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Goldsmith Texas Map

Explore Goldsmith, 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 Goldsmith, Texas

How to Use This Goldsmith, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	31.980673
Longitude	-102.61515
Population	236
Density	281.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	79741
Area Code	806
County Seat	Odessa
School District	Ector County Independent School District

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About Goldsmith, Texas

Goldsmith is a locality in Ector County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 236. The population density is 281.2 people per km². Goldsmith is located at 31.9807°N, 102.6151°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Goldsmith is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 79741.

Goldsmith occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse of the Permian Basin where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising against an immense, pale sky. It lies 11.7 miles northwest of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 324°T), and is situated 17.3 miles west-northwest of Odessa. The ground here is a mosaic of scrub brush and caliche, a rugged terrain that feels ancient and indifferent to the slow rotation of the seasons. Two miles from the center, the waters of Embar Lake shimmer with a metallic stillness, reflecting the stark brilliance of the midday sun. Thirteen miles away, the quiet expanse of Lawndale offers a rare reprieve of open space, while the distant, hazy outlines of the Kermit Sand Hills rise twenty-two miles to the west like a jagged, amber dream. The air carries a dry, sharp clarity that clarifies the edges of every fence post and pump jack, turning the simple act of looking into an exercise in deep focus.

Goldsmith remains tethered to the rhythmic thrum of the oil patch, a life defined by the extraction of subterranean wealth that has shaped its character for generations. The economy persists as an extension of the earth’s own hidden pressures, with the familiar skeleton of derricks and pipelines etched against the sunset to form the town’s primary architecture. This is a place where the history of industry is written in the grit of the soil and the persistent, low-frequency hum of machinery that defines the local soundscape. Life in Goldsmith moves with the deliberate, measured pace of those who understand that prosperity is drawn from deep beneath the surface, leaving the inhabitants to find their own quiet beauty in the vast, arid stillness that defines the rugged plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Goldsmith (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 269° W
Notrees (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 242° SW
Baker Ranch School (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 076° E
Kellus Turner Park (Local Park) — 12.9 mi, 138° SE
Permian Playhouse (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 117° SE
Sherwood Park (Local Park) — 15.2 mi, 114° SE
Globe Theatre of the Great Southwest (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 121° SE
The Jackrabbit (Public Artwork) — 16.8 mi, 123° SE
Monahans Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 24.5 mi, 210° SW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 24.6 mi, 009° N
Southeast corner of New Mexico (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 273° W
Scharbauer Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 26.8 mi, 089° E
Big Sky Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 27.1 mi, 093° E
Pliska Aircraft Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 116° SE
Rattlesnake Bomber Base Museum (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 225° SW
Mendoza Trail Museum (Museum) — 50.6 mi, 152° SE
Rankin Museum (Museum) — 58.9 mi, 139° SE
West of the Pecos Museum (Museum) — 64.3 mi, 234° SW
Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena (Attraction) — 64.5 mi, 233° SW
Dub Day Arena (Stadium) — 65.4 mi, 143° SE
Hobbs Pbr 19 (Historic Ruins) — 65.6 mi, 296° NW
Carlsbad Pbr #26 (Historic Ruins) — 65.7 mi, 296° NW
Big Spring State Park (State Park) — 67.3 mi, 075° E
Historic Fort Stockton (Historic Castle / Fort) — 77.1 mi, 192° S

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