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Hudson Bend Texas Map

Explore Hudson Bend, 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 Hudson Bend, Texas

How to Use This Hudson Bend, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.417144
Longitude	-97.929179
Population	4,005
Density	387.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78734
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Austin
School District	Lake Travis Independent School District

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About Hudson Bend, Texas

Hudson Bend is a locality in Travis County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,005. The population density is 387.7 people per km². Hudson Bend is located at 30.4171°N, 97.9292°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78734.

Hudson Bend emerges as a limestone-ribbed promontory where the arid, sun-bleached earth of the high interior meets the expansive, shimmering waters of Lake Travis. It lies 3.8 miles northwest of Steiner Ranch, TX (from Steiner Ranch, TX: bearing 316°T), and is situated 8.9 miles southwest of Cedar Park. The terrain here is defined by a jagged, uneven topography, marked by dense thickets of Ashe juniper and twisted live oaks that cling stubbornly to the shallow, rocky soil of the surrounding plains. To the north, the land drops away into the shadowed depths of Pool Canyon, while the Colorado River winds its slow, deliberate path through the limestone bedrock just a mile away, carving a permanent, cooling artery through the heat-withered scrubland. As the light wanes, the limestone bluffs take on a pale, bone-white luminescence, casting long, stark shadows that stretch across the brush and emphasize the profound stillness of this inland landscape.

Hudson Bend carries the quiet weight of a region that has transitioned from rugged ranching roots to a modern, water-centered pace of life, anchored by the recreational pull of the lake. The economy here is tethered to the ebb and flow of visitors who seek the quietude of Arkansas Bend Park, where the Arkansas Bend Trail offers a singular, dusty path for those wishing to traverse the wild, unkempt edges of the water. While the Edwards Plateau remains a distant, hazy silhouette on the western horizon, the local identity is forged in the immediate, intimate relationship between the residents and the fluctuating levels of the reservoir. Life in Hudson Bend moves with the sun, from the early hours when the air is sharp and clear to the heavy, golden afternoons when the heat shimmers off the limestone, grounding the locality in a rhythm that feels entirely separate from the frantic pulse of the nearby urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hudson Bend (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 170° S
Arkansas Bend Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 246° SW
Bob Wentz/ Windy Point (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 101° E
Mansfield Dam Overlook (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 146° SE
Mansfield Dam Park (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 144° SE
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve System (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 091° E
Old Turbine (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 143° SE
Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 058° NE
Volente/DC Reed BCP Parcel (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 046° NE
Jessica Hollis Memorial (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 152° SE
Theriot BCP Parcel (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 101° E
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.5 mi, 343° N · 43k acres
Black Box Theater (Theatre) — 5.6 mi, 087° E
TexARTS (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 204° SW
Texas paintball (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 011° N
Flip’N Art (Gallery) — 7.4 mi, 186° S
AMC Lakeline 9 (Cinema) — 8.1 mi, 063° NE
Austin Aquarium (Aquarium) — 8.5 mi, 074° E
Protected Promise (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 046° NE
Artificial Chimney (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 140° SE
Hill of Life Falls (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 150° SE
Laguna Gloria Art Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 128° SE
Lake Austin (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 133° SE
Westlake Community Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Arts Centre) — 11.8 mi, 145° SE
Museum of Illusions (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 097° E
Museum of Ice Cream (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 095° E
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Cinema) — 12.2 mi, 109° E
Pedernales Falls State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 249° W
McKinney Falls State Park (State Park) — 19.5 mi, 142° SE

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