Forest Hill Texas Map
Forest Hill, Harris County
Forest Hill, Texas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Forest Hill, Harris County.
Interactive Map of Forest Hill, Texas
| City | Forest Hill |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Harris |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.7238 |
| Longitude | -95.2995 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Forest Hill, Texas
Forest Hill is a locality in Harris County, Texas, United States. Forest Hill is located at 29.7238°N, 95.2995°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76140.0.
Forest Hill breathes a humid, verdant quietude, where the flatlands of southeastern Texas hold their breath under a sky often painted in hues of bruised plum and molten gold. It lies 4.7 miles south-east of Houston, TX (from Houston, TX: bearing 125°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-north-west of Pasadena. The landscape here is a study in subtle greens and browns, a low-lying terrain crisscrossed by sluggish bayous and baygalls, their murky waters reflecting the overhanging cypress and oak trees draped in Spanish moss. The air, thick and sweet with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, hums with the unseen industry of cicadas and the distant drone of traffic, a reminder of the vast metropolis nearby, yet a world away. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in shifting mosaics, dappling the overgrown shoulders of roads that lead to quiet homes and forgotten fields. The character of Forest Hill is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that once sustained cotton fields and, before that, the ancient forests of the coastal plain. Its history is a whisper of agricultural endeavor and the slow, steady growth that follows the clearing of land. While the immediate vicinity has seen shifts in its economic backbone, moving from agrarian roots to the service industries and logistics that support the sprawling Houston area, a resilient spirit persists. The bayous, once vital arteries for transporting goods, now offer quiet reflections and a haven for local wildlife, their banks a testament to a time when life moved at the pace of the slow-moving water. This locality, a quiet echo of the larger urban hum, holds a distinct sense of place, a feeling of patient endurance beneath the wide Texas sky.
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About This Forest Hill Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Forest Hill, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Forest Hill and Harris County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Forest Hill is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Forest Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
