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Barrett Texas Map

Explore Barrett, 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 Barrett, Texas

How to Use This Barrett, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.865415
Longitude	-95.052461
Population	5,223
Density	315.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	77532
Area Code	281
County Seat	Houston
School District	Crosby Independent School District

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About Barrett, Texas

Barrett is a locality in Harris County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,223. The population density is 315.5 people per km². Barrett is located at 29.8654°N, 95.0525°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77532.

Barrett occupies a low-lying expanse of the Texas coastal plain where the humidity clings to the skin like a damp wool blanket. It lies 7.8 miles north-northeast of Channelview, TX (from Channelview, TX: bearing 23°T), and is situated 9.6 miles northeast of Cloverleaf. The landscape is defined by a heavy, quiet stillness, interrupted only by the slow, brackish crawl of Jackson Bayou as it snakes through the marshy terrain toward the nearby salt air. To the north, the gentle, artificial basin of Highlands Reservoir holds a mirror to the vast, gray-blue sky, while the distant, singular rise of Barbers Hill breaks an otherwise flat horizon. Sunlight here has a peculiar quality, thickening into a golden syrup as it filters through the humid haze of late afternoon, illuminating the tall grasses that sway in the persistent sea breeze.

Barrett emerged from the ambition of post-emancipation settlers who sought autonomy on this fertile, challenging ground, creating a legacy that remains etched into the local character. While the economy has long leaned into the industrial rhythms of the surrounding region, the daily pulse of the area remains tethered to the land and the nearby waterways. Residents find a familiar refuge at Riley Chambers Park, a green sanctuary that serves as a quiet counterpoint to the distant hum of commerce. Beyond the reach of the bustling transit lines, the slow drift of the tides near Diamond Island and the steady, unseen currents of Old River define the perimeter of a life lived in accordance with the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Drew Elementary (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 274° W
White Cemetery (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 210° SW
Riley Chambers Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 278° W
Harrison Barrett (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 304° NW
Humphrey Jackson (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 319° NW
Allison Peirce Wetlands Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 203° SW
Kathryn J Whitmire Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 202° S
Kaminski Park (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 172° S
Highlands Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 170° S
Baytown Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 107° E
Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 268° W
Park (Park) — 5.7 mi, 225° SW
Tracey's Theatre (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 181° S
Ingenia Polymers Houston (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 216° SW
Proctor Museum of Natural Science (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 236° SW
Kinder Morgan Coal Terminal (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 216° SW
Baytown Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 151° SE
Cedar Bayou Stadium (Stadium) — 10.4 mi, 138° SE
Barbers Hill-Mont Belvieu Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 093° E
Eagle Springs Eagle Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.3 mi, 311° NW
The Crib (Historic Castle / Fort) — 13.7 mi, 149° SE
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.8 mi, 074° E · 58k acres
Pasadena Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 221° SW
United States Armed Forces Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 249° W
Slocomb Auditorium (Theatre) — 14.6 mi, 194° S
Houston Grand Prix (Theme Park) — 15.7 mi, 284° W
Aquarium (Aquarium) — 16.3 mi, 288° W
Velasco Street Incinerator (Historic Ruins) — 18.5 mi, 247° SW
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.1 mi, 126° SE · 113k acres
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 32.9 mi, 346° N · 163k acres

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