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Dime Box Texas Map

Explore Dime Box, 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 Dime Box, Texas

How to Use This Dime Box, Texas Map

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

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	Dime Box
State	Texas (TX)
County	Lee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.356599
Longitude	-96.822479
Population	207
Density	111.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	77853
Area Code	409
County Seat	Giddings
School District	Dime Box Independent School District

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About Dime Box, Texas

Dime Box is a locality in Lee County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 207. The population density is 111.2 people per km². Dime Box is located at 30.3566°N, 96.8225°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77853.

Dime Box occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth shifts from sandy loam to the darker, heavier soils of the post oak savanna. It lies 28.5 miles west-northwest of Brenham, TX (from Brenham, TX: bearing 297°T), and is situated 13.8 miles north-northeast of Giddings. The landscape around Dime Box remains defined by the persistent, thin ribbons of Brushy Creek that meander through the low-lying pastures, carving subtle channels that catch the morning mist before it burns away under a relentless sun. To the west, the horizon catches the irregular silhouette of Buzzard Knobs, while the deeper depressions of Wolphen Hollow offer a sheltered microclimate for the hardy vegetation that survives the dry heat. Even in the height of summer, the air holds a stillness that seems to press against the fences, a weight of heat that turns the golden prairie grasses into a mirror for the intense, unblinking light of the Texas sky.

Dime Box retains the legacy of its post-Civil War origins, when the arrival of the railroad transformed the simple exchange of mail—left in a wooden box for a dime—into a localized hub for the surrounding agricultural community. The economy of Dime Box persists in a quiet alignment with the rhythms of the land, supported by the quiet industry of cattle ranching and the stewardship of the surrounding acreage. Nearby, the Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit provides a point of connection to the natural world, serving as a reminder of the proximity of Flag Pond and the broader, untamed drainage systems that have dictated settlement patterns for generations. Life in Dime Box moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the frantic velocity of modern centers, finding its character instead in the sturdy frame houses and the long shadows cast by the oaks as the day yields to a violet dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Dime Box (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 286° W
Old Dime Box (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 296° NW
Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 123° SE
Somerville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 123° SE
Site of Camino Real (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 010° N
Lake Somerville Trailway State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 124° SE
Belltown Community (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 005° N
Somerville Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 112° E
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.5 mi, 113° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.8 mi, 031° NE
Lee County Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 209° SW
City Golf Course (Local Park) — 14.1 mi, 191° S
Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 032° NE
Burleson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 033° NE
Somerville Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 074° E
Rifle Association Hall (Registered Battlefield) — 21.2 mi, 158° S
Center for American History Winedale Historical Center (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 170° S
Argosy Stage (Theatre) — 22.2 mi, 247° SW
Villagers' Square (Theatre) — 22.2 mi, 247° SW
Sherwood Forest Faire (Theme Park) — 22.2 mi, 247° SW
Texas A&M University Aquaculture Research Teaching Facility (Recreation Easement) — 24.9 mi, 065° NE
Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp (Park) — 24.9 mi, 244° SW
Brenham Fine Arts League & Gallery (Gallery) — 28.5 mi, 117° SE
Back Lot Gallery (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 117° SE
CCC Water Fountain (Attraction) — 32.2 mi, 237° SW
Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 32.2 mi, 219° SW
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.9 mi, 144° SE · 21k acres
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 61.5 mi, 081° E · 163k acres
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 64.4 mi, 080° E · 3,956 acres
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.9 mi, 279° W · 43k acres

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