Cottonwood Shores Texas Map
Explore Cottonwood Shores, 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 Cottonwood Shores, Texas
How to Use This Cottonwood Shores, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cottonwood Shores, 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 Cottonwood Shores.
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 | Cottonwood Shores |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Burnet County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.555745 |
| Longitude | -98.323913 |
| Population | 1,403 |
| Density | 505.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 78657 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| County Seat | Burnet |
| School District | Marble Falls Independent School District |
About Cottonwood Shores, Texas
Cottonwood Shores is a locality in Burnet County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,403. The population density is 505.8 people per km². Cottonwood Shores is located at 30.5557°N, 98.3239°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cottonwood Shores is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78657.Cottonwood Shores reveals itself through a landscape of limestone outcrops and scrub oak that define the rugged character of the Central Texas terrain. It lies 23.7 miles west-northwest of Lakeway, TX (from Lakeway, TX: bearing 303°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west-southwest of Marble Falls. The air here holds a dry, heat-tempered clarity, carrying the scent of parched earth and cedar as it moves across the uneven ground toward the nearby Colorado River. Sunlight catches the jagged edges of the local stone, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the quiet, terrestrial beauty of the inland plains. Residents often find respite in the local P-Squared Skate Park, a functional space that anchors the immediate surroundings, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau lingers on the horizon like a memory of older, higher elevations.
Cottonwood Shores maintains a deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers, with an economy tethered to the slow, steady rhythms of regional growth and residential life. The proximity to Lake Marble Falls provides a focal point for the spirit of the locality, offering a expanse of water that reflects the changing colors of the sky throughout the day. History here is felt in the transition from open range to a settled place, where the legacy of ranching and early homesteading persists in the modest architecture and the resilient habits of its people. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the terrain dips into the quiet seclusion of Deer Hollow, while those seeking the measured solitude of the woods might venture out to the Camp Creek Trail to observe the subtle shifts in vegetation that mark the changing seasons.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- P-Squared Skate Park (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 320° NW
- Fuchs Cemetery (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 341° N
- Cottonwood Shores Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 270° W
- Flying K Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 309° NW
- Granite Beach Recreation Area (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 269° W
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 077° E
- Conrad Fuchs House (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 188° S
- Marble Falls Cemetery (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 059° NE
- Marta Stafford Fine Art (Gallery) — 2.9 mi, 069° E
- Bernie's Art Gallery & Custom Frame Shop (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 068° E
- Uptown Theatre (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 068° E
- Highland Arts Guild (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 067° NE
- Dead Man's Hole (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 118° SE
- ShowBiz Cinemas (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 047° NE
- Double Horn (Local Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 098° E
- Longhorn Cavern State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 352° N
- Inks Lake State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 346° N
- Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.6 mi, 079° E · 43k acres
- 1000ft Overlook of Inks Lake (Viewpoint) — 12.3 mi, 349° N
- Hill Country Overlook (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 161° S
- River Overlook (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 162° S
- Reptilandia (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.6 mi, 194° S
- Texas paintball (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 098° E
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 303° NW
- Llano County Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 303° NW
- TexARTS (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 126° SE
- Leander Dinosaur Tracks (Historic Ruins) — 27.5 mi, 081° E
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About This Cottonwood Shores Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cottonwood Shores, Texas. Coordinates: 30.555745, -98.323913. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Cottonwood Shores includes the ZIP code (78657), telephone area code (512, 737), county seat of Burnet County (Burnet), and school district assignment (Marble Falls Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
