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Manchaca Texas Map

Explore Manchaca, 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 Manchaca, Texas

How to Use This Manchaca, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.140767
Longitude	-97.833061
Population	2,266
Density	447.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	78748, 78652
Area Code	512, 737
County Seat	Austin
School District	Austin Independent School District

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About Manchaca, Texas

Manchaca is a locality in Travis County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,266. The population density is 447.3 people per km². Manchaca is located at 30.1408°N, 97.8331°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78748, 78652.

Manchaca occupies a stretch of limestone-rich earth where the steady, shallow currents of Bear Creek carve through the landscape, defining the quiet boundaries of the terrain. It lies 3.9 miles north of Buda, TX (from Buda, TX: bearing 6°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-southeast of Belterra. The air here holds the dry heat of an inland summer, pressing down on the mesquite and stubborn oaks that thrive in the thin, rocky soil. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the shade of Manchaca Gardens Park, where the light at dusk turns the dusty ground to a deep, burnished copper, or they follow the worn path of the Manchaca School Jogging Trail. Though the distant silhouettes of the Edwards Plateau remain far removed from the immediate horizon, the land maintains a subtle, rhythmic slope that drains toward the hidden, verdant low point of Spring Hollow.

Railroad tracks once signaled the arrival of commerce to Manchaca, transforming a fledgling settlement into a point of transit for the surrounding agricultural output. Today, the economy has shifted from the rhythm of the harvest to the steady hum of a local culture that balances its rural memory with the reach of modern expansion. Residents still look toward the quiet expanse of the Soil Conservation Service Site 10 Reservoir when the summer sun demands a reprieve, acknowledging the water as a vital, if modest, feature of the regional landscape. Life here moves with a deliberate, unhurried gravity, defined more by the persistent growth of the scrub brush and the seasonal cycles of the creek than by the frantic pace of the nearby urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Education in Manchaca (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 330° NW
Manchaca United Methodist Church (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 127° SE
Austin Educational Theatre (Theatre) — 0.2 mi, 142° SE
Old San Antonio District Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 120° SE
Bauerle Ranch Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 345° N
Mary Moore Searight Metro Park (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 054° NE
Live Oak Cemetery (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 139° SE
Old San Antonio Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 106° E
Slaughter Creek at Twin Oaks Greenbelt (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 060° NE
Circle C Ranch Metro Park (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 329° NW
Autumn Woods (Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 270° W
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (Recreation Easement) — 3.3 mi, 321° NW
McKinney Falls State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 069° E
Regal Cinema Westgate 11 (Cinema) — 6.5 mi, 018° N
Cathedral of Junk (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 034° NE
McKinney Gristmill (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 064° NE
Twin Falls (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 009° N
The Whisky Vault (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 273° W
Sculpture Falls (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 004° N
Old Lockheed Martin Drone Facility (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 059° NE
Hill of Life Falls (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 001° N
Westlake Community Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Arts Centre) — 9.4 mi, 006° N
Doug Sahm Hill (Viewpoint) — 9.6 mi, 029° NE
Violet Crown Cinema (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 030° NE
3ten (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 031° NE
McLennon Pen Co. Gallery (Gallery) — 10.1 mi, 027° NE
Wally Workman Gallery (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 026° NE
Pedernales Falls State Park (State Park) — 25.4 mi, 292° W
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.5 mi, 343° N · 43k acres

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