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Bailey's Prairie Texas Map

Explore Bailey's Prairie, 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 Bailey's Prairie, Texas

How to Use This Bailey's Prairie, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bailey's Prairie, 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 Bailey's Prairie.

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	Bailey's Prairie
State	Texas (TX)
County	Brazoria County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.149765
Longitude	-95.508623
Population	775
Density	42.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	77515
Area Code	281
County Seat	Angleton
School District	Angleton Independent School District

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About Bailey's Prairie, Texas

Bailey's Prairie is a locality in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 775. The population density is 42.8 people per km². Bailey's Prairie is located at 29.1498°N, 95.5086°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bailey's Prairie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 77515.

Bailey's Prairie unfolds as a wide, verdant expanse where the horizon stretches flat and unbroken under the vast Texas sky. It lies 4.8 miles west-southwest of Angleton, TX (from Angleton, TX: bearing 254°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-northwest of Lake Jackson. High grasses sway in a rhythmic, golden dance whenever the wind sweeps across the fields, carrying the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed hay. To the north, the gentle, serpentine path of Oyster Creek carves a slow course through the landscape, its banks shaded by dense thickets that offer a cool reprieve from the relentless afternoon glare. Just a few miles away, the quiet waters of Flag Pond mirror the shifting clouds, providing a serene sanctuary for local wildlife that gathers in the stillness of dawn. Within the borders of Prairie Park, the land retains an untouched quality, a preserved fragment of the wild, open plains that once defined the character of the region.

Bailey's Prairie bears the weight of a long heritage, tracing its origins to early settlers who recognized the fertility of this inland soil. Agriculture has defined the rhythm of life here for generations, with the economy rooted in the diligent cultivation of the land and the quiet persistence of rural industry. While the bustle of modern progress occasionally brushes against the edges of the perimeter, the pace of daily existence remains steady and deliberate, measured by the turning seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. Residents often look toward the distant silhouette of Nash Dome, a subtle reminder of the geological forces that shaped the earth beneath their feet long before the first homesteads were established. In this corner of the world, history is not merely a memory, but a constant presence found in the deep, dark soil and the enduring spirit of those who call Bailey's Prairie their home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prairie Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 262° W
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.8 mi, 001° N · 193k acres
"brit" Bailey Plantation (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 254° W
Munson Cemetery (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 254° W
James Briton "Brit" Bailey (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 254° W
Wgp (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 269° W
B. G. Peck Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 053° NE
Bates & Dickey Park (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 083° E
Fairgrounds Art Exhibition Center (Public Artwork) — 5.5 mi, 087° E
Fairgrounds Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 5.5 mi, 086° E
Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 154° SE
The Wildnerness (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 169° S
AMC Classic Brazos 14 (Cinema) — 7.5 mi, 156° SE
Columbia Historical Museum Association (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 267° W
Alden B. Dow Office Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 154° SE
Mamoth Lake Basin (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 147° SE
Sea Center Texas (Aquarium) — 9.9 mi, 157° SE
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.7 mi, 091° E · 140k acres
Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 208° SW
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 13.0 mi, 174° S
Hopper Stadium (Stadium) — 15.5 mi, 148° SE
Brazos Bend State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 344° N
Freeport Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 145° SE
Christmas Bay Coastal Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 18.7 mi, 113° SE
Fort Velasco (Historic Castle / Fort) — 19.1 mi, 139° SE
Alvin Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 043° NE
Site of Caney Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 24.5 mi, 238° SW
1930s George Cattle Complex (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 336° NW
Cowboy Barns and Working Pens (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 336° NW
Rail Car and Longhorn Pens (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 337° NW

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