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Marathon Texas Map

Explore Marathon, 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 Marathon, Texas

How to Use This Marathon, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.220864
Longitude	-103.236601
Population	410
Density	30.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	79842
Area Code	915
County Seat	Alpine
School District	Marathon Independent School District

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About Marathon, Texas

Marathon is a locality in Brewster County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 410. The population density is 30.1 people per km². Marathon is located at 30.2209°N, 103.2366°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79842.

Marathon occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor meets an endless sky, creating a landscape defined by sharp shadows and the persistent presence of dry, scrub-dusted earth. It lies 121.4 miles south-southwest of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 202°T), and is situated 27.0 miles east-southeast of Alpine. To the west, the jagged silhouettes of the Wood Hollow Mountains rise against the horizon like broken teeth, while the immediate ground buckles into the subtle depression of Beakley Draw. The air here holds a distinct clarity that strips the horizon of haze, leaving the distant plains to shimmer in the heat. Only a mile away, the presence of Peña Colorado Creek offers a rare, thin ribbon of moisture that supports a narrow corridor of green, contrasting against the vast, pale stretches of limestone and gravel. Even the silence here feels weighted, broken only by the dry rustle of wind through creosote and the occasional, rhythmic call of a bird circling above the arid basin.

Marathon traces its survival to the resilience of the frontier, having evolved from a rugged stop for cattle drives and rail travelers into a quiet sanctuary for those drawn to the stark, unfiltered light of the high plains. The local economy persists as a blend of traditional ranching and a modern, understated hospitality, evidenced by the restoration of historic adobe structures that anchor the center of the grid. Visitors often seek the shade of the cottonwoods at Post Park, finding a cool refuge four miles out that serves as a necessary counterpoint to the relentless sun. Life in Marathon moves at the pace of the seasons, where the evening transition from gold to deep, bruised violet across the scrubland is the most significant event of the day. This is a place that demands little and expects much, rewarding the patient observer with a sense of space so absolute it feels like a physical presence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

First School House (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 207° SW
Albion E. Shepard House (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 209° SW
Marathon (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 155° SE
Post Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 213° SW
Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.6 mi, 226° SW
Sul Ross Desk (Viewpoint) — 26.5 mi, 293° NW
Museum of the Big Bend (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 292° W
Granada Theatre (Theatre) — 27.0 mi, 291° W
Ranga Theatres (Cinema) — 27.0 mi, 291° W
Kokernot Park (Local Recreation) — 27.3 mi, 292° W
Big Bend National Park (National Park) — 36.3 mi, 180° S · 785k acres
Big Bend Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 38.0 mi, 173° S · 577k acres
Black Gap Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 40.9 mi, 163° S
Maintenant (Gallery) — 45.1 mi, 278° W
Sleeping Figure (Public Artwork) — 45.9 mi, 278° W
Glitch Gallery (Gallery) — 47.2 mi, 278° W
Marfa and Presidio County Museum (Museum) — 47.2 mi, 278° W
Chinati Foundation (Attraction) — 47.4 mi, 277° W
Davis Mountains State Park (State Park) — 47.5 mi, 303° NW
Starlingua Ranch (Attraction) — 48.6 mi, 194° S
Historic Fort Stockton (Historic Castle / Fort) — 50.8 mi, 025° NE
Davis Mountains (Conservation Area) — 50.8 mi, 310° NW
Overland Trail Museum (Museum) — 52.6 mi, 310° NW
Neill Museum (Museum) — 52.6 mi, 310° NW
Christmas Mountains Ranch (Recreation Easement) — 53.3 mi, 191° S
Midwestern State University Dalquest Desert Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 54.5 mi, 215° SW
Fossil Bone Exhibit (Attraction) — 55.7 mi, 174° S
Big Bend Ranch State Park (State Park) — 56.3 mi, 214° SW
McDonald Observatory (Attraction) — 56.7 mi, 304° NW
Big Bend (Wilderness Study Area) — 63.6 mi, 160° S · 182 acres

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