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Gillett Texas Map

Explore Gillett, 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 Gillett, Texas

How to Use This Gillett, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.128302
Longitude	-97.785
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78116
Area Code	210
County Seat	Karnes City

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About Gillett, Texas

Gillett is a locality in Karnes County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Gillett is located at 29.1283°N, 97.7850°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78116.

Gillett defines its existence through the slow, persistent wanderings of Ecleto Creek, which carves a path through the landscape with a quiet, muddy resolve. It lies 32.3 miles south-southeast of Seguin, TX (from Seguin, TX: bearing 160°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Nixon. The surrounding terrain leans into the rugged character of the inland plains, where Tom White Hollow creates a subtle depression in the earth that catches the long, golden shadows of late afternoon. Nine miles away, the silhouette of Bald Mound rises as a solitary sentinel over the horizon, anchoring a view dominated by wide, open fields and the scrubby resilience of native brush. The air here holds a distinct, dry weight, carrying the scent of parched soil and the faint, metallic tang of the creek beds after a summer rain.

Gillett maintains a steady, deliberate pace shaped by generations of agricultural labor and the quiet industry of the Texas interior. While the memory of early settlement lingers in the weathered wood of older structures, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the land and the modest commerce of a rural crossroads. Life here unfolds without the intrusion of external noise, occasionally punctuated by the distant, quiet pursuits of those visiting Jackson Nature Park or finding a moment of stillness near the waters of Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Reservoir. The people of Gillett move with an unforced cadence, finding a particular beauty in the way the twilight flattens the color of the fields into a uniform, dusty gray, signaling the end of another day in a place that asks for little and expects only endurance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Old Riedel Dam and Early Industries (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 244° SW
Harmony Baptist Church and Cemetery (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 201° S
First Baptist Church of Nixon (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 008° N
Saint Joseph School Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 206° SW
Jackson Nature Park (Local Park) — 14.7 mi, 294° NW
Yorktown Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 120° SE
Runge Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 165° S
Nordheim Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 140° SE
Joe Gulley Park (Local Park) — 21.8 mi, 192° S
Kenedy Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 187° S
Helton-San Antonio River Nature Park (Local Recreation) — 29.2 mi, 283° W
M. O. Neasloney Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 30.0 mi, 013° N
Calaveras Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 32.4 mi, 289° W
Martin Luther Statue (Public Artwork) — 32.8 mi, 339° N
Palmetto State Park (State Park) — 33.6 mi, 021° N
CCC Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 40.4 mi, 143° SE
Phil Hardberger Park (Local Conservation Area) — 40.8 mi, 292° W
Shiner Gaslight Theater (Theatre) — 42.5 mi, 060° NE
Angelica talamantes (Cinema) — 43.1 mi, 291° W
City Base Entertainment (Cinema) — 43.1 mi, 291° W
Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 44.3 mi, 256° W
Eagle Stadium (Stadium) — 44.4 mi, 256° W
Richard Beene Site (Historic Ruins) — 44.7 mi, 281° W
Comal County Rebels Art Gallery (Gallery) — 44.7 mi, 333° NW
Amazing Air (Theme Park) — 45.1 mi, 305° NW
James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 50.6 mi, 215° SW
Choke Canyon State Park (State Park) — 50.6 mi, 215° SW
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 53.3 mi, 351° N
Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 67.4 mi, 152° SE
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 76.5 mi, 138° SE · 298k acres

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