Fordham Colony, SD Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fordham Colony, South Dakota, shaded from 1,440 ft on the southwest side to 1,500 ft on the east side
Elevation
1,500 ft 455 m1,480 ft 455 m1,480 ft 450 m1,460 ft 445 m1,450 ft 440 m1,440 ft 440 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Fordham Colony sits at about 1,470 ft (450 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
1,470 ft 450 m
few residents
Lowest
1,440 ft 440 m
on the southwest side
Highest
1,500 ft 455 m
on the east side
Average
1,470 ft 450 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Fordham Colony spans about 60 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
1,470 ft450 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the east side
1,500 ft455 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the southwest side
1,440 ft440 m
Town center
USGS map point for Fordham Colony
1,480 ft450 m
Average of all land1,470 ft450 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.4 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Fordham Colony, South Dakota, shaded from 1,440 ft on the southwest side to 1,500 ft on the east side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Clark County, South Dakota, United States
Population
0 2020 Census
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Coordinates
44.7686° N, 97.9093° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
James River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
57258
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Lincoln Township, Clark County1,790 ft
  2. Darlington Township, Clark County1,750 ft
  3. Hague Township1,610 ft
  4. Logan Township, Clark County1,490 ft
  5. Fordham Township1,480 ft
  6. Fordham Colony1,470 ft
  7. Richland Township, Clark County1,450 ft
  8. Clark Colony1,420 ft
  9. Union Township, Spink County1,390 ft
  10. Capitola Township1,380 ft
  11. Hillside Colony1,380 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Fordham Colony is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones. All public domain.