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China Spring Texas Map

Explore China Spring, 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 China Spring, Texas

How to Use This China Spring, Texas Map

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

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	China Spring
State	Texas (TX)
County	McLennan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.6492
Longitude	-97.3048
Population	1,436
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	76633
Area Code	325
County Seat	Waco
School District	China Spring Independent School District

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About China Spring, Texas

China Spring is a locality in McLennan County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,436. The population density is 120.0 people per km². China Spring is located at 31.6492°N, 97.3048°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76633.

China Spring emerges from the expansive limestone plains as a quiet intersection of open prairie and encroaching woodland. It lies 11.6 miles northwest of Waco, TX (from Waco, TX: bearing 307°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-northwest of Speegleville.

The landscape holds a particular stillness where the grasses shift in the wind, punctuated only by the occasional limestone outcropping or the deep, shadow-filled cuts of Wildcat Canyon that slice through the terrain four miles away. Moisture gathers in the low-lying reaches of Salt Branch, a narrow artery of water that marks the land just one mile from the center of China Spring, while the greater body of Waco Lake remains a constant, reflective presence seven miles distant. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the muted silhouette of Hubby Hill, offering a fixed point in a sky that seems to stretch wider here than elsewhere. The air possesses a dry, crisp quality during the transition of seasons, carrying the scent of parched earth and the metallic tang of the nearby creek beds.

Settlement here carries the weight of long-standing agrarian roots, where the economy has shifted from early rural husbandry to a modern reliance on the nearby educational and professional hubs. The local rhythm is defined by the steady movement of commuters and the enduring presence of families who have maintained these tracts for generations, keeping the pace deliberate and unadorned. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the Waco Recreation Area, where the land opens up to provide a buffer between the encroaching modern infrastructure and the raw, unkempt beauty of the surrounding fields. Life in China Spring proceeds with a quiet autonomy, indifferent to the frantic demands of larger centers, anchored instead by the school calendars and the seasonal cycles of the Texas interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Waco Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.1 mi, 188° S
Waco Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.1 mi, 188° S
Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 184° S · 348 acres
Bosque River Crossing of the 1841 Texan Santa Fe Expedition (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 182° S
Bosqueville Baptist Church (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 110° E
Bosqueville Methodist Church (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 111° E
Waco Mammoth National Monument (National Monument) — 8.2 mi, 111° E · 5 acres
Waco Mammoth Site (Local Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 111° E
Bogey's Par 3 Golf Course (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 111° E
Riverbend Baseball Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 113° SE
Waco Water Park/Tennis Center (Local Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 115° SE
Hayrides and Farm experience (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.9 mi, 082° E
(12) Animal Pens. Petting Zoo Sheep Shearing (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 8.9 mi, 083° E
Cameron Park (Local Park) — 8.9 mi, 120° SE
Aquaponics Greenhouse (Aquarium) — 9.3 mi, 081° E
Buzzard Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 116° SE
Texas Scottish Rite Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 131° SE
Practically Pikasso (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 137° SE
Helen Marie Taylor Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 123° SE
Getterman Stadium (Stadium) — 12.6 mi, 126° SE
Waco Independent School District Stadium (Stadium) — 12.9 mi, 138° SE
Waco Traffic Circle (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 130° SE
Texas Museum of Theatre and Broadcast (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 202° S
219 Artisan Market (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 300° NW
On the Banks of the Bosque (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 300° NW
Whitney museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 357° N
Serenity Point (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 349° N
Mother Neff State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 203° SW
Meridian State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 305° NW

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