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Blanco Texas Map

Explore Blanco, 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 Blanco, Texas

How to Use This Blanco, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.097986
Longitude	-98.42141
Population	1,682
Density	186.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78606
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Johnson City
School District	Blanco Independent School District

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About Blanco, Texas

Blanco is a locality in Blanco County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,682. The population density is 186.2 people per km². Blanco is located at 30.0980°N, 98.4214°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Blanco is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78606.

Blanco draws its character from the cool, limestone-filtered currents of the Blanco River that carve a steady path through the terrain. It lies 18.1 miles north-northwest of Canyon Lake, TX (from Canyon Lake, TX: bearing 328°T), and is situated 19.2 miles west-northwest of Woodcreek. The landscape surrounding Blanco unfolds in a series of sun-bleached shelves and dense thickets of juniper and oak, terrain that remains a distant echo of the rugged Edwards Plateau rising far to the west. A quiet stillness hangs over the land, broken only by the thin, metallic song of cicadas in the heat or the occasional rustle of dry grasses. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the shade of Blanco State Park, where the water runs clear over rocky beds, or wandering the Blanco State Park Trail that winds through the quiet riparian corridor. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir reflects the shifting sky, a mirror for the vast, open expanse that stretches toward the horizon.

History in Blanco is etched into the weathered facades of its old stone buildings, silent witnesses to a legacy of ranching and the slow, deliberate work of the land. The economy has long relied on the bounty of the soil and the resilient spirit of those who manage the local livestock, though the modern rhythm of the place now balances these traditional roots with a steady, modest commerce. Beyond the center of the grid, the land dips toward The Cove, where the shadows grow long and purple as the sun retreats behind the cedar-studded ridges. Life in Blanco moves with the measured pace of the seasons, a place where the air carries the scent of dry earth and cedar, and the evening light settles with a heavy, golden grace upon the limestone streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Home County of Pioneer Leader Joseph Wilson Baines (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 064° NE
Old Blanco County Courthouse (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 214° SW
Adrian Edwards Conn Home (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 230° SW
Blanco State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 142° SE
Blanco Narrows (Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 111° E
Nicholson Ranch Preserve (Local Recreation) — 10.1 mi, 080° E
Inspiring Oaks (Park) — 11.0 mi, 104° E
Pedernales River Nature Park (Local Park) — 12.5 mi, 006° N
Canyon Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 157° SE
Canyon Lake (Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 164° S
Reptilandia (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.6 mi, 006° N
Storm Ranch (Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 091° E
Pedernales Falls State Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 037° NE
LBJ Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 309° NW
Guadalupe River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.1 mi, 195° S
Honey Creek State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.3 mi, 191° S
El Rancho Cima (Park) — 17.2 mi, 127° SE
Nature Center (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 104° E
River Overlook (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 037° NE
Hill Country Overlook (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 037° NE
Pound House Historical Farmstead (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 071° E
James C. Curry Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 21.9 mi, 142° SE
Texas Rangers Heritage Center (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 292° W
The Whisky Vault (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 083° E
Fort Martin Scott Historic Site (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 292° W
Agricultural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 226° SW
Gazebo for Albert Steves (Public Artwork) — 29.2 mi, 252° W
Lake Travis Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 31.3 mi, 060° NE
TexARTS (Theatre) — 31.6 mi, 058° NE
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.6 mi, 040° NE · 43k acres

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