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Karnes City Texas Map

Explore Karnes City, 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 Karnes City, Texas

How to Use This Karnes City, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	28.884977
Longitude	-97.900836
Population	3,111
Density	525.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78118
Area Code	210
County Seat	Karnes City
School District	Karnes City Independent School District

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About Karnes City, Texas

Karnes City is a locality in Karnes County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,111. The population density is 525.4 people per km². Karnes City is located at 28.8850°N, 97.9008°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Karnes City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78118.

Karnes City holds the sun-baked plains of South Texas in a firm, unyielding grip, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth beneath it. It lies 34.7 miles north-northwest of Beeville, TX (from Beeville, TX: bearing 345°T), and is situated 5.5 miles northwest of Kenedy. The landscape is defined by a low, scrubby resilience, where mesquite and prickly pear thrive in the sandy loam, and the distant rise of Lookout Hill offers the only significant interruption to the expansive, brush-dotted vista. Dry Escondido Creek cuts a shallow, dusty scar through the terrain nearby, its bed often holding only the memory of rain, while the nearby Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir provides a quiet, reflective stillness that catches the pale, amber light of late afternoon. Within the town limits, Karnes City Park serves as a modest green anchor, providing a space where the wind carries the dry, earthy scent of the brushlands and the stillness of the open prairie settles over the quiet streets.

History remains etched into the pragmatism of Karnes City, a place built upon the rugged foundations of ranching and the shifting fortunes of the oil patch that has long dictated the rhythm of local commerce. This is a region where the economy is tethered to the slow, rhythmic nodding of pump jacks and the seasonal cycles of livestock, creating a culture that values endurance over flash. The proximity to Cow Hollow adds a sense of scale to the surrounding geography, reminding residents of the subtle depressions and basins that define this inland territory. Life in Karnes City moves with a deliberate, tempered pace, shaped by the heat that shimmers off the asphalt and the collective understanding that prosperity here is something earned through grit and a deep familiarity with the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Karnes County (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 289° W
Karnes City Memorial Garden (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 266° W
First Baptist Church of Karnes City (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 096° E
Community Center Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 314° NW
Highland Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 002° N
Saint Joseph School Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 015° N
Kenedy Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 154° SE
Runge Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 090° E
Nordheim Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 087° E
Yorktown Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 066° NE
Helton-San Antonio River Nature Park (Local Recreation) — 31.6 mi, 317° NW
James E. Daughtrey Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.1 mi, 222° SW
Choke Canyon State Park (State Park) — 33.1 mi, 222° SW
Rialto Theater (Theatre) — 34.6 mi, 165° S
CCC Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 34.8 mi, 117° SE
Calaveras Lake Park (Local Recreation) — 36.2 mi, 319° NW
Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 36.4 mi, 279° W
Eagle Stadium (Stadium) — 36.5 mi, 279° W
Phil Hardberger Park (Local Conservation Area) — 44.6 mi, 316° NW
Richard Beene Site (Historic Ruins) — 44.6 mi, 304° NW
Corn Crib Photographic Exhibit by Ansen Seale (Public Artwork) — 45.3 mi, 304° NW
Angelica talamantes (Cinema) — 46.4 mi, 314° NW
City Base Entertainment (Cinema) — 46.4 mi, 314° NW
Conjunto Heritage Taller (Theatre) — 50.9 mi, 316° NW
1906 Gallery (Gallery) — 51.1 mi, 315° NW
Palmetto State Park (State Park) — 51.8 mi, 021° N
Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 57.6 mi, 138° SE
Government Canyon State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 67.8 mi, 315° NW
Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 69.4 mi, 358° N
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 70.9 mi, 127° SE · 298k acres

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