Double Horn Texas Map

About Double Horn, Texas

Double Horn is a locality in Burnet County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 404. The population density is 83.8 people per km². Double Horn is located at 30.4961°N, 98.2170°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78669.

Double Horn emerges from the limestone bedrock as a quiet study in persistence, defined by the seasonal pulse of the Gridiron Branch that carves a narrow, winding path through the local terrain. It lies 16.1 miles west-northwest of Lakeway, TX (from Lakeway, TX: bearing 303°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southeast of Marble Falls. The landscape here favors the spare, sun-bleached aesthetic of the high prairie, where the earth is covered in a thin, hardy skin of grasses and the gnarled silhouettes of live oaks. Only three miles away, the expansive waters of Lake Travis offer a cooling stillness to the air, contrasting with the rugged, arid character of the surrounding plains. During the late afternoon, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows that emphasize the subtle, uneven grain of the land, while the distant rise of the Edwards Plateau creates a hazy, violet-tinted barrier against the horizon.

Economic life in Double Horn remains tethered to the slow, deliberate rhythms of ranching and land stewardship, carrying the weight of a heritage that values self-reliance over industrial expansion. The proximity to the Double Horn, a LCA, acts as a guardian of the region's wilder character, preserving the scrubland and habitat that have defined this geography for generations. Residents often find their way toward the Grelle Recreation Area Trail to traverse the rocky limestone outcrops, while those seeking the quietude of the basin often look toward the nearby expanse of Pleasant Valley. Daily existence in Double Horn is measured not by the clock, but by the shifting heat and the unpredictable hydration of the soil, ensuring that the local culture remains grounded in the physical realities of the earth itself.

About This Double Horn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Double Horn, Texas. Coordinates: 30.4961, -98.217. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Double Horn includes the ZIP code (78669), telephone area code (512, 737), county seat of Burnet County (Burnet), and school district assignment (Marble Falls Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.