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Carter Texas Map

Explore Carter, 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 Carter, Texas

How to Use This Carter, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.917851
Longitude	-97.739698
Population	1,637
Density	98.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	76208, 76085
Area Code	817, 682
County Seat	Weatherford
School District	Weatherford Independent School District

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About Carter, Texas

Carter is a locality in Parker County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,637. The population density is 98.3 people per km². Carter is located at 32.9179°N, 97.7397°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 76208, 76085.

Carter sits upon a stretch of earth where the horizon wide-spans in a pale, dusty amber, defined by the steady, low-slung passage of Carter Creek. It lies 10.7 miles north-northeast of Weatherford, TX (from Weatherford, TX: bearing 18°T), and is situated 5.3 miles southwest of Springtown. The land here does not rise in dramatic peaks, though the distant, jagged silhouette of Devils Backbone provides a constant, dark anchor against the northern sky. Shallow depressions like Hangmans Hollow break the flat expanse of the prairie, holding the shadows of late afternoon long after the sun has begun its descent. Only a mile away, the surface of Reservoir Number Fourteen reflects the changing colors of the sky, its stillness offering a quiet contrast to the persistent, dry heat that defines the local atmosphere.

Carter maintains a rhythm dictated by the harvest and the slow, deliberate work of the inland plains. The local economy relies on the stubborn resilience of agriculture and the maintenance of infrastructure that links these isolated reaches to the wider world. Residents often find their way toward the quiet trails of Unknown Park, where the scrub and native grasses shift in the wind with a dry, rhythmic rustle. Life in Carter follows the sun, moving with an unforced cadence that favors the steady labor of the day over the frantic pace of larger hubs. Even as the modern world encroaches, the prevailing character of the land remains anchored in the stubborn, quiet endurance of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cartersville (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 189° S
Veal's Station Cemetery (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 084° E
William and Elisabeth Woody Homestead (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 084° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 045° NE
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 024° NE
North Side Consolidated School (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 195° S
Cartwright Park (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 212° SW
Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 209° SW
Lake Weatherford Disc Golf (Local Recreation) — 10.8 mi, 161° S
Life is Peachy (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 196° S
Museum of the Americas (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 196° S
Vintage Car Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 196° S
Azle Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 099° E
Doss Heritage and Culture Center (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 192° S
Fort Worth Nature Center And Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 106° E
Eagle Mountain Park (Waterfowl Production Area) — 14.4 mi, 089° E
Lake Mineral Wells State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 261° W
Penitentiary Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 18.0 mi, 248° W
Bear Creek Ranch (Park) — 19.8 mi, 163° S
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 22.8 mi, 011° N · 20k acres
Benbrook Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 23.0 mi, 141° SE
Benbrook Lake (Recreation Area) — 23.4 mi, 140° SE
Pearls Dance Hall (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 111° E
Cowtown Coliseum Rodeo (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 111° E
Livestock Exchange Building (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 111° E
Stockyards (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 111° E
Kimbell Art Museum Piano Pavilion Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 118° SE
Ballet Center of Fort Worth (Theatre) — 25.0 mi, 131° SE
Movie Tavern (Cinema) — 25.0 mi, 117° SE
Fort Richardson State Park & Historic Site (State Park) — 30.7 mi, 309° NW

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