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Harwood Texas Map

Explore Harwood, 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 Harwood, Texas

How to Use This Harwood, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.665786
Longitude	-97.505272
Population	120
Density	86.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78632
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Gonzales
School District	Gonzales Independent School District

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About Harwood, Texas

Harwood is a locality in Gonzales County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 86.3 people per km². Harwood is located at 29.6658°N, 97.5053°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Harwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78632.

Harwood sits upon the undulating plains of Gonzales County, where the earth stretches wide under a vast, unencumbered sky. It lies 18.1 miles south-southeast of Lockhart, TX (from Lockhart, TX: bearing 147°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east of Luling. Artesia Creek carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with the tangled vegetation and dark silt characteristic of the region’s drainage. To the west, the subtle rise of Iron Peak breaks the horizon, a modest but constant anchor in a geography defined by broad, sun-bleached pastures and the shifting shadows of passing clouds. The air here carries the dry, resonant scent of sun-warmed grass and limestone, a stillness that settles over the land when the wind dies down and the heat of the afternoon begins to wane.

Harwood traces its origins to the expansion of the rail lines that once dictated the pulse of commerce in this part of the state, serving as a vital point for the movement of agricultural goods. While the frantic pace of the iron horse has long since faded, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the legacy of the ranching industry that first defined the area. Residents find the nearby Palmetto State Park—a lush, swampy sanctuary of palmettos and oaks—a stark contrast to the open fields of the surrounding territory, though the more distant Soil Conservation Service Site 15 Reservoir remains a quiet destination for those seeking the stillness of standing water. To the north, the terrain dips into the low expanse of Long Hollow, a reminder that the land is shaped by the slow, persistent work of rain and runoff. Life in Harwood moves with a deliberate, quiet grace, defined by the seasonal cycles of the fields and the enduring character of those who remain rooted in this expanse of Texas earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Harwood Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 036° NE
Harwood Cemetery (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 042° NE
Theodore S. Lee (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 035° NE
Palmetto State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 234° SW
Edgar B. Davis South Side Park (Local Park) — 8.5 mi, 267° W
Zelder Mill Park And Pavillion (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 270° W
Central Texas Oil Patch Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 277° W
Kestner Double D Ranch (Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 042° NE
Gonzales Memorial Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 162° S
Old Jail Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 164° S
Lake Wood Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 12.7 mi, 179° S
M. O. Neasloney Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 232° SW
Lockhart State Park (State Park) — 16.8 mi, 318° NW
Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 327° NW
Mayhem Wall (Public Artwork) — 23.0 mi, 299° NW
E. A. Arnim Archives and Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 086° E
Lyric Theater (Cinema) — 23.9 mi, 086° E
Shiner Gaslight Theater (Theatre) — 25.8 mi, 129° SE
The SPOT Cinema Eatery (Cinema) — 29.3 mi, 301° NW
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 29.8 mi, 302° NW
Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 30.6 mi, 042° NE
Sinkholes (Viewpoint) — 31.0 mi, 298° NW
Learning Tree (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 298° NW
Grandmother's tree (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 298° NW
CCC Water Fountain (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 024° NE
Labyrinth (Attraction) — 33.7 mi, 299° NW
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.2 mi, 335° NW · 43k acres
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 70.9 mi, 088° E · 21k acres

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