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Big Bend Texas Map

Explore Big Bend, 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 Big Bend, Texas

How to Use This Big Bend, Texas Map

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

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	Big Bend
State	Texas (TX)
County	Brewster County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.987864
Longitude	-103.728917
Population	180
Density	0.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	79852
Area Code	915
County Seat	Alpine

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About Big Bend, Texas

Big Bend is a locality in Brewster County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 0.5 people per km². Big Bend is located at 29.9879°N, 103.7289°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79852.

Big Bend stretches across an expansive high desert floor where the light at dusk bleeds into a bruised violet, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the horizon. It lies 147.4 miles south-southwest of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 210°T), and is situated 25.9 miles south of Alpine. The landscape is defined by the stark, vertical presence of Mitchell Mesa, which rises abruptly from the scrubland like a monolith of weathered stone, while the arid expanse of Walnut Draw cuts a shallow, pale scar through the earth nearby. Water is a rare, precious commodity here, though the modest flow of Goat Creek provides a vital, winding ribbon of sustenance for the hardy flora that clings to the limestone soil. The air remains thin and dry, carrying the faint, metallic scent of sun-baked dust and the quiet resilience of a land that refuses to soften under the relentless intensity of the midday sun.

Big Bend maintains a rhythm dictated by the demands of a rugged, isolated economy, where the history of ranching has evolved into a cautious stewardship of the surrounding wild. The proximity to the Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area serves as a reminder of the region’s commitment to preserving the delicate balance of desert life, keeping the pace of existence measured and deliberate. Life here is influenced by the intersection of generations who have learned to read the shifting colors of the mesa as a barometer for the coming weather, finding a spare, honest beauty in the sparse vegetation and the immense, unpolluted sweep of the night sky. Commerce is quiet and utilitarian, reflecting a culture that favors endurance and practical knowledge over the frantic accumulation of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 082° E
Paisano Pass (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 345° N
Site of Marfa Army Air Field (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 335° NW
Marfa Lights (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 335° NW
Ranga Theatres (Cinema) — 25.9 mi, 009° N
Granada Theatre (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 009° N
Museum of the Big Bend (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 010° N
Kokernot Park (Local Recreation) — 26.6 mi, 008° N
Big Bend Ranch State Park (State Park) — 26.8 mi, 232° SW
Sul Ross Desk (Viewpoint) — 26.9 mi, 011° N
Maintenant (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 326° NW
Sleeping Figure (Public Artwork) — 27.5 mi, 324° NW
Chinati Foundation (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 321° NW
Marfa and Presidio County Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 322° NW
Glitch Gallery (Gallery) — 28.3 mi, 322° NW
Midwestern State University Dalquest Desert Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 28.5 mi, 184° S
Casa Ramon (Historic Ruins) — 29.4 mi, 231° SW
Big Bend National Park (National Park) — 32.4 mi, 129° SE · 785k acres
Vasques House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 33.6 mi, 225° SW
Starlingua Ranch (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 150° SE
Christmas Mountains Ranch (Recreation Easement) — 38.9 mi, 159° S
Big Bend Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 40.2 mi, 123° SE · 577k acres
Davis Mountains State Park (State Park) — 43.0 mi, 345° N
Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 45.3 mi, 122° SE
Davis Mountains (Conservation Area) — 49.5 mi, 348° N
Davis Mountains Preserve (Conservation Area) — 50.7 mi, 336° NW
McDonald Observatory (Attraction) — 51.0 mi, 340° N
Overland Trail Museum (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 347° N
Neill Museum (Museum) — 51.0 mi, 347° N
Big Bend (Wilderness Study Area) — 51.9 mi, 183° S · 182 acres

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