Watertown, SD Road Trips
Plan drives from Watertown, SD with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
1
Longest Drive
447.9 mi
Lead, SD
Quickest Drive
7h 40m
Lead, SD
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Good next legs if this city is only one stop in a longer road trip.
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Watertown, SD by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
22,859
Median Income
$62,721
Median Home Value
$212,300
Median Age
39.4
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Watertown, SD at a Glance
Founded
1879
Elevation
1,742 ft
Area
25 mi²
Notable People from Watertown, SD
A sampling of people born in Watertown, SD.
Kristi Noem
1971
American politician (born 1971)
Patrick Spencer Johnson
1938–2017
American writer
Dennis Koslowski
1959
Olympic wrestler
Monte Cook
1968
American writer and game designer
Lee Raymond
1938
American businessman
John Hamre
1950
American academic
Timmy Williams
1981
American comedian
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Watertown, SD.
John B. Hanten House
historic house in South Dakota, United States
Watertown Commercial Historic District
historic district in South Dakota, United States
Redlin Art Center
art gallery in Watertown, South Dakota, US
City data from Wikidata (Q1065503), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Watertown, SD
Watertown is a city in South Dakota.
1 Bramble Park Zoo, 800 10th St NW, ☏ +1 605 882-6269. 10AM-4PM, daily. (updated Apr 2021) 2 Redlin Art Center, 1200 33rd Street SE, ☏ +1 605 882-3877. Works by artist Terry Redlin. 3 Codington County Heritage Museum, 27 1st Ave SE, ☏ +1 605 886-7335. (updated Apr 2021)
1 Ramkota Hotel, 1901 9th Avenue SW, ☏ +1 605 886-8011, fax: +1 605 886-3667. 2 Best Western Watertown Inn And Suites, 3901 9th Ave Se, ☏ +1 605 882-3636.
1 Watertown Regional Airport (ATY IATA). Watertown Regional Airport has nonstop service to Minneapolis/St. Paul on Great Lakes Airlines. (updated Apr 2021) Watertown is served by Jefferson Lines.
Travel tips adapted from Watertown (South Dakota) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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