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Alma Texas Map

Explore Alma, 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 Alma, Texas

How to Use This Alma, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alma, 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 Alma.

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	Alma
State	Texas (TX)
County	Ellis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	32.276227
Longitude	-96.543181
Population	373
Density	27.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	75119
Area Code	214, 469
County Seat	Waxahachie
School District	Ennis Independent School District

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About Alma, Texas

Alma is a locality in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 373. The population density is 27.9 people per km². Alma is located at 32.2762°N, 96.5432°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alma is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75119.

Alma sits upon a expanse of open, sun-bleached prairie where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Rainbow Ridge. It lies 5.5 miles east-southeast of Ennis, TX (from Ennis, TX: bearing 123°T), and is situated 19.0 miles east-southeast of Waxahachie. The land around Alma slopes gently toward the quiet, meandering path of Burns Branch, a waterway that marks the rhythm of the seasons as it carves through the silt and clay of the plains. During the long, golden afternoons, the light here takes on a heavy, honeyed quality, casting elongated shadows across the tall grasses that sway with a persistent, dry wind. Four miles to the north, the waters of Reservoir Number One Hundred Twentyone C provide a stillness that contrasts with the constant motion of the prairie sky, offering a place where the heat of the day seems to collect and dissipate in the cooling air.

History in Alma remains tied to the cycles of the soil and the quiet persistence of those who worked the land long before modern industry shifted the local pulse. While the economy largely follows the quiet demands of agriculture and regional commerce, the character of the place is defined by a deep, unspoken attachment to the open space that surrounds every porch and fence line. Residents often find their way toward the paths of Fairview Park to observe the changing colors of the brush, or they follow the Tonkawa Trail when the temperature breaks, tracing the same routes that have long defined the local geography. Life in Alma moves with the measured pace of the seasons, valuing a certain independence that comes from living where the sky is the most prominent feature of the day, and where the land demands a patient, observant kind of stewardship.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rice Cemetery (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 116° SE
Haynie Memorial Methodist Church (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 130° SE
Ennis Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 282° W
The Fortson Family (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 134° SE
Fairview Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 304° NW
Bardwell Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 258° W
Bardwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 255° W
Lake Clark Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 298° NW
Ennis Kachina Prairie (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 300° NW
Pioneer Village of Navarro County (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 162° S
Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 13.4 mi, 174° S
Pearce Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 169° S
Waxahachie Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 18.1 mi, 300° NW
Richard Ellis Statue (Public Artwork) — 19.3 mi, 293° NW
Roundabout Stage (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 286° W
Falconry Stage (Theatre) — 21.0 mi, 286° W
Bruco, The Texas Italian Caterpillar (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 256° W
Oldest Wilmer Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 349° N
Old Maypearl Depot (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 275° W
Snake Encounters (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 325° NW
Purtis Creek State Park (State Park) — 31.5 mi, 080° E
Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 31.8 mi, 125° SE
Cedar Hill Museum of History (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 313° NW
Hometown Cinema (Cinema) — 33.1 mi, 027° NE
Cedar Hill State Park (State Park) — 34.0 mi, 309° NW
Talala Overlook (Viewpoint) — 35.0 mi, 312° NW
SwCC Entrance Sign (Attraction) — 35.1 mi, 025° NE
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.7 mi, 115° SE · 16k acres

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