59 mi 1 h 10 minGascoyne, ND62 mi 1 h 15 minNewell, SD65 mi 1 h 35 minReeder, ND69 mi 1 h 25 minEkalaka, MT69 mi 2 h 20 minAmidon, ND70 mi 1 h 25 minMarmarth, ND73 mi 1 h 35 minBucyrus, ND77 mi 1 h 30 minHettinger, ND86 mi 1 h 40 minBaker, MT91 mi 2 h 5 minHaynes, ND96 mi 1 h 55 min

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What is the closest airport to Buffalo, SD?

The closest airport to Buffalo, SD is Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, 184 km (about 2 h 26 min by car).

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