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Lyford Texas Map

Explore Lyford, 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 Lyford, Texas

How to Use This Lyford, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	26.412292
Longitude	-97.789718
Population	2,249
Density	497.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78569
Area Code	830
County Seat	Raymondville
School District	Lyford Consolidated Independent School District

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About Lyford, Texas

Lyford is a locality in Willacy County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,249. The population density is 497.3 people per km². Lyford is located at 26.4123°N, 97.7897°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lyford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78569.

Lyford stretches across a vast, sun-bleached expanse of South Texas brush and flat, fertile farmland that seems to hold the horizon in a perpetual, shimmering tension. It lies 4.8 miles south of Raymondville, TX (from Raymondville, TX: bearing 185°T), and is situated 16.4 miles north-northwest of Harlingen. The landscape here is defined by an uncompromising openness, where the sky claims more territory than the earth, and the light at dusk turns the dusty fields into a palette of bruised purples and burnt oranges. To the west, the subtle, distant rise of Harmony Hill provides the only vertical interruption to the otherwise level plains, while the North Floodway carves a quiet, seasonal path through the soil seven miles away. Within the center of Lyford, Lyford City Park offers a modest clearing of greenery, a place where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the dry rustle of mesquite leaves or the distant, rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery working the heavy, dark clay.

Deep agricultural roots anchor the economy of Lyford, where the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of the days as much as the shifting heat. The town emerged from the expansion of rail and irrigation, growing in sync with the thirst of the land and the endurance of those who cultivate it. Irrigation channels, including the West Main Drain six miles distant, represent the vital arteries that sustain the local output, while the presence of Delta Lake 2 nine miles away serves as a remote, quiet anchor for the regional water table. Life in Lyford maintains a steady, deliberate pace, characterized by the bilingual cadence of conversation and a shared, quiet respect for the seasons. It is a place where the history of the soil is written in the rows of crops that reach toward the heat, and the character of the people is forged by the same relentless, brilliant sun that defines the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lyford City Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 273° W
First Baptist Church of Lyford (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 156° SE
Old Lyford High School Building (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 251° W
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 193° S
Sebastian Municipal Utility District Regional Sports Facility (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 185° S
Smiley Face Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 001° N
Edward Burleson Raymond (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 005° N
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.8 mi, 211° SW · 277k acres
Tom Wilson Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 14.4 mi, 165° S
Bowman Stadium (Stadium) — 15.0 mi, 150° SE
The History of Mexico & Mankind (Public Artwork) — 16.2 mi, 160° S
Bobby Morrow Stadium (Stadium) — 20.7 mi, 155° SE
Estero Llano Grande State ParK (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 207° SW
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.5 mi, 097° E · 287k acres
Hidalgo County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 252° W
Spoil Islands (State Conservation Area) — 27.3 mi, 090° E
Topgolf (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 240° SW
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 31.1 mi, 066° NE · 262k acres
Resaca de la Palma State Park (State Park) — 31.4 mi, 154° SE
R&N Thrift (Attraction) — 31.9 mi, 244° SW
Border Theater (Theatre) — 35.9 mi, 248° W
Stillman House Museum (Museum) — 39.7 mi, 153° SE
Brownsville Heritage Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 153° SE
Brownsville Art League Fine Arts Museum (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 153° SE
Hawk observation deck (Attraction) — 40.3 mi, 246° SW
Welcome to Texas Sign (Attraction) — 40.7 mi, 152° SE
Port Isabel Historical Museum (Museum) — 42.9 mi, 123° SE
Palmito Hill Battlefield (Viewpoint) — 43.4 mi, 136° SE
Gravity Park (Theme Park) — 44.1 mi, 119° SE
Boca Chica State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 47.5 mi, 128° SE

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