Albany Texas Map
Explore Albany, 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 Albany, Texas
How to Use This Albany, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Albany, 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 Albany.
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 | Albany |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Shackelford County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.723452 |
| Longitude | -99.2973 |
| Population | 1,854 |
| Density | 456.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 76430 |
| Area Code | 254 |
| County Seat | Albany |
| School District | Albany Independent School District |
About Albany, Texas
Albany is a locality in Shackelford County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,854. The population density is 456.8 people per km². Albany is located at 32.7235°N, 99.2973°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Albany is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76430.Albany emerges from the expansive, sun-bleached plains of West Texas as a quiet sentinel of the high prairie. It lies 31.7 miles northeast of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 53°T), and is situated 23.1 miles west of Breckenridge. The North Fork Salt Prong Hubbard Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its presence marked by a thin line of hardy vegetation that contrasts against the vast, open sky. To the west, the silhouette of Round Hill rises as a singular, muted punctuation mark on the horizon, while the terrain itself remains a persistent stretch of rolling grasslands and scrub brush. The light here possesses a particular, sharp clarity, especially as the sun dips low, casting long, amber shadows that emphasize the subtle swells of the land and the dry, ancient texture of the soil.
Albany preserves its heritage through the preservation of its mid-century architecture and the enduring spirit of its ranching foundations. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of cattle and the quiet pulse of the oil industry, which have long defined the livelihood of the people here. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the landscape opens toward the wider reaches of the region, where the quiet solitude of places like Peeler Park offers a respite from the intensity of the summer heat. Life in Albany moves at a deliberate, measured pace, grounded by a cultural commitment to the arts and a deep-seated respect for the rugged, inland environment that shapes every aspect of the day-to-day experience.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- The Lynch Building (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 045° NE
- Texas Cattle Trail (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 162° S
- Lt. Col. William E. Dyess (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 138° SE
- Flying “A” Car Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 011° N
- The Old Jail Art Center (Arts Centre) — 5.3 mi, 295° NW
- Officer’s Quarters (Historic Ruins) — 14.7 mi, 015° N
- Breckenridge Aviation Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 084° E
- Fort Phantom Hill (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 256° W
- Swenson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 084° E
- Johnson Park (Local Recreation) — 23.3 mi, 251° W
- Callahan County Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 194° S
- Museum of Aircraft Perservation (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 090° E
- Sea Bee Park (Local Recreation) — 26.7 mi, 242° SW
- Jacob's Dream (Public Artwork) — 29.6 mi, 234° SW
- Elmer Gray Stadium (Stadium) — 29.7 mi, 234° SW
- Van Ellis Theatre (Theatre) — 30.6 mi, 236° SW
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 33.4 mi, 297° NW
- Ringling Lake Park (Local Park) — 33.5 mi, 126° SE
- Possum Kingdom State Park (State Park) — 42.7 mi, 079° E
- Abilene State Park (State Park) — 47.2 mi, 226° SW
- Roger R Fawcett Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 57.7 mi, 097° E
- McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 61.7 mi, 156° SE
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About This Albany Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Albany, Texas. Coordinates: 32.723452, -99.2973. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Albany includes the ZIP code (76430), telephone area code (254), county seat of Shackelford County (Albany), and school district assignment (Albany Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
