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Lobo Texas Map

Explore Lobo, 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 Lobo, Texas

How to Use This Lobo, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.814028
Longitude	-104.752987
Population	180
Density	0.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	79752
Area Code	806
County Seat	Van Horn

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About Lobo, Texas

Lobo is a locality in Culberson County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 0.5 people per km². Lobo is located at 30.8140°N, 104.7530°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79752.

Lobo occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse of the Chihuahuan Desert, where the horizon stretches toward the jagged silhouettes of the Davis Mountains thirty-three miles to the east. It lies 104.4 miles east-southeast of San Elizario, TX (from San Elizario, TX: bearing 120°T), and is situated 55.9 miles northwest of Marfa. Low-lying scrub and brittle grasses cling to the alkaline soil, their muted colors shifting from pale ochre to a deep, bruised violet as the afternoon sun retreats. Only a mile away, the dry, erratic course of Wild Horse Creek carves a shallow scar through the arid floor, serving as a reminder of the water that occasionally surges through this thirsty landscape after a rare summer cloudburst. The air here holds a peculiar, dry weight, magnifying the silence that settles over the basin when the wind dies down and the shadows of the distant peaks begin their slow, deliberate march across the plains.

Lobo remains a quiet witness to the shifting fortunes of the high desert, having transitioned from a bustling stop on the railway lines of the past into a skeletal monument of rusted corrugated metal and weathered wood. Life in Lobo once revolved around the heavy rhythm of the trains and the agrarian labor of the surrounding vastness, though the economy has long since receded, leaving behind only the shells of former commerce. Travelers passing through the region might catch a glimpse of the rugged terrain toward Hammer Handle Canyon, eight miles away, or consider the vast, untamed expanse of Indio Ranch twelve miles distant. This austere isolation defines the character of Lobo, where the remnants of an industrious history are slowly being reclaimed by the relentless, scouring winds and the singular, brilliant clarity of the high-altitude light.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Van Horn Wells (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 336° NW
Indio Ranch (Recreation Easement) — 12.1 mi, 242° SW
Mountain View Municipal Golf Course (Local Park) — 15.6 mi, 338° N
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 15.8 mi, 342° N
Clark Hotel (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 343° N
Little League Field (Local Recreation) — 16.3 mi, 346° N
Texas Civil War Indian Trouble (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 344° N
Culberson County Historic Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 349° N
Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 30.2 mi, 342° N
Davis Mountains Preserve (Conservation Area) — 35.1 mi, 106° E
Wolf Den Tank (Historic Ruins) — 37.9 mi, 106° E
McDonald Observatory (Attraction) — 44.2 mi, 102° E
10,000 Year Clock (Attraction) — 44.7 mi, 349° N
Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch/High Adventure Camp (Park) — 45.0 mi, 090° E
Davis Mountains State Park (State Park) — 49.9 mi, 105° E
Neill Museum (Museum) — 50.2 mi, 098° E
Overland Trail Museum (Museum) — 50.2 mi, 098° E
Keesey Canyon Overlook (Viewpoint) — 51.4 mi, 107° E
The Block (Public Artwork) — 55.6 mi, 129° SE
Marfa and Presidio County Museum (Museum) — 55.8 mi, 129° SE
Glitch Gallery (Gallery) — 55.8 mi, 128° SE
Chinati Foundation (Attraction) — 56.0 mi, 129° SE
Maintenant (Gallery) — 57.3 mi, 127° SE
Chinati Mountains (State Conservation Area) — 58.4 mi, 167° S
Sandia Wetlands (Nature Reserve) — 63.2 mi, 079° E
Guadalupe Mountains National Park (National Park) — 69.3 mi, 355° N · 87k acres
Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 70.8 mi, 355° N · 46k acres
Ranga Theatres (Cinema) — 72.2 mi, 116° SE
Granada Theatre (Theatre) — 72.2 mi, 116° SE
Big Bend Ranch State Park (State Park) — 76.2 mi, 156° SE

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