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Gruene Texas Map

Explore Gruene, 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 Gruene, Texas

How to Use This Gruene, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.738279
Longitude	-98.103897
Population	1,800
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78130
Area Code	210
County Seat	New Braunfels

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About Gruene, Texas

Gruene is a locality in Comal County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Gruene is located at 29.7383°N, 98.1039°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78130.

Gruene holds its position along the banks of the Guadalupe River, where the limestone shelves and persistent currents shape the slow movement of the water. It lies 2.7 miles north-northeast of New Braunfels, TX (from New Braunfels, TX: bearing 27°T), and is situated 14.0 miles southwest of San Marcos. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed cedar, distinct from the distant, arid reaches of the Edwards Plateau that loom far to the west. Broad-leafed trees cast long, shifting shadows across the ground, while the nearby Riada offers a quiet expanse of green where the light settles thick and golden in the late afternoon. Travelers walking the Landa Park Trail find the terrain shifting toward the rugged, limestone-rich character of the region, marked by the deep, silent cut of Panther Canyon only a few miles away.

Gruene grew from the industry of the cotton trade, its architecture anchored by the sturdy, weathered timber of the mercantile store and the dance hall that still anchors the social life of the locality. The economy has long since shifted away from the fields, yet the structure of the past remains, preserved in the ironwork and the high, drafty ceilings of buildings that witnessed the rise of the local gin. Even with the Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir waiting three miles off, the pace of life here is defined by the steady, unforced gravity of the river and the lingering influence of the families who first broke the soil. The social gravity of the place persists in the wood-planked halls where the sound of a fiddle can still cut through the humid, heavy air of a summer evening, grounding the residents in a rhythm that feels entirely its own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Original Gruene Mercantile (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 343° N
Gruene's Hall (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 273° W
Gruene Mansion (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 218° SW
Riada (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 292° W
Comal Cemetery (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 192° S
Buc-ee's Beaver (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 120° SE
Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 168° S
Landa Park Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 214° SW
Panther Canyon Nature Trail (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 231° SW
Fredericksburg Fields (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 226° SW
Comal County Rebels Art Gallery (Gallery) — 2.8 mi, 209° SW
James C. Curry Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 9.4 mi, 324° NW
Purgatory Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.9 mi, 036° NE
Dick's Classic Garage (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 044° NE
Grandmother's tree (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 036° NE
Learning Tree (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 042° NE
The Millie Seaton Doll Collection (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 043° NE
Labyrinth (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 029° NE
Fiedler Memorial Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 147° SE
LBJ Museum of San Marcos History (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 044° NE
Texas Cinemas Showplace (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 044° NE
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 257° W
The SPOT Cinema Eatery (Cinema) — 14.9 mi, 047° NE
Guadalupe River State Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 292° W
Lockhart State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 072° E
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.7 mi, 008° N · 43k acres

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