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Fairchilds Texas Map

Explore Fairchilds, 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 Fairchilds, Texas

How to Use This Fairchilds, Texas Map

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

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	Fairchilds
State	Texas (TX)
County	Fort Bend County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.431353
Longitude	-95.780228
Population	864
Density	155.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	77461
Area Code	281
County Seat	Richmond
School District	Needville Independent School District

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About Fairchilds, Texas

Fairchilds is a locality in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 864. The population density is 155.7 people per km². Fairchilds is located at 29.4314°N, 95.7802°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairchilds is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 77461.

Fairchilds occupies a quiet stretch of the Texas landscape where the flat, fertile earth stretches toward the horizon in shades of tawny gold and deep, turned loam. It lies 8.9 miles south of Rosenberg, TX (from Rosenberg, TX: bearing 169°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east-northeast of Needville. The sun settles heavily over the fields, casting long, bruised shadows that emphasize the subtle, rhythmic dip of the prairie floor. Fairchilds Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the periphery, its banks lined with brush that turns a brittle, metallic silver under the high noon glare. To the west, the distant profile of Damon Mound rises as a solitary, earthy anchor, a faint interruption in the otherwise unbroken line of the sky. The air here holds a stillness that feels ancient, carrying the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked grasses and the occasional damp, mineral tang rising from the nearby lowlands.

History in Fairchilds is written in the steady persistence of the soil and the legacy of families who have worked this ground for generations. Agriculture remains the quiet engine of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the pace of life far more than the ticking of a clock. Beyond the working fields, residents often find a brief respite at Harvest Park, a patch of managed green that offers a modest reprieve from the vast openness of the surrounding acreage. While the reach of modern commerce hums in the distance, Fairchilds maintains a distinct, solitary character, anchored by the proximity of Smithers Lake, which shimmers like a polished mirror beneath the open sky. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of a slow-turning wheel, grounded in the reality of the harvest and the deep, uncomplicated silence of the inland plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Concord Cemetery (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 048° NE
Cesinger Cemetery (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 179° S
Needville Methodist Church Cemetery (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 224° SW
Harvest Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 231° SW
Needville Baseball Associates (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 233° SW
Barbara Jordan Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 238° SW
Seabourne Creek Nature Park (Local Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 356° N
Fort Bend County Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 343° N
Cowboy Barns and Working Pens (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 053° NE
1930s George Cattle Complex (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 054° NE
Line Camp (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 051° NE
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.3 mi, 216° SW · 193k acres
Brazos Bend State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 108° E
Mirabeau Lamar (Public Artwork) — 10.5 mi, 006° N
Us-Tx-73-1 (Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 202° S
Dept. of Wonder (Gallery) — 14.7 mi, 040° NE
Art Museum Tx (Gallery) — 14.8 mi, 040° NE
NaRose Studio (Arts Centre) — 15.3 mi, 043° NE
Cordovan Art School (Arts Centre) — 15.3 mi, 043° NE
Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 15.8 mi, 049° NE
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 15.9 mi, 027° NE
Kitty Hollow Park (Local Recreation) — 16.2 mi, 062° NE
Xscape Theaters (Cinema) — 18.7 mi, 349° N
Wharton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 252° W
20th Century Technology Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 252° W
Jordan High School Perfprming Arts Center (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 348° N
Stephen F Austin State Park (State Park) — 32.8 mi, 323° NW
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.2 mi, 125° SE · 140k acres
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 36.9 mi, 151° SE
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 70.1 mi, 005° N · 163k acres

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