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Big Sandy Texas Map

Explore Big Sandy, 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 Sandy, Texas

How to Use This Big Sandy, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.583752
Longitude	-95.108833
Population	1,231
Density	292.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	75755, 75797
Area Code	903
County Seat	Gilmer
School District	Big Sandy Independent School District

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About Big Sandy, Texas

Big Sandy is a locality in Upshur County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,231. The population density is 292.7 people per km². Big Sandy is located at 32.5838°N, 95.1088°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Big Sandy is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75755, 75797.

Big Sandy occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of Hills Creek, which carves its path through the damp, loamy earth nearby. It lies 19.3 miles northwest of Kilgore, TX (from Kilgore, TX: bearing 315°T), and is situated 19.6 miles northeast of Tyler. The regional light here possesses a heavy, amber quality at dusk, filtering through the dense loblolly pines to cast long, thin shadows across the forest floor. Three miles to the north, Pinnacle Mountain rises as a modest but distinct geological anchor, while the KLAMM Mitigation Bank sits two miles away, preserving a mosaic of wetlands and hardwoods that breathe against the encroaching humidity. Eight miles out, the surface of Lake Hawkins catches the sky, acting as a cool, reflective mirror for the surrounding piney woods that give the terrain its deep, verdant character.

Big Sandy emerged from the iron rails that once pulsed through the territory, serving as a vital junction that dictated the rhythm of local commerce and timber extraction. The economy remains tethered to the land and the modest industry that sustains it, carrying the legacy of a settlement that grew alongside the steady transit of goods. Life in Big Sandy moves with a deliberate, measured gait, where the historical memory of the depot and the trade routes lingers in the quietude of the streets. It is a place where the modern world feels distant, replaced by the persistent hum of insects in the brush and the subtle, enduring influence of a geography that has shaped every generation to walk its red-clay paths.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Ashley Phelps Home (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 007° N
KLAMM Mitigation Bank (Park) — 2.0 mi, 162° S
Upshur County (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 035° NE
Henry Ragtime Texas Thomas (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 271° W
Sabal Wetland Preserve (Park) — 2.7 mi, 140° SE
Old City Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 279° W
Garland P. Ferguson Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 102° E
Old Sabine Bottom Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 266° W
Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.0 mi, 245° SW
Tree of Life (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 337° NW
Lake Gilmer (Local Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 024° NE
Tyler State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 235° SW
Brickstreet Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.9 mi, 043° NE
Historic Upshur Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 044° NE
Kelsey Creek Sanctaury (Local Conservation Area) — 14.3 mi, 033° NE
Apache Adult Theater (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 197° S
Imminent Doom Haunted House (Theme Park) — 18.6 mi, 124° SE
Discovery Science Place (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 215° SW
Smith County Historical Society (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 215° SW
Tyler Museum of Art (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 210° SW
Cowan Center (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 204° SW
Wildlife Viewing Station #3 (Viewpoint) — 20.5 mi, 277° W
Longview Museum of Fine Arts (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 106° E
Times Square Grand Slam (Cinema) — 23.1 mi, 210° SW
Southwest Lifestyle Art Gallery (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 306° NW
Canoe Beach Ampatheater (Theatre) — 27.8 mi, 267° W
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park (State Park) — 32.1 mi, 002° N
Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.2 mi, 199° S · 16k acres
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.7 mi, 083° E · 15k acres
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 69.7 mi, 183° S · 161k acres

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