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Kemah Texas Map

Explore Kemah, 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 Kemah, Texas

How to Use This Kemah, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.528537
Longitude	-95.020004
Population	1,807
Density	377.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	77565
Area Code	281
County Seat	Galveston
School District	Clear Creek Independent School District

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About Kemah, Texas

Kemah is a locality in Galveston County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,807. The population density is 377.7 people per km². Kemah is located at 29.5285°N, 95.0200°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kemah is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 77565.

Kemah presents a low-slung horizon where the salt-heavy air of the open coastline meets the flat, marshy fringes of the Texas landscape. It lies 1.5 miles south-southeast of Seabrook, TX (from Seabrook, TX: bearing 169°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-northeast of League City. Jagged lines of cypress and marsh grass define the banks of Jarbo Bayou, which winds sluggishly toward the water, carving a path through the silt and sediment. The atmosphere here is thick with the humidity of the Gulf, turning the evening light into a bruised violet that clings to the surface of the land like damp velvet. In the distance, the subtle, undulating depression of Pine Gully suggests the slow, prehistoric movement of water toward the sea, while the Kemah Community Center stands as a quiet focal point amidst the sprawling greenery.

Kemah has long balanced the quiet labor of the waterfront with a distinct, maritime economy that echoes the rhythms of the tides. Generations of fishermen and local merchants have anchored the character of the place, finding livelihood in the harvest of the sea and the steady movement of vessels passing toward Clifton Channel. Beyond the docks, the land holds the quiet remnants of a working history, far removed from the distant, artificial stillness of the Galveston County Industrial Water Reservoir. Visitors often drift toward the Armand Bayou Nature Center Trail to find the quietude of the coastal woods, leaving the bustle of the boardwalk for the shade of ancient trees. The pace of life here is dictated by the turning of the water, a deliberate, swaying motion that persists regardless of the shifting tides of industry or the encroaching modernity of the surrounding coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pine Gully (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 177° S
Seabrook City Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 352° N
Seabrook Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 356° N
Park (Park) — 2.6 mi, 130° SE
Site of Clifton-by-the-Sea (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 115° SE
Ritson Morris and Elmwood Plantation (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 005° N
Seabrook Wildlife Refuge and Park (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 009° N
Nassau Bay Spire (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 301° NW
Bay Area Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 313° NW
Armand Bayou Coastal Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 316° NW
Armand Bayou Nature Center (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 329° NW
7 Starship Gallery (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 289° W
Kids Space Place (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 289° W
Destiny Theater (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 289° W
Mission Briefing Center (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 289° W
Spiritus Mundi (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 308° NW
Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 7.9 mi, 279° W
Jack Brooks Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 185° S
Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 270° W
Slocomb Auditorium (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 328° NW
Perry House (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 270° W
Bayou Safari Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.2 mi, 233° SW
Texas City Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 144° SE
The Crib (Historic Castle / Fort) — 12.5 mi, 024° NE
Pasadena Little Theater (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 315° NW
Baytown Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 012° N
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.2 mi, 211° SW · 193k acres
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.6 mi, 074° E · 113k acres
Galveston Island State Park (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 170° S

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