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Cross Mountain Texas Map

Explore Cross Mountain, 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 Cross Mountain, Texas

How to Use This Cross Mountain, Texas Map

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

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	Cross Mountain
State	Texas (TX)
County	Bexar County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.645503
Longitude	-98.659467
Population	3,944
Density	248.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	78255, 78256
Area Code	210, 726
County Seat	San Antonio
School District	Northside Independent School District

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About Cross Mountain, Texas

Cross Mountain is a locality in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,944. The population density is 248.8 people per km². Cross Mountain is located at 29.6455°N, 98.6595°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78255, 78256.

Cross Mountain rises as a singular, limestone-ribbed sentinel above a landscape defined by the austere elegance of the Texas interior. It lies 4.6 miles south-southeast of Scenic Oaks, TX (from Scenic Oaks, TX: bearing 168°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Fair Oaks Ranch. The terrain here holds a quiet intensity, where the pale, sun-bleached rock of the earth contrasts against the deep, brooding greens of cedar and oak that cling to the slopes. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Lee Creek carves a path through the limestone, its bed a mosaic of smooth stones and seasonal silt that dictates the slow, rhythmic movement of the local watershed. Far to the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau serves as a reminder of the vast, shifting geography that stretches toward the horizon, while closer at hand, the terrain softens into the quiet, scrub-dotted plains that define the immediate surroundings of Cross Mountain.

The history of Cross Mountain is written in the silence of the land and the endurance of those who have worked these stubborn, mineral-rich soils. While the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the modest yields of the surrounding acreage, the presence of the Emile and Albert Friedrich Wilderness Park just a mile away fosters a deep, enduring connection to the preservation of the native flora and fauna. Hikers who traverse the Friedrich Wilderness Park Trail Network often find themselves enveloped in a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern world, especially when the late afternoon light turns the limestone bluffs into a soft, glowing amber. Beyond the immediate wild, the presence of the Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir four miles distant provides a vital, still focus for the local landscape, anchoring the otherwise restless energy of the plains in a pool of steady, reflective water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Emile and Albert Friedrich Wilderness Park (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 148° SE
Woodland Hills (Friedrich Wilderness Park) (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 148° SE
Cedar Creek Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 167° S
First Officers Training Camp (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 050° NE
Scenic Loop Playground (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 216° SW
Scenic Loop - Boerne Stage - Toutant-Beauregard Historic Corridor (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 340° N
Raymond Russell County Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 106° E
Sangerfest Halle Stage (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 138° SE
Goodhorse (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 233° SW
Government Canyon State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 233° SW
Recital Hall (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 150° SE
Huesta Creek Greenway (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 165° S
Sushi Cat (Public Artwork) — 6.9 mi, 157° SE
Chula Vista (Viewpoint) — 7.1 mi, 219° SW
O P Schnabel Park (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 175° S
Dinosaur Tracks (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 236° SW
Hoffmann Hayfield (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 231° SW
Diane Llyod (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 127° SE
Pirate Ship (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 134° SE
Agricultural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 335° NW
Wallaceville (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 117° SE
Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 147° SE
Guadalupe River State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 034° NE
Ismalia Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 17.0 mi, 122° SE
Walden Pond Interarts Learning Center (Arts Centre) — 17.2 mi, 138° SE
South Texas Museum of Popular Culture "TexPop" (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 139° SE
Fort Sam Houston Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 140° SE
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site (State Park) — 40.8 mi, 002° N
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 70.4 mi, 032° NE · 43k acres

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