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Hilltop Texas Map

Explore Hilltop, 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 Hilltop, Texas

How to Use This Hilltop, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	28.693843
Longitude	-99.176148
Population	356
Density	109.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	78223, 78624, 78017
Area Code	512, 737, 210, 726
County Seat	Fredericksburg
School District	Dilley Independent School District

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About Hilltop, Texas

Hilltop is a locality in Gillespie County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 356. The population density is 109.5 people per km². Hilltop is located at 28.6938°N, 99.1761°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78223, 78624, 78017.

Hilltop rises from the limestone scrub of the Texas interior, where the dry, sun-bleached earth holds the heat long after the shadows lengthen across the plains. It lies 10.2 miles northwest of Fredericksburg, TX (from Fredericksburg, TX: bearing 326°T), and is situated 26.3 miles north-northeast of Kerrville. The horizon remains stubbornly flat, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau to the west, while the immediate terrain is defined by the steady, persistent carve of Rocky Creek. Here, the light at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber clarity that turns the native brush into a study of bronze and copper, casting long, stark lines across the limestone outcroppings. A quiet intensity defines the air, a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows and press against the scrub oaks, suggesting a landscape that has been worn smooth by the relentless cycle of scorching summers and brief, biting winters.

Economic life in Hilltop remains tethered to the stubborn resilience of the land, shifting between the legacies of ranching and the newer, quiet rhythms of local commerce that sustain its small population. History lingers in the weathered fence posts and the repurposed stone structures that dot the vicinity, echoing a time when the necessity of water from the nearby Cedar Hollow dictated the patterns of settlement. Residents often find their way toward the paths of Cross Mountain Park, where the rugged topography offers a brief respite from the demands of the day and a vantage point over the immense, open expanse. Life in Hilltop moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, reflecting a community that measures its progress not in grand gestures, but in the steady endurance of its people against a vast, uncompromising sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 166° S
Dilley City Park (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 152° SE
William A. Waugh (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 192° S
Victor Trevino Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 13.9 mi, 017° N
Old Frio County Jail (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 021° N
Frio Pioneer Jail Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 021° N
Frio County (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 020° N
Court House (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 020° N
Veteran'S Park (Local Park) — 18.2 mi, 191° S
Chaparral Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.9 mi, 204° SW
Big Foot Wallace Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 038° NE
Devine Opera House (Theatre) — 34.8 mi, 028° NE
McMullen County Historical Museum (Museum) — 41.3 mi, 113° SE
Christine Depot Museum (Museum) — 41.8 mi, 081° E
James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 43.3 mi, 110° E
Eagle Stadium (Stadium) — 45.2 mi, 065° NE
Hondo Welcome Sign (Attraction) — 45.3 mi, 003° N
Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 45.3 mi, 065° NE
Friends Amphitheater (Theatre) — 48.1 mi, 021° N
Cooks Slough Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 50.3 mi, 313° NW
Choke Canyon State Park (State Park) — 52.0 mi, 108° E
Hammond (Conservation Area) — 54.7 mi, 346° N
Applewhite House Ruins 1852-1930s (Historic Ruins) — 55.0 mi, 046° NE
Corn Crib Photographic Exhibit by Ansen Seale (Public Artwork) — 55.0 mi, 046° NE
Richard Beene Site (Historic Ruins) — 55.4 mi, 046° NE
Vanham (Conservation Area) — 57.1 mi, 320° NW
Texas Stingray (Attraction) — 59.8 mi, 029° NE
Garner State Park (State Park) — 69.1 mi, 331° NW

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