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Hays Texas Map

Explore Hays, 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 Hays, Texas

How to Use This Hays, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.122712
Longitude	-97.872228
Population	227
Density	391.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78610
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	San Marcos
School District	Hays Consolidated Independent School District

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About Hays, Texas

Hays is a locality in Hays County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 227. The population density is 391.3 people per km². Hays is located at 30.1227°N, 97.8722°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hays is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78610.

Hays reveals itself through the steady, amber-hued persistence of the sun as it tracks across the open prairie, illuminating the limestone strata that define this inland expanse. It lies 3.2 miles northwest of Buda, TX (from Buda, TX: bearing 324°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north of Kyle. Little Bear Creek carves a quiet, intermittent path through the local terrain, its banks offering a sanctuary for stubborn oaks and native grasses that hold fast against the summer heat. While the jagged peaks of the Edwards Plateau remain a distant, hazy memory on the far horizon, the immediate landscape feels intimate and grounded, defined by the slow erosion of Spring Hollow and the quiet accumulation of silt. During the late afternoon, the light takes on a thickening quality, turning the dry, golden stalks of the field into a shimmering veil that softens the edges of the horizon.

Hays maintains a character shaped by the steady, measured pace of regional life, far removed from the clamor of larger metropolitan centers. The local economy persists in a quiet rhythm, reflecting a heritage of land stewardship and the modest ambitions of those who prefer the wide, uncrowded sky to the density of the city. Residents often find their recreation in the nearby Manchaca Optimist Youth Sports Complex, where the sounds of organized play drift across the open ground, or they trace the perimeter of the landscape along the Manchaca School Jogging Trail. Though the Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir waits six miles away as a silent, reflective presence in the landscape, the daily pulse of Hays remains tied to the earth, the changing seasons, and the enduring, quiet dignity of the inland plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Manchaca Optimist Youth Sports Complex (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 056° NE
Buda Sportsplex (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 195° S
Autumn Woods (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 327° NW
AARAL Corp. (Local Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 006° N
Garlic Creek Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 163° S
Cullen Country Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 138° SE
Wisebart/Senterfitt (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 329° NW
Education in Manchaca (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 061° NE
Manchaca United Methodist Church (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 063° NE
Austin Educational Theatre (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 066° NE
Antioch Colony (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 153° SE
City Park (Park) — 2.9 mi, 148° SE
Circle C Ranch Metro Park (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 010° N
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (Recreation Easement) — 3.8 mi, 004° N
Old San Antonio Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 080° E
The Whisky Vault (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 286° W
Regal Cinema Westgate 11 (Cinema) — 8.6 mi, 030° NE
Cathedral of Junk (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 042° NE
McKinney Falls State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 067° NE
Twin Falls (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 022° N
Sculpture Falls (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 017° N
McKinney Gristmill (Historic Ruins) — 10.2 mi, 063° NE
Hill of Life Falls (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 013° N
Westlake Community Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Arts Centre) — 11.1 mi, 018° N
Old Lockheed Martin Drone Facility (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 060° NE
Lou Neff Point (Viewpoint) — 12.0 mi, 033° NE
Violet Crown Cinema (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 037° NE
McLennon Pen Co. Gallery (Gallery) — 12.4 mi, 034° NE
3ten (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 037° NE
Wally Workman Gallery (Gallery) — 12.4 mi, 033° NE

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