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Imperial Texas Map

Explore Imperial, 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 Imperial, Texas

How to Use This Imperial, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	31.272921
Longitude	-102.69265
Population	294
Density	26.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	79743
Area Code	806
County Seat	Fort Stockton
School District	Buena Vista Independent School District

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About Imperial, Texas

Imperial is a locality in Pecos County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 294. The population density is 26.9 people per km². Imperial is located at 31.2729°N, 102.6927°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79743.

Imperial sits upon a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut, revealing the rugged, arid character of the West Texas plains. It lies 41.0 miles south-southwest of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 196°T), and is situated 28.4 miles north-northeast of Fort Stockton. The air here holds a dry, sharp clarity that clarifies the edges of every mesquite bush and fence post, while the sky at dusk turns into a bruised violet, casting long, stark shadows across the caliche soil. Two miles to the west, the Pecos River carves its path through the terrain, a quiet witness to the relentless evaporation that defines the land. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Guayule Mountain rises like a jagged tooth against the haze, grounding the otherwise limitless reach of the flat earth.

Imperial reflects the pragmatic, hard-won endurance of an economy built on the pulse of the oil patch and the necessities of desert agriculture. The local rhythm is dictated by the steady hum of pump jacks and the seasonal demands of the fields that rely on the nearby Imperial Reservoir for their survival. History here is written in the rusted iron of old equipment and the resilient spirit of those who have learned to thrive where water is a precious, measured currency. Life in Imperial moves with a deliberate, quiet intensity, favoring the sturdy utility of a work truck over pretense, and finding a singular, stark beauty in the way the morning light catches the fine, pale dust kicked up by the wind.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grandfalls Union Church (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 296° NW
Butterfield Overland Stage Line (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 287° W
Water Improvement District No. 2 Office (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 296° NW
Crane County Park (Local Park) — 21.4 mi, 067° NE
Monahans Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 345° N
Ward County Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 26.2 mi, 332° NW
Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner (Public Artwork) — 28.5 mi, 203° SW
Mendoza Trail Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 082° E
Historic Fort Stockton (Historic Castle / Fort) — 28.7 mi, 202° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 29.2 mi, 202° S
Pat Taylor Athletic Field (Local Recreation) — 29.6 mi, 204° SW
Rattlesnake Bomber Base Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 306° NW
Rankin Museum (Museum) — 43.5 mi, 084° E
Dub Day Arena (Stadium) — 43.9 mi, 095° E
Ector Theatre (Theatre) — 44.2 mi, 026° NE
Globe Theatre of the Great Southwest (Theatre) — 44.7 mi, 024° NE
Pliska Aircraft Museum (Museum) — 47.4 mi, 040° NE
Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena (Attraction) — 47.9 mi, 282° W
West of the Pecos Museum (Museum) — 48.6 mi, 283° W
Southeast corner of New Mexico (Attraction) — 54.8 mi, 337° NW
Big Sky Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 57.0 mi, 034° NE
Sandia Wetlands (Nature Reserve) — 63.1 mi, 252° W
Balmorhea State Park (State Park) — 66.9 mi, 251° W
Old Reagan County Courthouse (Historic Ruins) — 67.1 mi, 082° E
Independence Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 73.8 mi, 136° SE

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