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Briggs Texas Map

Explore Briggs, 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 Briggs, Texas

How to Use This Briggs, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.889626
Longitude	-97.92502
Population	101
Density	70.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78608
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Burnet
School District	Burnet Consolidated Independent School District

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About Briggs, Texas

Briggs is a locality in Burnet County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 101. The population density is 70.9 people per km². Briggs is located at 30.8896°N, 97.9250°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78608.

Briggs occupies a modest expanse of the Texas landscape, defined primarily by the persistent, winding path of Berry Creek as it carves through the limestone-heavy terrain. It lies 16.3 miles south of Copperas Cove, TX (from Copperas Cove, TX: bearing 185°T), and is situated 19.6 miles southwest of Killeen. Sunlight here has a way of bleaching the color from the dry grasses by mid-afternoon, leaving the fields in shades of pale wheat and brittle straw until the long shadows of dusk settle into the depressions of the earth. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land flattens into an open, austere prairie that stretches toward the horizon, far removed from the cooling influence of any distant coast. Four miles away, the quietude of Hidden Springs Preserve offers a sanctuary for the native flora, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau serves as a faint, jagged reminder of the broader geological shifts that formed this region.

Briggs maintains a rhythm dictated by the land, where the local economy remains tied to the cycles of agriculture and the maintenance of the sprawling ranching tracts that define the county. The history of the area is etched into the fence lines and the weathered wood of older barns, signaling a time when settlers first harnessed the water from nearby sources like Williams Hollow to sustain their early homesteads. While life here moves with a deliberate, unhurried pace, the residents maintain a sharp awareness of their environment, especially during the wetter months when the flow of Berry Creek quickens and the nearby Stillhouse Hollow Lake reflects the expansive, unfiltered sky. It is a place of deep, quiet endurance, where the collective memory of the families who have worked this soil for generations remains the primary measure of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Community of Briggs (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 150° SE
Briggs State Bank (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 162° S
DeWolfe-Dillingham Community Cemetery (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 355° N
Hidden Springs Preserve (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 084° E
The Fisher Gallery (Gallery) — 8.5 mi, 113° SE
Collins Ranch (Park) — 10.4 mi, 171° S
Smith Brothers' Community School and Masonic Lodge (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 355° N
Cobb Cavern Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 124° SE
Stillhouse Hollow Lake (Recreation Area) — 13.9 mi, 070° E
Stillhouse Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 070° E
Ogletree Gap Park (Local Park) — 14.5 mi, 360° N
River Ranch County Park (Local Recreation) — 16.3 mi, 179° S
Clear Creek Park (National Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 020° N · 78 acres
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 202° S · 43k acres
Mayborn Science Theater (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 024° NE
Jim Hogg Park (Local Recreation) — 17.4 mi, 144° SE
Showcase Room (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 030° NE
World's Largest Spur (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 306° NW
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.1 mi, 142° SE
Leander Dinosaur Tracks (Historic Ruins) — 19.1 mi, 170° S
Lampasas County Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 309° NW
Doug Smith Performance Center (Theatre) — 22.5 mi, 140° SE
Williamson County Art Guild Gallery (Gallery) — 22.8 mi, 140° SE
The Williamson Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 140° SE
Statue of Robert McAlpin Williamson (Three-Legged Willie) (Public Artwork) — 22.8 mi, 140° SE
Artisans Connect Gallery (Gallery) — 22.8 mi, 140° SE
Old Town Salado (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 079° E
Tablerocks Goodnight Amphitheater (Stadium) — 23.5 mi, 081° E
Longhorn Cavern State Park (State Park) — 23.9 mi, 235° SW
Inks Lake State Park (State Park) — 27.1 mi, 249° W

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