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Barton Creek Texas Map

Explore Barton Creek, 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 Barton Creek, Texas

How to Use This Barton Creek, Texas Map

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

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	Barton Creek
State	Texas (TX)
County	Travis County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.285206
Longitude	-97.869175
Population	3,356
Density	264.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78735
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Austin
School District	Austin Independent School District

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About Barton Creek, Texas

Barton Creek is a locality in Travis County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,356. The population density is 264.4 people per km². Barton Creek is located at 30.2852°N, 97.8692°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78735.

Barton Creek carves a limestone path through the rugged terrain, where the Short Spring Branch feeds the cool, subterranean pulse of the land. It lies 6.4 miles south of Steiner Ranch, TX (from Steiner Ranch, TX: bearing 172°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west of Austin. The landscape surrounding Barton Creek is defined by the sharp, pale edges of Cretaceous rock and the dense, scrubby canopy of juniper and oak that clings to the arid soil. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Edwards Plateau marks the horizon, a reminder of the vast geologic shifts that shaped this interior expanse. Sunlight here has a distinct, brittle quality, bleaching the exposed stone to a stark white and casting long, indigo shadows across the floor of Hebbingston Hollow. Nearby, the quiet waters of Lake Austin offer a still contrast to the persistent, rhythmic movement of the springs that define the local hydrology.

Development in Barton Creek has long been dictated by the intersection of environmental preservation and the pressures of a growing regional economy. Residents often congregate at the Barton Creek West Park and Greenway, a space that serves as a vital anchor for those who value the interplay between the wilderness and modern life. While the area is far removed from the influence of any coastline, the local rhythm is sustained by a legacy of land stewardship, balancing the needs of commuters with the ecological fragility of the limestone aquifers. Those seeking a longer path through the brush often traverse the Gaines Creek Park Trail, where the air smells faintly of dry dust and crushed cedar. It is a place where the pace is measured not by industry, but by the slow, inevitable filtration of water through the bedrock, grounding the neighborhood in a quiet, enduring permanence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Barton Creek West Park and Greenway (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 290° W
Roberts-Teague Cemetery (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 310° NW
Barton Creek Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 109° E
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 304° NW
Hill of Life Falls (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 113° SE
Eanes-Marshall Ranch (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 085° E
Travis Country Greenway (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 148° SE
Sculpture Falls (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 121° SE
Artificial Chimney (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 058° NE
Westlake Community Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Arts Centre) — 3.2 mi, 101° E
Emma Long Metro Park (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 032° NE
Commons Ford Ranch Metro Park (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 336° NW
Eanes School and Chapel (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 094° E
Lake Pointe BCP Parcel (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 302° NW
Twin Falls (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 127° SE
Flip’N Art (Gallery) — 4.7 mi, 291° W
Regal Cinema Westgate 11 (Cinema) — 5.6 mi, 133° SE
Abundance (Public Artwork) — 5.7 mi, 096° E
Laguna Gloria Art Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 072° E
Jolin Lookout (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 098° E
Lake Travis Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 296° NW
Wally Workman Gallery (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 097° E
McLennon Pen Co. Gallery (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 098° E
TexARTS (Theatre) — 7.1 mi, 301° NW
Violet Crown Cinema (Cinema) — 7.3 mi, 101° E
McKinney Falls State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 127° SE
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.3 mi, 340° N · 43k acres
Pedernales Falls State Park (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 274° W

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