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Boys Ranch Texas Map

Explore Boys Ranch, 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 Boys Ranch, Texas

How to Use This Boys Ranch, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	35.531436
Longitude	-102.254084
Population	173
Density	41.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	79010
Area Code	806
County Seat	Vega
School District	Channing Independent School District

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About Boys Ranch, Texas

Boys Ranch is a locality in Oldham County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 41.8 people per km². Boys Ranch is located at 35.5314°N, 102.2541°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79010.

Boys Ranch occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the high plains of the Texas Panhandle stretch toward a horizon that seems to retreat with every step. It lies 28.0 miles southwest of Dumas, TX (from Dumas, TX: bearing 214°T), and is situated 32.0 miles northwest of Amarillo. Tascosa Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth here, its banks often dry and lined with the brittle, grey skeletons of cottonwoods that have long contended with the relentless wind. Three miles from the living quarters, Bull Tubs Tank holds the sky in its quiet, still surface, reflecting the intense, unfiltered light that clarifies every blade of buffalo grass and every jagged ridge of the distant, crumbling slopes of Rotten Hill. The air carries a thin, sharp clarity, smelling of dry dust and the faint, metallic tang of the earth, a landscape that demands a stubborn resilience from everything rooted within its reach.

Boys Ranch functions as a living legacy of institutional purpose, built upon the ghost of old Tascosa, a settlement once defined by the lawless energy of the frontier. The economy here serves a singular, focused mission of education and stewardship, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the maintenance of livestock and the steady, repetitive tasks of agricultural life. Beyond the immediate grounds, the rugged, broken terrain of Rock Canyon fractures the monotony of the plains, providing a stark reminder of the geological violence that shaped this region long before the first fences were strung. Life at Boys Ranch persists as a quiet negotiation between the unforgiving demands of the climate and the enduring intent to provide a sanctuary, maintaining a steady, disciplined pace that mirrors the slow turning of the seasons across the open prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tascosa (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 286° W
Marshall Cator (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 206° SW
Boot Hill Cemetery (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 265° W
Old Tascosa (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 287° W
Magnolia Gas Station (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 206° SW
DOTS Mini Museum Route 66 (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 207° SW
Milburn Price Culture Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 207° SW
Oldham County Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 207° SW
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 22.9 mi, 100° E · 41k acres
The Art Center (Gallery) — 26.7 mi, 036° NE
Cadillac Ranch (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 148° SE
Second Amendment Cowboy (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 146° SE
Canadian River Cattle Ranch (Conservation Area) — 28.7 mi, 266° W
Ross Rogers (Local Recreation) — 30.0 mi, 130° SE
Scene One Westgate Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 30.2 mi, 143° SE
Thingology (Gallery) — 30.6 mi, 136° SE
Raburn Studio, Inc (Gallery) — 30.8 mi, 136° SE
Cinergy Movies (Cinema) — 31.4 mi, 146° SE
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (National Monument) — 31.8 mi, 085° E · 1,080 acres
John S Stiff Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 31.8 mi, 144° SE
McKinley School (Historic Ruins) — 32.0 mi, 134° SE
Ellwood Park Stage (Theatre) — 32.3 mi, 134° SE
Harrington House (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 135° SE
Southeast Regional Park (Local Park) — 35.4 mi, 135° SE
Lake Rita Blanca Park (Local Park) — 36.4 mi, 339° N
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.2 mi, 168° S · 15k acres
Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 48.9 mi, 140° SE
Rita Blanca National Grassland (National Grassland) — 51.0 mi, 357° N · 93k acres
Kiowa National Grassland (National Grassland) — 65.5 mi, 318° NW · 137k acres
Ute Lake State Park (State Park) — 67.6 mi, 259° W

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