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Fort Hancock Texas Map

Explore Fort Hancock, 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 Fort Hancock, Texas

How to Use This Fort Hancock, Texas Map

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

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	Fort Hancock
State	Texas (TX)
County	Hudspeth County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	31.289272
Longitude	-105.845064
Population	1,052
Density	21.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	79839
Area Code	915
County Seat	Sierra Blanca
School District	Fort Hancock Independent School District

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About Fort Hancock, Texas

Fort Hancock is a locality in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,052. The population density is 21.4 people per km². Fort Hancock is located at 31.2893°N, 105.8451°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 79839.

Fort Hancock occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a sky of unyielding clarity. It lies 32.1 miles southeast of San Elizario, TX (from San Elizario, TX: bearing 128°T), and is situated 34.6 miles southeast of Horizon City. The landscape is defined by the arid geometry of the high desert, where the earth gives way to the deep, weathered channels of Camp Rice Arroyo just two miles away. Beyond the flat, scrub-dusted plains, the silhouette of Campo Grande Mountain rises eight miles distant, a silent sentinel watching over the shifting heat haze. The air here holds a dry, mineral weight, and as evening descends, the light turns a bruised, singular gold that clings to the creosote bushes and the fine, pale dust of the basin.

Fort Hancock carries the quiet gravity of a frontier outpost that has long since traded its military urgency for the slow, methodical labor of agriculture. The proximity of the Rio Grande provides a slender lifeline for the local economy, where irrigated rows of cotton and pecans carve green, deliberate patterns into the otherwise austere terrain. Five miles to the east, the Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir sits as a still, quiet catchment, gathering the rare and precious runoff that sustains the lifeblood of the surrounding fields. Daily existence moves with the deliberate pace of a place built on patience, where the bilingual cadence of the border-country informs the rhythm of the work day and the enduring character of those who cultivate this demanding, beautiful soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Machinegunner, U.S. 25th Inf. Div., Cpl Benito Martinez (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 342° N
Fort Hancock Merchantile (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 003° N
Tornillo (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 307° NW
Micasa Art Center at San Elizario (Gallery) — 32.5 mi, 309° NW
JR’s Art Gallery And Tea Room (Gallery) — 32.6 mi, 309° NW
Romy Hawkins Studio Gallery (Gallery) — 32.6 mi, 309° NW
Main Street Stage and Saloon (Arts Centre) — 32.6 mi, 309° NW
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park (State Conservation Area) — 36.1 mi, 312° NW
AMC CLASSIC East Pointe 12 (Cinema) — 42.2 mi, 318° NW
Highlander Stadium at Bel Air High School (Stadium) — 43.2 mi, 317° NW
Riverfront Stadium - Riverside High School (Stadium) — 43.8 mi, 315° NW
El Paso PREMIERE Montwood (Cinema) — 44.3 mi, 319° NW
The Equestrian (Public Artwork) — 47.7 mi, 317° NW
3rd Calvary Museum (Museum) — 49.4 mi, 317° NW
Philanthropy Theater (Theatre) — 49.9 mi, 311° NW
Kidd Performance Hall (Theatre) — 49.9 mi, 311° NW
DIY Workshop El Paso (Arts Centre) — 50.1 mi, 311° NW
Scenic Drive Overlook (Viewpoint) — 50.6 mi, 313° NW
Franklin Mountains State Park (State Park) — 50.9 mi, 314° NW
Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 54.0 mi, 089° E
10,000 Year Clock (Attraction) — 56.6 mi, 079° E
Organ/franklin Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 62.2 mi, 323° NW
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park) — 63.1 mi, 050° NE · 87k acres
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument (National Monument) — 63.3 mi, 325° NW · 574k acres
Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 69.0 mi, 052° NE · 46k acres
Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 71.8 mi, 042° NE · 31k acres
Lincoln National Forest (National Forest) — 77.6 mi, 050° NE · 1.1M acres
Guadalupe Cave Protection Area (Administrative) (National Conservation Area) — 77.6 mi, 050° NE · 28k acres
Guadalupe Escarpment Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 77.6 mi, 050° NE · 21k acres
Aden Lava Flow Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 79.8 mi, 309° NW · 30k acres

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