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Colorado Texas Map

Explore Colorado, 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 Colorado, Texas

How to Use This Colorado, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.985777
Longitude	-97.134154
Population	3,991
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78957
Area Code	830
County Seat	Bastrop

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About Colorado, Texas

Colorado is a locality in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,991. Colorado is located at 29.9858°N, 97.1342°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78957.

Colorado emerges from the sun-bleached expanse of the Texas landscape, defined by the persistent, winding path of Willow Creek as it carves through the fertile soil. It lies 13.8 miles southeast of Bastrop, TX (from Bastrop, TX: bearing 128°T), and is situated 2.2 miles southeast of Smithville. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant, subtle rise of Royston Hill that anchors the view to the west. In the quiet hours of late afternoon, the light here takes on a pale, amber quality, casting long shadows across the flat prairie that seem to stretch toward the nearby expanse of Lake Thunderbird. The land possesses a spare, quiet dignity, where the brush and native grasses sway in a steady, inland breeze that carries the scent of dry earth and warming limestone.

Colorado preserves the cadence of an older, agrarian era, though its modern rhythm is marked by the modest industry of local agriculture and the community activity surrounding the Smithville Little League Fields. A sense of deliberate endurance defines the local character, as residents traverse the nearby Buescher State Park Hiking Trail or look toward the distant, low-slung geography of Pigeonroost Hollow as a landmark of their regional identity. While the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the land and the quiet commerce of the plains, the daily life of the inhabitants reflects a deep, unpretentious connection to the terrain. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by sudden changes, but by the slow, seasonal shifts in the vegetation and the steady, reliable flow of the water through the surrounding fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Smithville Little League Fields (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 315° NW
Smithville (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 311° NW
Leshikar House (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 320° NW
Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 1.9 mi, 290° W
First Methodist Church of Smithville (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 318° NW
Rabb House (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 328° NW
Vernon L. Richards Riverbend Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 338° N
Buescher State Park (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 339° N
Bastrop State Park (State Park) — 8.8 mi, 336° NW
CCC Water Fountain (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 314° NW
Colorado River Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 300° NW
Lake Bastrop Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 325° NW
South Shore Woods (Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 319° NW
Lake Bastrop-South Shore Park (Local Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 320° NW
Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp (Park) — 13.9 mi, 335° NW
M-K-T Railroad Depot & Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 110° E
Texas Quilt Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 110° E
N W Faison Home and Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 111° E
Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 111° E
Washing Well Stage (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 354° N
The Falconer's Stage (Theatre) — 17.0 mi, 354° N
Sherwood Forest Faire (Theme Park) — 17.1 mi, 354° N
Lee County Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 041° NE
Lyric Theater (Cinema) — 20.7 mi, 176° S
Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.7 mi, 299° NW
Rifle Association Hall (Registered Battlefield) — 27.3 mi, 077° E
Columbus Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 34.1 mi, 116° SE
Family Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 34.5 mi, 296° NW
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.4 mi, 112° E · 21k acres
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.4 mi, 307° NW · 43k acres

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