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Canyon Texas Map

Explore Canyon, 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 Canyon, Texas

How to Use This Canyon, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	34.990291
Longitude	-101.918951
Population	14,836
Density	729.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	79403, 79016
Area Code	806
County Seat	Lubbock
School District	Canyon Independent School District

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About Canyon, Texas

Canyon is a locality in Lubbock County, Texas, United States. It has a population of 14,836. The population density is 729.5 people per km². Canyon is located at 34.9903°N, 101.9190°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Canyon is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 79403, 79016.

Canyon anchors itself firmly upon the high, open plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a pulled wire against the sky. It lies 7.2 miles east of Lubbock, TX (from Lubbock, TX: bearing 82°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-southwest of Idalou. The landscape around Canyon is defined by the vast, arid expanse of the prairie, broken only by the distant, rugged silhouette of Courthouse Mountain as it rises against the western light. Earth here holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun dips, and the air carries a dry, sharp clarity that makes the distant landscape seem closer than it truly is. To the south, the terrain dips into the ancient geological scar of Blackwater Draw, while nearby, the waters of the North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River and the quiet surface of Buffalo Springs Lake provide rare, cool relief to the thirsty soil. Casual recreation finds a space at Reagan Park, where the grass offers a sharp contrast to the dusty, sun-bleached grasses that define the surrounding cattle country.

History in Canyon is measured in the steady persistence of those who turned this challenging soil into a center of learning and agriculture. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the academic calendar and the cyclical nature of ranching, creating a pace of life that values deliberation over speed. Streets in Canyon remain quiet during the heat of the day, though the presence of the university infuses the atmosphere with a youthful, intellectual energy that counters the stillness of the plains. Residents often speak of the way the light turns a bruised, deep violet at dusk, casting long shadows across the storefronts and the sturdy brick architecture that defines the local character. It is a place where the modern pulse of education and the deep, silent endurance of the high plains exist in a quiet, unforced harmony.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Palo Duro Creek (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 306° NW
Randall County (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 354° N
Buffalo Courts (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 159° S
Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 130° SE
Spirit Rock (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 162° S
Georgia O'Keeffe in Canyon (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 165° S
Southeast Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 155° SE
Brown Road Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 250° W
Ozymandias on the Plains (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 004° N
Randall Football Stadium (Stadium) — 8.7 mi, 008° N
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.9 mi, 247° SW · 15k acres
John S Stiff Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 11.1 mi, 002° N
Combine city (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 051° NE
Cinergy Movies (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 353° N
Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 102° E
Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 014° N
CCC Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 093° E
Gee Family Farm Pumpkin Farm (Theme Park) — 13.3 mi, 043° NE
Scene One Westgate Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 358° N
Pioneer Ampitheater (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 094° E
Blue Cadillac (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 347° N
Memorial Park Stage (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 017° N
Amarillo Opera House (Arts Centre) — 14.3 mi, 017° N
AC Museum of natural history (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 016° N
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 32.9 mi, 007° N · 41k acres
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (National Monument) — 42.0 mi, 018° N · 1,080 acres
Caprock Canyons State Park (State Park) — 58.1 mi, 128° SE
McClellan Creek National Grassland (National Grassland) — 60.0 mi, 075° E · 1,402 acres
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 68.0 mi, 182° S · 14k acres

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