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Ferris Texas Map

Explore Ferris, 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 Ferris, Texas

How to Use This Ferris, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.534026
Longitude	-96.665549
Population	2,788
Density	232.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	75125, 75146
Area Code	214, 469
County Seat	Waxahachie
School District	Ferris Independent School District

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About Ferris, Texas

Ferris is a locality in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,788. The population density is 232.2 people per km². Ferris is located at 32.5340°N, 96.6655°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ferris is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75125, 75146.

Ferris stretches across a horizon of flat, heavy-soiled plains that hold the amber light of late afternoon with a peculiar, lingering intensity. It lies 6.6 miles southeast of Lancaster, TX (from Lancaster, TX: bearing 127°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east of Red Oak. The earth here is dark and tenacious, a reminder of the vast, open expanse that defines this inland geography. Long Branch winds its way through the periphery of the landscape, a quiet artery that occasionally swells with the seasonal rains. Ferris Memorial Park South provides a central point of respite, where the grasses bow under the weight of the wind and the sky feels immense, unburdened by the shadow of any distant peak, though the rise of Sand Hill marks the elevation eleven miles away. Even the water held in Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir remains still and watchful, reflecting the shifting clouds that define the rhythm of the days.

Brick production has long defined the industrial pulse of Ferris, grounding the local economy in the very clay that composes the ground beneath its feet. This heritage of kilns and kilned earth informs the character of the place, lending a sturdy, utilitarian honesty to its architecture and daily commerce. Life in Ferris proceeds with a deliberate, measured cadence, favoring the slow accumulation of neighborly habit over the frantic pace of the larger metropolitan shadows nearby. The legacy of the region remains tied to the fertility of the soil and the endurance of its labor, creating a community where the past is not a museum piece but a functional component of the present. As the sun dips toward the western plains, the silhouette of the town emerges against the darkening sky, a collection of homes and workplaces that seem to accept the vastness of the prairie as their most constant companion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City of Ferris (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 223° SW
First Presbyterian Church of Ferris (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 326° NW
Mutts Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 148° SE
First United Methodist Church of Ferris (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 064° NE
Ferris Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 315° NW
Cottonwood Creek Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 353° N
Tenmile Creek Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 305° NW
Country View Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 300° NW
Oldest Wilmer Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 6.3 mi, 024° NE
Trinity River Greenbelt (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 351° N
Snake Encounters (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 299° NW
Desoto Ranch Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 290° W
Maddogz Paintball -Waxahachie (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 251° W
Bardwell Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 186° S
Bardwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 183° S
Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 013° N
Predator Encounter (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 329° NW
Giraffe Feeding Station (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 329° NW
Fiji Senior Sign (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 332° NW
12th Street Center (Arts Centre) — 16.9 mi, 329° NW
Cedar Hill Museum of History (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 284° W
Ennis Railroad and Cultural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 168° S
Dallas Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 341° N
Falconry Stage (Theatre) — 17.8 mi, 227° SW
Natural History Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 341° N
Roundabout Stage (Theatre) — 17.8 mi, 227° SW
Perspective Art (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 338° N
Cedar Hill State Park (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 288° W
Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 70.2 mi, 032° NE · 18k acres

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