Granite Shoals Lake Texas Map
Explore Granite Shoals Lake, 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 Granite Shoals Lake, Texas
How to Use This Granite Shoals Lake, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Granite Shoals Lake, 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 Granite Shoals Lake.
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 | Granite Shoals Lake |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Burnet County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.575022 |
| Longitude | -98.410198 |
| Population | 4,800 |
| Density | 280.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 78654 |
| Area Code | 512, 737 |
| County Seat | Burnet |
About Granite Shoals Lake, Texas
Granite Shoals Lake is a locality in Burnet County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,800. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Granite Shoals Lake is located at 30.5750°N, 98.4102°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78654.Granite Shoals Lake emerges as a bright, expansive mirror held within the rugged limestone folds of the central Texas landscape. It lies 28.7 miles west-northwest of Lakeway, TX (from Lakeway, TX: bearing 300°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west of Marble Falls. The Colorado River feeds this basin, its currents slowing as they move through the terrain to shape the banks of the reservoir. To the north, the land rises into the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau, while closer to the water, the topography softens into the quiet depression of Deer Hollow. The air here holds a distinct, dry clarity, particularly as the sun begins to dip below the horizon, casting a pale violet light across the water’s surface and highlighting the rough, textured granite outcroppings that give the area its name.
Granite Shoals Lake serves as a focal point for a community defined by the rhythms of the water and the surrounding woodland. Visitors often seek out the nearby Lakecrest Park for a closer look at the local flora, or venture further to traverse the Longhorn Cavern State Park Trail, which winds through the geological history of the region. The economy remains tethered to the land and the lake, balancing the needs of local residents with the seasonal influx of those drawn to the temperate climate. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate pace, reflecting a history of settlement that values the quietude of the plains and the essential, life-giving presence of the Colorado River.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Hillcrest Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 031° NE
- Veteran's Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 068° E
- Charles Haynes (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 179° S
- Flying K Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 102° E
- Nightengale Archeological Center (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 356° N
- Fisher - Miller Grant (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 356° N
- Fuchs Cemetery (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 101° E
- Longhorn Cavern State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 023° NE
- Marta Stafford Fine Art (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 092° E
- Bernie's Art Gallery & Custom Frame Shop (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 092° E
- Uptown Theatre (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 092° E
- Highland Arts Guild (Gallery) — 7.9 mi, 091° E
- ShowBiz Cinemas (Cinema) — 8.4 mi, 079° E
- Dead Man's Hole (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 110° E
- Inks Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 008° N
- 1000ft Overlook of Inks Lake (Viewpoint) — 11.1 mi, 014° N
- Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.6 mi, 087° E · 43k acres
- Reptilandia (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.4 mi, 177° S
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 308° NW
- Llano County Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 308° NW
- Hill Country Overlook (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 149° SE
- River Overlook (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 149° SE
- LBJ Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 209° SW
- Texas paintball (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 099° E
- TexARTS (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 122° SE
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About This Granite Shoals Lake Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Granite Shoals Lake, Texas. Coordinates: 30.575022, -98.410198. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Granite Shoals Lake includes the ZIP code (78654), telephone area code (512, 737), county seat of Burnet County (Burnet), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
