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Cactus Texas Map

Explore Cactus, 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 Cactus, Texas

How to Use This Cactus, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	36.044376
Longitude	-102.00803
Population	3,057
Density	553.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	78019, 79013
Area Code	210, 726, 806
County Seat	Laredo
School District	Dumas Independent School District

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About Cactus, Texas

Cactus is a locality in Webb County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,057. The population density is 553.9 people per km². Cactus is located at 36.0444°N, 102.0080°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cactus is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 78019, 79013.

Cactus rises from the high plains as a stark intersection of earth and sky, where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising in every direction. It lies 28.5 miles north-northeast of Laredo, TX (from Laredo, TX: bearing 14°T), and is situated 59.4 miles south-southeast of Crystal City. The landscape is defined by the steady, persistent presence of Dolores Creek, which carves a modest path through the arid soil, providing a thin ribbon of relief to the surrounding scrubland. Three miles to the west, the prominence of Cerrito Prieto breaks the monotony of the horizon, a solitary silhouette against the vast, shifting light of the high plains. Here, the air carries a dry, sharp clarity that makes the late afternoon sun seem to ignite the dust, casting long, lean shadows across the parched ground that feel as ancient as the wind itself.

Cactus serves as a vital node in the regional economy, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the labor of the meatpacking industry and the demands of large-scale agriculture. This work draws a diverse population, creating a bilingual, hardworking atmosphere that defines the character of the streets and the quiet resolve of the residents. Far removed from the distractions of distant urban centers, life in Cactus moves with a deliberate, industrial focus, punctuated only by the occasional trip toward Big Tank or the recreational quiet found further afield at Penitas West Community Park. The spirit of the place is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of its machinery and the way the community persists, generation after generation, against the immense and indifferent scale of the Texas plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 156° SE
Cactus Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 044° NE
Meyer's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze (Theme Park) — 12.1 mi, 279° W
Moore County Courthouse (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 171° S
City of Dumas (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 171° S
Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 170° S
The Art Center (Gallery) — 14.0 mi, 172° S
Kiowa/Rita Blanca (Park) — 19.1 mi, 328° NW
Sherman County Depot Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 350° N
Rita Blanca National Grassland (National Grassland) — 21.3 mi, 331° NW · 93k acres
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 27.8 mi, 141° SE · 41k acres
Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 141° SE
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (National Monument) — 36.3 mi, 148° SE · 1,080 acres
Marshall Cator (Public Artwork) — 38.4 mi, 201° S
Frank J Smith Bird Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 43.6 mi, 128° SE
Stationmasters House Museum (Museum) — 46.5 mi, 077° E
Hornet (Attraction) — 56.2 mi, 170° S
Tascosa Drive-In (Attraction) — 56.9 mi, 170° S
Price College (Historic Ruins) — 57.5 mi, 168° S
Thingology (Gallery) — 58.0 mi, 173° S
Raburn Studio, Inc (Gallery) — 58.1 mi, 173° S
Cattleman's Cafe Neon Sign (Attraction) — 58.1 mi, 168° S
Hobo Hills (Attraction) — 58.1 mi, 175° S
Amarillo Railway Museum (Museum) — 58.4 mi, 161° S
Kiowa National Grassland (National Grassland) — 59.1 mi, 283° W · 137k acres
Optima Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 62.3 mi, 043° NE
Lesser-Prairie Chicken Habitat Zoological Area (National Conservation Area) — 68.1 mi, 345° N · 9,303 acres
Black Mesa State Park & Nature Preserve (State Park) — 73.0 mi, 320° NW
Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 75.1 mi, 167° S
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.8 mi, 183° S · 15k acres

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