Explore Juliff, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Juliff, 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 Juliff.
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 | Juliff |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.450238 |
| Longitude | -95.475498 |
| Population | 2,800 |
| Density | 55.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 77583 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| County Seat | Richmond |
Juliff occupies a flat, expansive stretch of Texas prairie where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 4.2 miles west-southwest of Iowa Colony, TX (from Iowa Colony, TX: bearing 238°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-southwest of Fresno. The landscape remains dominated by heavy, moisture-holding soils that dictate the rhythm of the seasons, shifting from dusty, sun-baked earth to vibrant green growth with the arrival of the rains. A mere mile away, the slow, deliberate curves of Oyster Creek carve through the terrain, providing a vital artery that sustains the local flora. To the west, the subtle elevation of Nash Dome rises as a singular, geological anomaly in an otherwise level expanse, while the proximity of Northwinds Park and the quiet waters of Brushy Lake offer a stillness that defines the character of the land.
Juliff emerged from the necessity of agriculture, serving as a quiet point of transition for those working the fertile blackland soil that has long supported the regional economy. The history of the area remains tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, leaving a legacy of persistence that persists in the quiet, methodical pace of daily life. Those who seek the outdoors often find their way toward the Brazos Bend State Park Trail, a path that links the local experience to the broader, wilder character of the region. Even the memory of Steep Gully lingers in the local awareness, a reminder of the subtle shifts in topography that have shaped settlement patterns over generations, ensuring that Juliff remains a distinct, grounded presence in the vast, open plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Juliff, Texas. Coordinates: 29.450238, -95.475498. 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 Juliff includes the ZIP code (77583), telephone area code (281), county seat of Fort Bend County (Richmond), and school district assignment.
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |