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Cranfills Gap Texas Map

Explore Cranfills Gap, 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 Cranfills Gap, Texas

How to Use This Cranfills Gap, Texas Map

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

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	Cranfills Gap
State	Texas (TX)
County	Bosque County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.773766
Longitude	-97.82586
Population	277
Density	147.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76637
Area Code	325
County Seat	Meridian
School District	Cranfills Gap Independent School District

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About Cranfills Gap, Texas

Cranfills Gap is a locality in Bosque County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 277. The population density is 147.3 people per km². Cranfills Gap is located at 31.7738°N, 97.8259°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cranfills Gap is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76637.

Cranfills Gap rises from the limestone bedrock of the Texas interior, defined by the quiet persistence of the Austin Branch as it carves a path through the limestone soil. It lies 23.9 miles north-northwest of Gatesville, TX (from Gatesville, TX: bearing 348°T), and is situated 14.6 miles west of Clifton. The landscape manifests as a series of deliberate elevations, with Cranfills Mountain looming a mere mile away to offer a permanent, silent sentinel to the horizon. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the earth gives way to the subtle depressions of Spencer Hollow, where the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers against the scrub oak and native grasses. The air here carries a dry, parched clarity, thinning as the sun retreats behind the rugged contours of the land, leaving the silence of the inland plains to settle over the scrub.

Cranfills Gap holds the enduring imprint of Norwegian settlers who brought their architectural heritage to these plains, leaving a cultural lineage that remains visible in the stone masonry of the region. The economy persists through the rhythm of ranching and agriculture, a steady trade that mirrors the slow, unforced pace of life found throughout the rural interior. Residents often look ten miles toward Meridian State Park for recreation, or toward the distant, shimmering surface of Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir when the seasonal heat demands a reprieve. The character of Cranfills Gap is one of quiet self-reliance, where the legacy of early homesteaders continues to inform the way the present day is organized, grounding the local identity in a history of resilience and stone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

St. Olaf Lutheran Church (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 291° W
The Rock Church - St. Olaf Lutheran Congregation (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 067° NE
Cleng Peerson (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 111° E
Meridian State Park (State Park) — 10.4 mi, 039° NE
Clifton Baseball Fields (Local Recreation) — 13.4 mi, 086° E
On the Banks of the Bosque (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 087° E
219 Artisan Market (Gallery) — 14.8 mi, 087° E
City Park (Local Park) — 14.9 mi, 085° E
Pecan Creek Park (Local Park) — 17.3 mi, 255° W
Hamilton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 255° W
Billy the Kid Statue (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 320° NW
Coryell County Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 169° S
Whitney Point Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 24.6 mi, 049° NE
Whitney Lake (Recreation Area) — 24.8 mi, 065° NE
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (Park) — 26.3 mi, 001° N
Fort Gates (Historic Ruins) — 27.8 mi, 163° S
Serenity Point (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 062° NE
Barnard's Mill and Art Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 007° N
Dinosaur Valley State Park (State Park) — 32.0 mi, 360° N
Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 32.4 mi, 110° E · 348 acres
Tyrannosaurus rex (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 001° N
Apatosaurus (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 001° N
Ed Young Station (Historic Ruins) — 33.2 mi, 010° N
Texas Museum of Theatre and Broadcast (Museum) — 33.8 mi, 133° SE
Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 38.0 mi, 149° SE
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 38.0 mi, 325° NW
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 38.4 mi, 323° NW
Waco Mammoth National Monument (National Monument) — 39.9 mi, 107° E · 5 acres
Clear Creek Park (National Conservation Area) — 45.1 mi, 180° S · 78 acres
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 77.1 mi, 191° S · 43k acres

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