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Hilltop Lakes Texas Map

Explore Hilltop Lakes, 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 Lakes, Texas

How to Use This Hilltop Lakes, Texas Map

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

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.

CityHilltop Lakes
StateTexas (TX)
CountyLeon County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude31.063558
Longitude-96.190463
Population1,385
Density62.7 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code77871
Area Code409
County SeatCenterville
School DistrictNormangee Independent School District

About Hilltop Lakes, Texas

Hilltop Lakes is a locality in Leon County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,385. The population density is 62.7 people per km². Hilltop Lakes is located at 31.0636°N, 96.1905°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77871.

Hilltop Lakes emerges from the East Texas landscape as a deliberate congregation of earth and water, defined by the quiet persistence of post oak woodlands and the sway of native grasses. It lies 29.7 miles north-northeast of Bryan, TX (from Bryan, TX: bearing 19°T), and is situated 19.5 miles west-northwest of Madisonville. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in shifting patterns of amber and bronze, illuminating the red clay soil that anchors this inland expanse. The terrain is marked by subtle shifts in elevation, where the earth drops away into the shadowed depths of Wolfpin Gully, four miles distant, or rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Payne Hill. Only a mile away, Running Creek carves its path through the loam, its waters drawing the surrounding flora into a deeper shade of emerald, while the presence of Brushy Lake, four miles off, offers a still, reflective mirror to the expansive sky above.

Hilltop Lakes functions as a deliberate retreat, shaped by the vision of a planned residential development that prioritizes the stillness of the woods over the clamor of industrial expansion. The local economy and daily rhythm are tethered to the management of these private grounds and the maintenance of a lifestyle defined by outdoor stewardship, far removed from the frantic pace of the state’s larger metropolitan hubs. Residents and visitors often look toward Dragon Creek MB, thirteen miles away, when seeking a deeper immersion into the regional ecology, yet the character of Hilltop Lakes remains distinct, defined by the deliberate preservation of its quiet, wooded corridors. Here, the passage of time is measured not by the ticking of clocks, but by the gradual lengthening of shadows across the fairways and the seasonal migration of birds through the timber, grounding the inhabitants in a cycle that feels both ancient and intentionally composed.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Greer Family Cemetery (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 286° W
  • El Camino Real (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 121° SE
  • Boggy Community (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 033° NE
  • Fort Boggy State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 056° NE
  • Dragon Creek MB (Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 328° NW
  • Lake Madison Park (Local Park) — 17.9 mi, 113° SE
  • StageCenter Community Theatre (Theatre) — 28.9 mi, 202° S
  • Square One Art Gallery (Public Artwork) — 29.0 mi, 202° S
  • The Grand Stafford Theater (Theatre) — 29.1 mi, 202° S
  • Children's Museum of Brazos Valley (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 202° S
  • Earth Art (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 202° S
  • Moran (Local Park) — 30.8 mi, 198° S
  • Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 31.6 mi, 196° S
  • M. Benz Gallery of Floral Art (Gallery) — 31.9 mi, 196° S
  • J Wayne Stark University Center Galleries (Gallery) — 32.4 mi, 196° S
  • MSC Forsyth Galleries (Gallery) — 32.5 mi, 196° S
  • Keechi Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.2 mi, 039° NE
  • Limestone County Historical Museum (Museum) — 38.0 mi, 327° NW
  • Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Museum (Museum) — 39.3 mi, 352° N
  • Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 40.5 mi, 143° SE · 163k acres
  • Fort Parker State Park (State Park) — 41.3 mi, 331° NW
  • H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas (Museum) — 42.5 mi, 122° SE
  • Gibbs-Powell House Museum (Museum) — 44.5 mi, 122° SE
  • Texas Prison Rodeo Stadium (Historic Ruins) — 45.0 mi, 122° SE
  • Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 45.7 mi, 145° SE · 3,956 acres
  • St Andrews Church (Historic Ruins) — 45.8 mi, 043° NE
  • Big Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 47.3 mi, 024° NE
  • Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 49.3 mi, 080° E · 161k acres
  • Neches River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 67.6 mi, 042° NE · 16k acres
  • Big Slough Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 68.5 mi, 066° NE · 3,521 acres

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About This Hilltop Lakes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hilltop Lakes, Texas. Coordinates: 31.063558, -96.190463. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hilltop Lakes includes the ZIP code (77871), telephone area code (409), county seat of Leon County (Centerville), and school district assignment (Normangee Independent School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.