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Dale Texas Map

Explore Dale, 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 Dale, Texas

How to Use This Dale, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.927444
Longitude	-97.564442
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78616
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Lockhart

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About Dale, Texas

Dale is a locality in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Dale is located at 29.9274°N, 97.5644°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78616.

Dale manifests as a low-slung expanse of scrub oak and sun-bleached prairie, where the horizon stretches wide beneath a sky that often feels heavier than the earth below. It lies 7.0 miles east-northeast of Lockhart, TX (from Lockhart, TX: bearing 65°T), and is situated 19.2 miles east-southeast of Kyle. The land here slopes away into the quiet, brush-choked depression of Pool Hollow, while the nearby Haw Branch winds through the dirt like a silver thread pulled tight against the heat. To the west, the faint silhouette of Flag Hill breaks the monotony of the plains, serving as a silent anchor for a landscape that otherwise dissolves into hazy, golden heat at the edges of vision. The light in Dale arrives with a sharp, unfiltered clarity at dawn, bleaching the limestone dust and casting long, thin shadows that seem to hold the stillness of the afternoon in their grip.

Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of Dale, where the economy is measured in the slow turning of seasons and the resilient growth of forage crops rather than the frantic pace of the distant urban centers. Locals often wander toward the Proposed Name Comanche Ridge Park to find respite among the native grasses, while those seeking a longer trek venture toward the Lockhart State Park Trail to traverse the rugged terrain. Although the Soil Conservation Service Site 21 Reservoir sits six miles away as a testament to the necessity of managing the region's scarce water, the rhythm of life here is defined by a deep, communal patience. It is a place where the passage of time is marked not by clocks, but by the subtle shifting of wind through the cedar brakes and the enduring persistence of those who have made their lives in this quiet corner of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Isham Jones Good (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 209° SW
Lincecum Cemetery (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 209° SW
Saint John Colony (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 021° N
Proposed Name Comanche Ridge Park (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 226° SW
City Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 248° W
Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 246° SW
Lockhart State Park (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 235° SW
Kestner Double D Ranch (Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 137° SE
McKinney Roughs Nature Park (Local Conservation Area) — 15.8 mi, 022° N
Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue (Public Artwork) — 16.8 mi, 011° N
Central Texas Oil Patch Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 197° S
Southeast Metropolitan Park (Local Recreation) — 18.1 mi, 352° N
Onion Creek Metro Park (Local Recreation) — 19.3 mi, 326° NW
Family Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 19.6 mi, 344° N
McKinney Gristmill (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 333° NW
Bastrop State Park (State Park) — 20.6 mi, 052° NE
Old Lockheed Martin Drone Facility (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 21.0 mi, 336° NW
CCC Water Fountain (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 054° NE
Austin Educational Theatre (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 313° NW
Texas State University - San Marcos Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 21.7 mi, 264° W
The SPOT Cinema Eatery (Cinema) — 21.7 mi, 263° W
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 21.9 mi, 264° W
Texas Cinemas Showplace (Cinema) — 22.7 mi, 263° W
Indigenous & Tejano History Museum Exhibit (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 262° W
LBJ Museum of San Marcos History (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 262° W
The Millie Seaton Doll Collection (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 261° W
Atelier Dojo (Arts Centre) — 23.9 mi, 340° N
Learning Tree (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 261° W
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.6 mi, 329° NW · 43k acres
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.0 mi, 102° E · 21k acres

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