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Bayou Vista Texas Map

Explore Bayou Vista, 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 Bayou Vista, Texas

How to Use This Bayou Vista, Texas Map

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

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	Bayou Vista
State	Texas (TX)
County	Galveston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.326347
Longitude	-94.938534
Population	1,763
Density	2147.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	77563
Area Code	281
County Seat	Galveston
School District	Texas City Independent School District

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About Bayou Vista, Texas

Bayou Vista is a locality in Galveston County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,763. The population density is 2147.3 people per km². Bayou Vista is located at 29.3263°N, 94.9385°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bayou Vista is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 77563.

Bayou Vista occupies a low-lying expanse of salt marsh and coastal flatlands where the horizon dissolves into the shimmering haze of the open coastline. It lies 3.5 miles southeast of La Marque, TX (from La Marque, TX: bearing 146°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west-northwest of Galveston. The landscape is defined by the intricate capillaries of the water, with Mud 12 Park anchoring the immediate terrain and offering a direct view into the tidal rhythms that dictate the pace of the day. Across the salt-crusted earth, the air remains heavy and thick with the brine of Jones Bay, which sits two miles to the east, while the nearby presence of Highland Bayou carves a slow, dark path through the sediment. The light here at dusk is singular, turning the grasses a bruised purple and casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Tiki Island.

Bayou Vista functions as a quiet residential enclave, its economy and daily life inextricably linked to the currents of the water and the seasonal influx of those seeking the coastal horizon. History lingers in the pilings of older structures and the way the community has adapted to the shifting edges of the wetlands, maintaining a resilience born of proximity to the tides. Life here moves in accordance with the tide charts, and the local character is shaped by a persistent, salt-worn practicality that eschews pretense. While the recreational lure of the Galveston Island State Park Trail lies nine miles away, the immediate surroundings favor the simple, rhythmic maintenance of docks and the patient observation of the coastal sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mud 12 Park (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 015° N
Bayou Vista City Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 062° NE
Highland Bayou Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 305° NW
Civil War Fortifications at Virginia Point (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 125° SE
Site Of Landmark Campbell's Bayou (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 125° SE
Paul's Union Church (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 339° N
Texas City Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 027° NE
Sweetwater Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 145° SE
Moody Gardens (Park) — 6.1 mi, 124° SE
Jack Brooks Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 293° NW
Carolyn Ehman Dance Academy (Arts Centre) — 7.2 mi, 130° SE
Galveston Island State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 189° S
Galveston Railroad Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 099° E
The Studio Experience (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 101° E
Galveston County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 100° E
Shark Attack 5D Theatee (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 106° E
Pier Pileup (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 107° E
Galveston Historic Seaport (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 097° E
Dolphin Tree Sculpture (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 099° E
"grandmother Reading To Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 9.7 mi, 098° E
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.5 mi, 272° W · 193k acres
Bayou Safari Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.7 mi, 297° NW
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.1 mi, 233° SW · 140k acres
Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 17.2 mi, 037° NE
Kids Space Place (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 328° NW
Bay Area Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 335° NW
Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 320° NW
Slocomb Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.3 mi, 336° NW

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