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Knox City Texas Map

Explore Knox 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 Knox City, Texas

How to Use This Knox City, Texas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Knox 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 Knox 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	Knox City
State	Texas (TX)
County	Knox County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.418151
Longitude	-99.81898
Population	1,065
Density	493.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	79529
Area Code	806
County Seat	Benjamin
School District	Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District

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About Knox City, Texas

Knox City is a locality in Knox County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,065. The population density is 493.6 people per km². Knox City is located at 33.4182°N, 99.8190°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Knox City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 79529.

Knox City emerges from the expansive plains of North Texas, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered beneath a sky that shifts from pale turquoise to a deep, bruised violet as the afternoon wanes. It lies 67.2 miles north of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 356°T), and is situated 18.7 miles north-northwest of Haskell. The China Branch carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the parched earth, its seasonal flow a quiet witness to the dry winds that scour the surrounding fields. Six miles away, the surface of Van Earl Tank holds the reflection of passing clouds, providing a rare gathering point for the local fauna amidst the persistent, sun-bleached grasses. To the west, the faint silhouette of Ignorant Ridge rises like a serrated spine against the distance, reminding those who walk these dusty lanes that the land is far from featureless, even when it appears to hold its breath under the weight of the summer heat.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Knox City, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of the calendar more effectively than any clock. Deep-rooted in the legacy of the region’s early settlement, the economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil and the resilience of those who cultivate it. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured patience, far from the frantic pace of larger urban centers, and the quietude is punctuated only by the occasional hum of machinery or the rustle of dry stalks. Residents often look toward the horizon, perhaps recalling the nineteen-mile distance to Civil Center Park for a brief respite, yet they remain fundamentally anchored to the local rhythms of the plains. It is a place of stark, honest light, where the history of the land is written not in monuments, but in the enduring labor of its people and the steady, quiet endurance of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

First Christian Church (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 088° E
Brazos River Bridge (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 010° N
Sunset Consolidated Rural School District (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 071° E
Knox County Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 008° N
Civil Center Park (Local Park) — 18.9 mi, 164° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 32.7 mi, 179° S
Cowboy Country Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 178° S
6666 Ranch (Public Artwork) — 33.2 mi, 296° NW
Baylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 070° E
Throckmorton County Museum (Museum) — 35.1 mi, 117° SE
Oriana Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 39.4 mi, 244° SW
Fire Hall Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 008° N
Copper Breaks State Park (State Park) — 47.2 mi, 004° N
Pease River Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 47.5 mi, 005° N
Officer’s Quarters (Historic Ruins) — 47.9 mi, 135° SE
Permian Sea Tide Ripples (Attraction) — 48.0 mi, 005° N
Dark Sky Viewing Area (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 004° N
Historic Windmill (Attraction) — 48.5 mi, 004° N
The Old Jail Art Center (Arts Centre) — 52.3 mi, 151° SE
Fort Phantom Hill (Attraction) — 54.2 mi, 171° S
Matador Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 55.9 mi, 328° NW
Sea Bee Park (Local Recreation) — 60.8 mi, 174° S
Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch (W.T. Martin Ranch) (Park) — 63.0 mi, 222° SW
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.0 mi, 276° W · 14k acres
Myers Memorial Arena (Stadium) — 64.8 mi, 176° S
Lake Sweetwater Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 72.9 mi, 203° SW
Lake Alan Henry Wildlife Habitat Area (Local Conservation Area) — 73.2 mi, 251° W
Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area & WRP (State Conservation Area) — 76.1 mi, 041° NE

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