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High Island Texas Map

Explore High Island, 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 High Island, Texas

How to Use This High Island, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.566896
Longitude	-94.393522
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	77623
Area Code	281
County Seat	Galveston

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About High Island, Texas

High Island is a locality in Galveston County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². High Island is located at 29.5669°N, 94.3935°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77623.

High Island rises as a singular, salt-dusted salt dome above the flat, marshy expanse of the Texas coast, serving as a rare elevation that breaks the monotony of the low-lying prairie. It lies 30.5 miles northeast of Galveston, TX (from Galveston, TX: bearing 53°T), and is situated 17.5 miles south of Winnie. The air here holds a heavy, brine-saturated weight, pushed inland by the tides only a mile away, where the horizon dissolves into the hazy intersection of sky and water. East Bay Bayou carves a quiet, serpentine path through the landscape nearby, its brackish currents mirroring the shifting light of a sun that seems to linger longer over the wetlands. To the south, the expansive acreage of the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge provides a sanctuary where the grass ripples in endless, rhythmic waves, and the distant, dark silhouette of Brant Island anchors the view across the flooded plains.

High Island carries the weight of a past defined by the extraction of subterranean wealth and the resilience of a landscape that refuses to be tamed by the encroaching tide. The local economy, once tethered tightly to the rhythm of oil production, now finds its pulse in the seasonal migrations of birds that descend upon these elevated ridges, turning the locality into a vital waypoint for travelers on the wing. While the pace of life remains slow, marked by the weathered textures of salt-worn wood and the quiet persistence of those who call the dome home, the environment remains raw and indifferent to human endeavor. Far from the distant, still waters of Lake Stephenson, the spirit of the place is found in the stillness of the marshes and the way the wind carries the scent of the coast across the grasses, creating a sanctuary that feels both isolated and profoundly connected to the elemental cycles of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

High Island (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 279° W
Charles Cronea (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 195° S
Mcfaddin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.7 mi, 026° NE · 178k acres
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.3 mi, 001° N · 113k acres
Rollover Island (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 239° SW
The Breakers Building (Historic Ruins) — 9.5 mi, 239° SW
Sea Breeze Mitigation Bank (Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 002° N
Double Bayou Dance Hall (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 299° NW
Winnie-Stowell Horse Arena (Stadium) — 17.0 mi, 003° N
Rich Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 283° W
Sea Rim State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 20.7 mi, 070° E
J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 22.4 mi, 066° NE
Wallisville Lake (Recreation Area) — 25.7 mi, 309° NW
Bolivar Point (Public Artwork) — 25.9 mi, 238° SW
Gator Country Wildlife Adventure Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.1 mi, 016° N
Wallisville Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 319° NW
Galveston Historic Seaport (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 233° SW
Dolphin Tree Sculpture (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 232° SW
Galveston County Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 233° SW
Galveston Railroad Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 234° SW
The Studio Experience (Gallery) — 30.2 mi, 233° SW
Shark Attack 5D Theatee (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 231° SW
Pier Pileup (Attraction) — 30.7 mi, 231° SW
Texas City Museum (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 248° W
The Crib (Historic Castle / Fort) — 33.7 mi, 285° W
Carolyn Ehman Dance Academy (Arts Centre) — 34.6 mi, 232° SW
Big Thicket National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 41.3 mi, 006° N · 109k acres
Galveston Island State Park (State Park) — 41.5 mi, 235° SW
Village Creek State Park (State Park) — 47.9 mi, 016° N
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 70.9 mi, 326° NW · 163k acres

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