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Denton Texas Map

Explore Denton, 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 Denton, Texas

How to Use This Denton, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.217449
Longitude	-97.141346
Population	139,869
Density	560.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	76201, 79510, 76207
Area Code	806, 817
County Seat	Baird
School District	Denton Independent School District

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About Denton, Texas

Denton is a locality in Callahan County, Texas, United States. With a population of 139,869, Denton is a major urban centre in Texas. The population density is 560.5 people per km². Denton is located at 33.2174°N, 97.1413°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Denton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 76201, 79510, 76207.

Denton occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet passage of Lick Branch, which carves a path through the earth just a short distance from the center of town. It lies 17.3 miles southeast of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 139°T), and is situated 8.4 miles southeast of Potosi. The terrain rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of prairie grass and stubborn oak, far removed from any coastline and anchored firmly in the inland plains. To the north, the horizon remains vast and unobstructed, though on the clearest days, one might imagine the distant, hazy suggestion of the Edwards Plateau grounding the western edge of the world. Nearby, the waters of Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir hold the reflection of the wide Texas sky, providing a still point of blue amidst the grasses, while the nearby Eagle Cove offers a natural basin that gathers the runoff of seasonal storms. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, amber clarity, turning the dry stalks of the fields into copper wire as the heat of the day finally relents.

Denton emerged from the dust of the nineteenth century as a hub for regional trade and cattle drives, eventually finding a more permanent identity through the establishment of two major universities that dictate the pulse of the local economy. This academic presence creates a distinct atmosphere, where the intellectual energy of thousands of students blends with the grounded, pragmatic culture of a place that once served as a crossroads for farmers and merchants. Beyond the lecture halls and the busy town square, the quiet paths of Clyde Lake Park offer a necessary respite, providing a space where the pace of life slows to match the movement of the wind through the trees. The local character remains a composite of these disparate forces—the weight of traditional industry and the restless, creative ambition of a shifting youth population—all moving in tandem across the sprawling North Texas landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mounts-Wright House (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 116° SE
Lipscomb-Doggett House (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 204° SW
Scripture-Deavenport House (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 175° S
Denton Independent School District Stadium (Stadium) — 0.4 mi, 349° N
Shadow Garden (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 222° SW
Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 110° E
Sky Theater Planetarium (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 250° W
DCTA Rail Trail (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 103° E
Redbud Theater Complex (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 047° NE
Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 045° NE
Winspear Performance Hall (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 227° SW
North Lakes Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 325° NW
Explorium (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 323° NW
Water Works Park (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 027° NE
CH Collins Stadium (Stadium) — 3.5 mi, 028° NE
Lewisville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 175° S
Ray Roberts Lake State Park (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 057° NE
Lewisville Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 084° E
Corral (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 022° N
Bob Jones Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 15.4 mi, 181° S
Gallery 19C (Gallery) — 16.3 mi, 187° S
Space Shuttle VR (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 161° S
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth (Theme Park) — 18.2 mi, 162° S
The Real Unreal (Gallery) — 18.2 mi, 162° S
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 23.4 mi, 300° NW · 20k acres
Cedar Hill State Park (State Park) — 40.9 mi, 167° S
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.4 mi, 311° NW · 1,644 acres

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