Explore Aquilla, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Aquilla, 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 Aquilla.
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 | Aquilla |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Hill County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.851548 |
| Longitude | -97.218064 |
| Population | 101 |
| Density | 138.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 76622 |
| Area Code | 325 |
| County Seat | Hillsboro |
| School District | Aquilla Independent School District |
Aquilla occupies a quiet expanse of North Central Texas, where the flat, sun-bleached plains meet the subtle, irregular creases of the surrounding prairie. It lies 18.9 miles north-northwest of Bellmead, TX (from Bellmead, TX: bearing 340°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-northwest of West. The landscape is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Dead Horse Creek, which carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, offering a thin ribbon of shade and moisture to the surrounding fields. Three miles away, the expansive surface of Aquilla Lake reflects the wide, pale sky, acting as a cooling anchor for the region’s dry, heavy heat. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Brushy Knob rises twenty-four miles to the west, a solitary reminder of the earth’s varied elevation in an otherwise level horizon. The air here holds a distinct, parched sweetness, particularly in the late afternoon when the light turns a deep, bruised gold and settles over the tall, unkempt grasses.
Aquilla maintains a deliberate, measured pace of life, rooted in a history of agrarian resilience that continues to shape the local economy. Much of the daily activity revolves around the rhythms of the land, with the nearby Aquilla Recreation Area providing a space for those who seek the quietude of the open fields or the stillness of the water. While the pace feels distant from the frantic energy of larger hubs, the residents hold a quiet pride in the simple infrastructure of their surroundings, often traveling toward the Lake Whitney State Park Hiking Trail when they desire a longer passage through the timber and scrub. The identity of Aquilla remains tied to this interior geography, a place where the work of the day is measured by the length of shadows on the fence line and the slow movement of the creek as it sustains the life of the plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Aquilla, Texas. Coordinates: 31.851548, -97.218064. 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 Aquilla includes the ZIP code (76622), telephone area code (325), county seat of Hill County (Hillsboro), and school district assignment (Aquilla 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. |