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Lorena Texas Map

Explore Lorena, 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 Lorena, Texas

How to Use This Lorena, Texas Map

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

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.

CityLorena
StateTexas (TX)
CountyMcLennan County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude31.386559
Longitude-97.21556
Population1,785
Density202.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code76655
Area Code325
County SeatWaco
School DistrictLorena Independent School District

About Lorena, Texas

Lorena is a locality in McLennan County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,785. The population density is 202.9 people per km². Lorena is located at 31.3866°N, 97.2156°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lorena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76655.

Lorena occupies a quiet stretch of the Texas landscape where the flat, expansive prairie yields to the subtle, earth-bound rise of the limestone-flecked plains. It lies 5.4 miles south-southwest of Hewitt, TX (from Hewitt, TX: bearing 193°T), and is situated 8.2 miles southwest of Robinson. The horizon here is vast, often dominated by the distinct silhouette of Hubby Hill, which punctuates the sky to the west like a weathered sentinel. Moisture from the nearby North Cow Bayou and the quiet, still waters of the Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Reservoir draws a thin line of green through the dry, sun-bleached grasses, providing a cooling breath to the fields. At McBrayer Park, the light at dusk settles into a peculiar, bruised violet, catching the edges of the wild brush and casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the open ground until the heat of the day finally retreats into the soil.

Lorena grew from the iron-willed efforts of those who saw potential in the deep, dark clay of this inland expanse, transforming the raw terrain into a persistent agricultural and residential patchwork. The economy has shifted from the early necessity of the rail and farm to a steady, modern rhythm, yet the pulse of the place remains tethered to the land. Residents move with a deliberate, unforced pace, recognizing the seasonal changes in the wind and the way the persistent sun dictates the work of the day. Life in Lorena is defined by this quiet continuity, where the collective memory of the settlers lingers in the names of the roads and the enduring, straightforward character of the people who call this stretch of prairie home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • McBrayer Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 259° W
  • Lorena United Methodist Church (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 173° S
  • Evans Field (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 175° S
  • Lorena Cemetery (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 187° S
  • Warren Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 021° N
  • Martin Irons (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 191° S
  • Waco Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 324° NW
  • Waco Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 335° NW
  • Waco Independent School District Stadium (Stadium) — 9.2 mi, 022° N
  • Practically Pikasso (Gallery) — 10.1 mi, 016° N
  • Hart-Patterson Track Complex (Local Recreation) — 10.7 mi, 020° N
  • Waco Traffic Circle (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 027° NE
  • Texas Scottish Rite Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 018° N
  • Getterman Stadium (Stadium) — 11.8 mi, 025° NE
  • Texas Museum of Theatre and Broadcast (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 288° W
  • Helen Marie Taylor Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 022° N
  • Buzzard Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.2 mi, 014° N
  • Mother Neff State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 256° W
  • Waco Mammoth National Monument (National Monument) — 15.3 mi, 009° N · 5 acres
  • Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 15.4 mi, 342° N · 348 acres
  • Historic Bell (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 255° W
  • CCC Plaque (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 255° W
  • Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.1 mi, 249° W
  • Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.6 mi, 250° W
  • (14) Animal Pens. Petting Zoo Sheep Shearing (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.6 mi, 011° N
  • (16) Horse-farming Demonstration (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.6 mi, 011° N
  • Aquaponics Greenhouse (Aquarium) — 19.9 mi, 012° N
  • Clear Creek Park (National Conservation Area) — 40.1 mi, 243° SW · 78 acres
  • Fort Parker State Park (State Park) — 41.0 mi, 070° E
  • Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.4 mi, 220° SW · 43k acres

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About This Lorena Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lorena, Texas. Coordinates: 31.386559, -97.21556. 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 Lorena includes the ZIP code (76655), telephone area code (325), county seat of McLennan County (Waco), and school district assignment (Lorena 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.