Briarcliff Texas Map
Explore Briarcliff, 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 Briarcliff, Texas
How to Use This Briarcliff, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Briarcliff, 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 Briarcliff.
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 | Briarcliff |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Travis County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.407421 |
| Longitude | -98.044459 |
| Population | 2,062 |
| Density | 483.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 78669 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| County Seat | Austin |
| School District | Lake Travis Independent School District |
About Briarcliff, Texas
Briarcliff is a locality in Travis County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,062. The population density is 483.1 people per km². Briarcliff is located at 30.4074°N, 98.0445°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Briarcliff is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78669.Briarcliff occupies a rugged limestone shelf where the terrain breaks into sharp, sun-bleached ridges above the deep, cooling expanse of Lake Travis. It lies 4.2 miles northwest of Lakeway, TX (from Lakeway, TX: bearing 311°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-northwest of Steiner Ranch. Cat Creek carves a narrow, winding artery through this fractured topography, its intermittent flow nourishing the dense thickets of juniper and scrub oak that cling to the uneven ground. At dusk, the light here loses its harshness, turning the jagged rocks to the color of bruised plums while the air settles into a stillness that feels heavy with the scent of crushed cedar. Visitors often gravitate toward the quiet paths of Wheeler Park, where the land drops away in steep, silent terraces that offer a perspective of the water’s vast, slate-blue reach.
Briarcliff evolved from a quiet reach of ranch land into a deliberate residential enclave, defined by a pace that favors the slow turn of the seasons over the frantic pulse of the nearby capital. The economy remains tethered to this landscape, supported by a mix of local services and the seasonal rhythm of those drawn to the water or the challenging terrain of the nearby Pace Bend Park Trail. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the geography shifts toward the deeper, hidden drainage of Wilson Hollow, a reminder that the land is defined by these subtle, tectonic shifts in elevation. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau marks the western horizon, the daily life of Briarcliff remains anchored to the immediate, limestone-heavy reality of the Highland Lakes region, where the hard, unyielding earth dictates the boundaries of growth and the quiet habits of its residents.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Wheeler Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 177° S
- Camp Chautauqua (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 011° N
- Pace Bend Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 358° N
- Maxey Cemetery (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 356° N
- Gloster Bend (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 336° NW
- Burton C. Barnes (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 114° SE
- Lohmans Crossing (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 120° SE
- Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 5.6 mi, 325° NW
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 124° SE
- TexARTS (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 138° SE
- Serengeti Foundation (Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 187° S
- Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.7 mi, 014° N · 43k acres
- Lake Travis Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 7.1 mi, 141° SE
- Shield-Ayres (Private) (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 163° S
- Flip’N Art (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 138° SE
- Texas paintball (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 050° NE
- Pedernales Falls State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 240° SW
- Hill Country Overlook (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 241° SW
- River Overlook (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 241° SW
- Pedernales Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.3 mi, 248° W
- Pound House Historical Farmstead (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 189° S
- AMC Lakeline 9 (Cinema) — 14.8 mi, 073° E
- Protected Promise (Public Artwork) — 14.8 mi, 063° NE
- Artificial Chimney (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 117° SE
- Austin Aquarium (Aquarium) — 15.3 mi, 079° E
- Westlake Community Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Arts Centre) — 16.4 mi, 124° SE
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 112° E
- Leander Dinosaur Tracks (Historic Ruins) — 17.9 mi, 036° NE
- Longhorn Cavern State Park (State Park) — 23.3 mi, 327° NW
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About This Briarcliff Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Briarcliff, Texas. Coordinates: 30.407421, -98.044459. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Briarcliff includes the ZIP code (78669), telephone area code (512, 737), county seat of Travis County (Austin), and school district assignment (Lake Travis Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
