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Brackettville Texas Map

Explore Brackettville, 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 Brackettville, Texas

How to Use This Brackettville, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.318201
Longitude	-100.410503
Population	1,341
Density	163.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78832
Area Code	512, 830
County Seat	Brackettville
School District	Brackett Independent School District

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About Brackettville, Texas

Brackettville is a locality in Kinney County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,341. The population density is 163.4 people per km². Brackettville is located at 29.3182°N, 100.4105°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brackettville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78832.

Brackettville occupies a stretch of high, scrub-dotted plains where the light at dusk turns the limestone dust into a pale, bruised violet. It lies 29.1 miles east of Del Rio, TX (from Del Rio, TX: bearing 97°T), and is situated 25.3 miles east of Val Verde Park. Las Moras Creek provides a vital, cooling artery for the landscape, its clear waters cutting through the arid brush and providing a sudden, verdant relief against the sun-baked earth. Far to the north, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau marks the distant edge of the horizon, a reminder of the vast, sloping geography that defines this inland expanse. The air here carries a dry, sharp clarity, smelling of creosote and heated stone, while the silence of the midday heat is broken only by the persistent, rhythmic rasp of cicadas hidden in the mesquite.

Brackettville emerged from the necessity of frontier defense, its identity forever linked to the legacy of the nearby military outpost that once anchored the region’s stability. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of ranching and the cyclical demands of the land, with the presence of Unknown Park offering a quiet, unadorned space where the natural scrubland remains largely undisturbed by the passing decades. Life in Brackettville unfolds with a deliberate, steady pace, reflecting a culture that values endurance over haste and the long, slow work of maintaining a livelihood in a demanding climate. Residents navigate their days with a stoic grace, acknowledging the influence of those who settled this hard-won territory while looking toward the horizon with a quiet, observant eye.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montalvo House (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 219° SW
Catholic Church (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 231° SW
Filippone Building (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 240° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 207° SW
Dog Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 217° SW
Fort Clark Guardhouse (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 210° SW
Kickapoo Cavern State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 351° N
Long Hollow (Conservation Area) — 25.3 mi, 077° E
Friday (Conservation Area) — 25.8 mi, 075° E
San Felipe Exes Student Memorial Center (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 275° W
Whitehead Memorial Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 275° W
Cinemark Movies 8 (Cinema) — 30.1 mi, 280° W
Amistad National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 30.4 mi, 293° NW · 54k acres
Abbey Road Cafe and Beatles Museum (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 271° W
Museo del Agua (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 271° W
Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924 (Public Artwork) — 34.2 mi, 044° NE
Grand Opera House (Theatre) — 38.3 mi, 101° E
Cooks Slough Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 38.5 mi, 104° E
Cinemark Mall De Las Aguilas (Cinema) — 42.7 mi, 186° S
Garner State Park (State Park) — 43.5 mi, 065° NE
Crystal Cave (Attraction) — 44.3 mi, 065° NE
White Rock Cave (Attraction) — 44.4 mi, 066° NE
Ol' Baldy viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 44.5 mi, 066° NE
Devils River State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 50.2 mi, 326° NW
Devil's Sink State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 52.6 mi, 019° N
Fate Bell Pictograph (Historic Ruins) — 60.3 mi, 296° NW
White Shaman Preserve (Attraction) — 62.0 mi, 296° NW

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