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Bishop Texas Map

Explore Bishop, 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 Bishop, Texas

How to Use This Bishop, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	27.586144
Longitude	-97.799164
Population	3,174
Density	508.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78343
Area Code	830
County Seat	Corpus Christi
School District	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District

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About Bishop, Texas

Bishop is a locality in Nueces County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,174. The population density is 508.1 people per km². Bishop is located at 27.5861°N, 97.7992°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bishop is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78343.

Bishop defines the horizon through a flat, expansive reach of South Texas plains where the sky holds an immense, pale clarity that dwarfs the structures below. It lies 6.0 miles northeast of Kingsville, TX (from Kingsville, TX: bearing 36°T), and is situated 16.2 miles south-southwest of Robstown. Carreta Creek carves a quiet, unassuming path through the landscape, its presence marked by the thick, tangled brush that clings to the margins of the earth. In the quiet hours, the light flattens against the tall grasses, turning the fields into a muted palette of amber and dusty green. Bishop City Park serves as the central anchor for the landscape, offering a small, deliberate gathering of trees that stand in stark contrast to the vast, open agriculture that defines the surrounding territory.

Railroads and the steady hum of industrial activity provided the original momentum for Bishop, tethering its growth to the movement of goods across the inland plains. The economy remains deeply rooted in the soil and the specialized labor that keeps the region’s machinery turning, reflecting a culture that values endurance and the cyclical nature of harvest. Life moves with a pragmatic, unadorned pace, punctuated by the seasonal demands of the fields and the distant, constant presence of Tranquitas Lake, which sits far enough away to remain a quiet, peripheral feature of the geography. There is a particular, heavy stillness here when the heat rises from the asphalt, a reminder of a place that is shaped not by grand spectacle, but by the persistent, quiet work of those who occupy the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

St. John Lutheran Church (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 137° SE
First Baptist Church of Bishop (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 146° SE
Bishop City Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 194° S
St. Paul Lutheran Church and School (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 115° SE
Amistad Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 291° W
1904 Train Depot Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 222° SW
Rio 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 6.5 mi, 204° SW
John E Conner Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 228° SW
L. E. Ramey Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 197° S
Dick Kleberg Park (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 204° SW
South Pasture Research Facility (Recreation Easement) — 9.1 mi, 213° SW
Violet Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 011° N
Bulldog Stadium (Stadium) — 15.3 mi, 001° N
South Texas Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 304° NW
Lake Findley (Local Conservation Area) — 21.3 mi, 312° NW
St. John Paul II Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.1 mi, 069° E
Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 179° S
Mesquite Street Comedy Club (Theatre) — 28.7 mi, 059° NE
K Space Contemporary (Gallery) — 28.8 mi, 059° NE
Robert E. Salle Observation Pavilion (Viewpoint) — 29.3 mi, 058° NE
Fan Pavillion (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 057° NE
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 29.7 mi, 118° SE · 262k acres
Lake Corpus Christi State Park (State Park) — 32.7 mi, 352° N
Mustang Island State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 36.8 mi, 084° E
Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation (Nature Reserve) — 42.9 mi, 030° NE
Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 46.2 mi, 047° NE
WWII Bunker Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 48.7 mi, 069° E
Rialto Theater (Theatre) — 56.5 mi, 003° N
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.5 mi, 051° NE · 298k acres
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.3 mi, 178° S · 277k acres

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