Lake Medina Shores Texas Map
Explore Lake Medina Shores, 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 Lake Medina Shores, Texas
How to Use This Lake Medina Shores, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Medina Shores, 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 Lake Medina Shores.
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 | Lake Medina Shores |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Bandera County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.6383 |
| Longitude | -98.9869 |
| Population | 1,110 |
| Density | 138.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 78003 |
| Area Code | 210, 726 |
| County Seat | Bandera |
| School District | Bandera Independent School District |
About Lake Medina Shores, Texas
Lake Medina Shores is a locality in Bandera County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,110. The population density is 138.6 people per km². Lake Medina Shores is located at 29.6383°N, 98.9869°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78003.Lake Medina Shores occupies a rugged, limestone-strewn expanse where the horizon is defined by the sharp, arid character of the high terrain. It lies 18.7 miles southwest of Boerne, TX (from Boerne, TX: bearing 235°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-northwest of Mico. The land here slopes toward the expansive basin of Medina Lake, its waters reflecting the pale, cloudless intensity of the Texas sky. To the north, the distant outline of the Edwards Plateau rises like a bruised shadow against the heat, while the immediate surroundings are textured by dense thickets of cedar and scrub oak. Rainfall here is a rare, cherished visitor, leaving the earth parched and stubborn, yet the light at dusk holds a particular clarity, turning the jagged rocks into shades of violet and burnt ochre.
Economic life in Lake Medina Shores remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the landscape, long shaped by the legacy of ranching and the slow, persistent reclamation of the scrubland. Residents often look toward the nearby Medina River, which carves a quiet path through the surrounding brush, providing a vital, winding artery for the local ecosystem. The proximity of Henderson Hollow offers a deeper, shaded respite from the sun, while the managed wildness of L.L. Schuehle invites those who value the sparse, quiet beauty of the inland plains. Life in Lake Medina Shores moves with a measured, deliberate pace, indifferent to the hurried signals of the outside world, favoring instead the steady, sun-bleached endurance that characterizes this limestone corner of the state.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Spettel Riverside House (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 151° SE
- L.L. Schuehle (Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 210° SW
- Medina Lake Park Road 37 Ramp (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 160° S
- Middle Verde (Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 268° W
- Pilots’ Lounge at Bandera Airpark (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 326° NW
- Medina Dam (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 155° SE
- Bear Springs Blossom Preserve (Park) — 9.5 mi, 018° N
- Hill Country State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 266° W
- Government Canyon State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 114° SE
- Canyon Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.8 mi, 106° E
- Dinosaur Tracks (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 106° E
- Hoffmann Hayfield (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 110° E
- Agricultural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 048° NE
- Cedar Creek (Local Conservation Area) — 19.6 mi, 094° E
- Acting Up Creative Drama Academy (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 106° E
- Journey to Atlantis (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 126° SE
- Tidal Surge (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 126° SE
- Friends Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.5 mi, 163° S
- Sushi Cat (Public Artwork) — 23.1 mi, 105° E
- Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 114° SE
- San Anto Cultural Arte Center (Arts Centre) — 31.6 mi, 118° SE
- San Anto Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 31.6 mi, 118° SE
- Guadalupe River State Park (State Park) — 32.0 mi, 062° NE
- Sabinal Canyon Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 268° W
- Visitor's Center Museum (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 116° SE
- Hugman Dam (Historic Ruins) — 33.2 mi, 115° SE
- Garner State Park (State Park) — 44.6 mi, 267° W
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About This Lake Medina Shores Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Medina Shores, Texas. Coordinates: 29.6383, -98.9869. 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 Lake Medina Shores includes the ZIP code (78003), telephone area code (210, 726), county seat of Bandera County (Bandera), and school district assignment (Bandera Independent School District).
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. |
