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Blue Ridge Texas Map

Explore Blue Ridge, 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 Blue Ridge, Texas

How to Use This Blue Ridge, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.298224
Longitude	-96.397688
Population	1,180
Density	408.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	76661, 75424
Area Code	325, 972, 469
County Seat	McKinney
School District	Blue Ridge Independent School District

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About Blue Ridge, Texas

Blue Ridge is a locality in Collin County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,180. The population density is 408.6 people per km². Blue Ridge is located at 33.2982°N, 96.3977°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Blue Ridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 76661, 75424.

Blue Ridge occupies a quiet expanse of North Texas where the prairie yields to the persistent reach of blackland soil. It lies 9.2 miles east-southeast of Anna, TX (from Anna, TX: bearing 113°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northeast of Princeton. Desert Creek meanders through the landscape just a mile away, its banks marked by the silver-gray bark of cottonwoods that lean into the humid, heavy air of late afternoon. To the west, the subtle rise of the Hays Hills breaks the horizon, offering a faint, jagged silhouette against the bruised purple of a gathering dusk. The light here has a way of thickening as the sun drops, turning the dry grasses of the fields into a sea of muted gold that seems to vibrate with the hum of cicadas.

Blue Ridge maintains a character rooted in the endurance of agrarian life, where the slow rotation of crops and the maintenance of fences define the rhythm of the weeks. While the modern world presses in from the south, the local economy remains anchored to the land, punctuated by the stillness of nearby Lavon Lake and the recreational quietude of the Lavon Recreation Area. Residents often look toward the Sister Grove Park Trail for a reprieve, walking paths that trace the edges of the wilder, wooded pockets of the region. Life in Blue Ridge is measured not by the frantic pace of the interstate, but by the way the wind shifts across the open plains, carrying the scent of damp earth and the promise of a long, clear night.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blue Ridge Methodist Church (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 161° S
George Washington Smith (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 353° N
Grounds Cemetery (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 348° N
Lavon Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 190° S
Peters Prairie (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 142° SE
Parkhill Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 106° E
Top Fun Ranch (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 299° NW
Adventure Camp (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 317° NW
Clymer Meadow Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 083° E
Sister Grove Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 199° S
Lavon Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 191° S
Skydive Spaceland Dallas (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 006° N
City Park Land (Local Park) — 12.5 mi, 235° SW
Van Alstyne Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 309° NW
Collin County Central Museum at the Old Post Office (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 241° SW
Last Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 241° SW
Bird blind (Viewpoint) — 15.7 mi, 232° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 264° W
Military Heritage Collection of North Texas (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 172° S
Allen Contemporary Theatre (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 226° SW
Deer Statue (Public Artwork) — 20.6 mi, 128° SE
The Attic (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 128° SE
Play Street Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 245° SW
Gamescape by Cinemark (Cinema) — 21.3 mi, 132° SE
Audie Murphy and Cotton Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 124° SE
Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 21.9 mi, 068° E · 18k acres
Caddo National Grassland-Ladonia (State Conservation Area) — 21.9 mi, 068° E
Bonham State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 041° NE
Moviehouse & Eatery McKinney (Cinema) — 22.1 mi, 238° SW
Ray Roberts Lake State Park (State Park) — 32.1 mi, 289° W

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