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Fentress Texas Map

Explore Fentress, 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 Fentress, Texas

How to Use This Fentress, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.756058
Longitude	-97.77639
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78622
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Lockhart

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About Fentress, Texas

Fentress 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. Fentress is located at 29.7561°N, 97.7764°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78622.

Fentress emerges from the quiet intersection of limestone-rich earth and the persistent, life-giving flow of the San Marcos River. It lies 11.0 miles southwest of Lockhart, TX (from Lockhart, TX: bearing 216°T), and is situated 9.3 miles northwest of Luling. The landscape surrounding Fentress is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from fertile riparian corridors to the broader, sun-drenched expanses that stretch toward the distant silhouette of the Edwards Plateau. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, filtering through the dense canopy of pecan and oak trees to illuminate the fine, pale dust that settles upon the riverbanks. Beyond the immediate shade of the water’s edge, the terrain levels into open, grassy plains that seem to exhale the heat of the afternoon, holding the stillness of a place where the horizon is wide enough to let the clouds dictate the pace of the day.

Agricultural traditions remain the bedrock of the local character, a legacy that survives in the orderly rows of crops and the quiet, industrious spirit of those who work the land. While the modern world moves with a different velocity, the proximity to the Lockhart State Park Trail offers a grounded connection to the physical history of the region, allowing a traveler to traverse the same ground that sustained early settlers. The economy here is measured not in grand industrial output, but in the steady maintenance of rural life and the occasional visitor seeking the cool currents of the water. Even the memory of far-off places like the Soil Conservation Service Site 12 Reservoir or the expanse of the Comanche Flats serves only to sharpen the focus on this specific patch of soil, where the rhythm of the seasons still commands the most respect.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fentress United Methodist Church (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 084° E
Fentress Community Cemetery (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 120° SE
Fentress, Dr. James (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 115° SE
Mayhem Wall (Public Artwork) — 6.3 mi, 323° NW
Lockhart State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 036° NE
Edgar B. Davis North Side Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 121° SE
Central Texas Oil Patch Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 124° SE
Zelder Mill Park And Pavillion (Local Park) — 9.6 mi, 131° SE
Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 035° NE
Gary Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.0 mi, 322° NW
San Marcos River State Scientific Area (Recreation Easement) — 11.7 mi, 310° NW
The SPOT Cinema Eatery (Cinema) — 12.6 mi, 316° NW
Texas State University - San Marcos Golf Course (State Recreation Area) — 13.0 mi, 317° NW
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 316° NW
Indigenous & Tejano History Museum Exhibit (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 312° NW
LBJ Museum of San Marcos History (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 312° NW
Spring Lake Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 317° NW
Texas Cinemas Showplace (Cinema) — 13.3 mi, 312° NW
The Millie Seaton Doll Collection (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 308° NW
Sinkholes (Viewpoint) — 13.8 mi, 307° NW
Learning Tree (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 306° NW
M. O. Neasloney Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 157° SE
Grandmother's tree (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 305° NW
Palmetto State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 128° SE
Freeman Ranch (Recreation Easement) — 16.4 mi, 315° NW
Labyrinth (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 308° NW
Comal County Rebels Art Gallery (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 260° W
James C. Curry Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 25.9 mi, 284° W
Austin Educational Theatre (Theatre) — 26.6 mi, 353° N
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.1 mi, 348° N · 43k acres

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