Magnolia Beach Texas Map
Explore Magnolia Beach, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Magnolia Beach, Texas
| City | Magnolia Beach |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Calhoun County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 28.560276 |
| Longitude | -96.542754 |
| Population | 217 |
| Density | 82.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 77979 |
| Area Code | 409 |
| County Seat | Port Lavaca |
| School District | Calhoun County Independent School District |
About Magnolia Beach, Texas
Magnolia Beach is a locality in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 217. The population density is 82.1 people per km². Magnolia Beach is located at 28.5603°N, 96.5428°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77979.Magnolia Beach occupies a flat, expansive stretch of coastline where the salt-heavy air clings to the skin like a damp veil. It lies 6.3 miles southeast of Port Lavaca, TX (from Port Lavaca, TX: bearing 127°T), and is situated 32.7 miles east-southeast of Victoria. A pale, sun-bleached light defines the horizon, illuminating the shallows of Old Town Lake that bleed into the surrounding marshy terrain with quiet persistence. Four miles to the east, the waters of Chocolate Bay shimmer under a relentless sky, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Old Red Bluff anchors the far-off western view. Travelers who wander toward the nearby Magic Ridge find a quiet refuge of coastal scrub, a sharp contrast to the open, wind-swept expanses that define the immediate geography of Magnolia Beach.
Economic life here remains tethered to the moods of the water, a rhythm dictated by the tides and the seasonal migration of those who seek the solace of the shore. History lingers in the quietude, echoing the currents that once flowed toward Indianola Island, a place now defined more by its ghost-tide legacy than by the bustle of industry. While Little Chocolate Bayou meanders six miles away, the daily existence of the locals remains centered on the immediate, tactile experience of the beach and the patience required to live beside an unpredictable sea. Life moves with the deliberate, unforced cadence of a place that has long ago traded the urgency of the modern world for the steady, salt-crusted endurance of the coast.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Zimmerman Cemetery (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 184° S
- Magic Ridge (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 135° SE
- Old Town Cemetery (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 132° SE
- Judge Henry Joseph Huck (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 127° SE
- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.1 mi, 166° S · 298k acres
- Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 138° SE
- Miramar Pointe (Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 067° NE
- Wilson Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 301° NW
- Powderhorn West Conservation Easement (Park) — 6.1 mi, 187° S
- Calhoun County Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 306° NW
- Port Lavaca Main Street Theatre (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 308° NW
- Lighthouse Beach Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 320° NW
- Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 293° NW
- Welder Flats Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.6 mi, 198° S
- Guadalupe Delta Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.9 mi, 251° W
- Formosa-Tejano Wetlands Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 17.3 mi, 017° N
- Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA (Nature Reserve) — 18.0 mi, 257° W
- Shark Stadium (Stadium) — 21.2 mi, 060° NE
- Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 23.0 mi, 221° SW
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 28.9 mi, 079° E
- Historica;Marker (Historic Ruins) — 31.5 mi, 053° NE
- Nave Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 301° NW
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 43.5 mi, 047° NE
- Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures (Attraction) — 45.0 mi, 222° SW
- Showplace 3 (Cinema) — 46.3 mi, 019° N
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.9 mi, 072° E · 193k acres
- Refugio County Museum (Museum) — 47.8 mi, 249° W
- El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science (Museum) — 47.9 mi, 019° N
- Texas Maritime Museum (Museum) — 48.0 mi, 220° SW
- Site of Caney Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 50.2 mi, 056° NE
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About This Magnolia Beach Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Magnolia Beach, Texas. Coordinates: 28.560276, -96.542754. 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 Magnolia Beach includes the ZIP code (77979), telephone area code (409), county seat of Calhoun County (Port Lavaca), and school district assignment (Calhoun County Independent School District).
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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
