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Aiken Texas Map

Explore Aiken, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Aiken, Texas

How to Use This Aiken, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Aiken, Texas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Texas or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Aiken.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Aiken
State	Texas (TX)
County	Shelby County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.6899
Longitude	-94.332147
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	79241, 79221, 75935
Area Code	903, 806
County Seat	Center

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About Aiken, Texas

Aiken is a locality in Shelby County, Texas, United States. Aiken is located at 31.6899°N, 94.3321°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 79241, 79221, 75935.

Aiken exists as a quiet confluence of East Texas woodland and open field, where the air holds the heavy, sweet scent of damp pine needles and warming earth. It lies 19.9 miles east-northeast of Nacogdoches, TX (from Nacogdoches, TX: bearing 72°T), and is situated 11.6 miles southwest of Center. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, though the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Matlock Hills suggest a ruggedness far beyond the immediate, gentle slopes that define the local topography. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Pinkston Reservoir mirror the passing clouds, while the nearby banks of Dean Creek offer a persistent, rhythmic trickle that marks the steady pulse of the landscape. Within the boundaries of Sandy Creek Park, the trees stand in orderly, ancient ranks, their branches catching the slanted, amber light of late afternoon to cast long, thin shadows across the forest floor.

Aiken carries the weight of a legacy built upon the soil and the persistent labor of those who first cleared the timber to make way for homesteads and commerce. The local economy remains anchored to the land, reflecting a history of agriculture and forestry that has shaped the character of the people who reside here. Life in Aiken moves with an observant, deliberate pace, where the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest are felt more keenly than the frantic ticking of a clock. There is a profound stillness in the way the local daily routine unfolds, punctuated by the occasional sound of a truck on a distant road or the rustle of wind through the brush, revealing a place that values the steady, quiet endurance of its own small, significant history.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Excelsior Common School No. 47 (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 249° W
Sandy Creek Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 347° N
Milton Irish (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 038° NE
John Balch (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 212° SW
Center Municipal Park (Local Recreation) — 10.7 mi, 043° NE
Shelby County Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 051° NE
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 14.4 mi, 112° E · 161k acres
Angelina National Forest (National Forest) — 15.0 mi, 176° S · 154k acres
San Augustine County Historical Foundation Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 130° SE
Ezekiel Cullen Home Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 130° SE
Sam Rayburn Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 19.2 mi, 177° S
Cole Art Center at The Old Opera House (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 253° W
Sam Rayburn Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 20.5 mi, 177° S
Bannister Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.1 mi, 170° S
Turkey Hill Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.3 mi, 161° S · 5,536 acres
North Toledo Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.6 mi, 054° NE
Pickering Lumber Company mill? (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 043° NE
Panola County Historical Museum and Library (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 359° N
Pony Statue (Public Artwork) — 32.4 mi, 357° N
Carmike Cinema Lufkin Mall 9 (Cinema) — 34.8 mi, 222° SW
North Toledo Bend State Park (State Park) — 35.2 mi, 104° E
Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum (Museum) — 37.3 mi, 130° SE
Upland Island Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 38.7 mi, 185° S · 13k acres
Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari (Attraction) — 44.5 mi, 291° W
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 45.2 mi, 030° NE
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.3 mi, 058° NE · 30k acres
Toledo Dam Vista LA (Viewpoint) — 56.3 mi, 127° SE
Jasper Bulldog Stadium (Stadium) — 56.3 mi, 160° S
Imminent Doom Haunted House (Theme Park) — 59.5 mi, 330° NW
Burr's Ferry (Registered Battlefield) — 64.5 mi, 132° SE

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