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Karnack Texas Map

Explore Karnack, 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 Karnack, Texas

How to Use This Karnack, Texas Map

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

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.

CityKarnack
StateTexas (TX)
CountyHarrison County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude32.667923
Longitude-94.170465
Population680
Density18.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code75661
Area Code903
County SeatMarshall

About Karnack, Texas

Karnack is a locality in Harrison County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Karnack is located at 32.6679°N, 94.1705°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 75661.

Karnack occupies a quiet reach of East Texas where the dense, humid canopy of the piney woods yields to the soft, dark shadows of bottomland hardwoods. It lies 14.3 miles northeast of Marshall, TX (from Marshall, TX: bearing 53°T), and is situated 17.2 miles west-northwest of Blanchard. Moisture hangs heavy in the air here, clinging to the moss-draped cypress trees that define the landscape, while the slow, deliberate pulse of Big Cypress Bayou shapes the terrain just two miles away. The earth is rich and damp, feeding a verdant wilderness that stretches toward the horizon, far removed from the sharp salt of any distant shore. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, where the intricate, flooded labyrinth of the ecosystem offers a sanctuary that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern world.

Karnack bears the weight of a complex history, its identity forged in the intersection of agricultural roots and the legacy of mid-century industrial activity that once repurposed the surrounding woods. Economic life here remains tethered to the land and the quiet resilience of its inhabitants, who navigate a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the shifting light over Mitchell Lake. Those who walk the Caddo Lake State Park Trail witness a stillness that seems to suspend time, a quality of silence that settles into the soil itself. Whether observing the remnants of past endeavors or the enduring persistence of the Ames Spring Basin area, Karnack maintains an unassuming dignity, a place where the stillness of the woods acts as a mirror to the character of those who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hometown of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 173° S
  • Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.1 mi, 036° NE · 15k acres
  • Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 098° E
  • Caddo Lake State Park (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 339° N
  • Old Town of Port Caddo (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 339° N
  • Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 351° N
  • Texas History Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 301° NW
  • Oak Lawn Municipal Golf Course (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 223° SW
  • Jefferson Playhouse (Theatre) — 12.0 mi, 301° NW
  • Airport Park (Local Park) — 12.6 mi, 221° SW
  • Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 13.1 mi, 037° NE
  • Harrison County Historical Museum - Memorial City Hall Galleries (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 234° SW
  • Harrison County Historial Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 216° SW
  • Lake O' The Pines Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.2 mi, 287° W
  • Lake O' The Pines (Recreation Area) — 19.6 mi, 289° W
  • Hay Ride (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 083° E
  • SUSLA Sign (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 114° SE
  • Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana tri-state marker (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 017° N
  • Track Speeder (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 113° SE
  • Tori Gate (Public Artwork) — 26.7 mi, 114° SE
  • Shreveport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 27.0 mi, 113° SE
  • Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 113° SE
  • Mardi Gras Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 110° E
  • Krewe of Gemini (Arts Centre) — 27.9 mi, 110° E
  • C. Bickham Dickson Park - In Bossier Ph. (State Park) — 31.3 mi, 119° SE
  • Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 31.5 mi, 155° SE
  • Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.3 mi, 118° SE · 30k acres
  • Jackson's Lookout (Viewpoint) — 38.4 mi, 308° NW
  • Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 49.3 mi, 087° E · 607k acres
  • Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 52.4 mi, 169° S · 161k acres

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About This Karnack Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Karnack, Texas. Coordinates: 32.667923, -94.170465. 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 Karnack includes the ZIP code (75661), telephone area code (903), county seat of Harrison County (Marshall), 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 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.