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Matador Texas Map

Explore Matador, 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 Matador, Texas

How to Use This Matador, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	34.012021
Longitude	-100.822078
Population	569
Density	168.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	79244
Area Code	806
County Seat	Matador
School District	Motley County Independent School District

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About Matador, Texas

Matador is a locality in Motley County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 569. The population density is 168.5 people per km². Matador is located at 34.0120°N, 100.8221°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Matador is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 79244.

Matador occupies a high, sun-bleached plateau where the horizon stretches thin and taut, indifferent to the passage of clouds. It lies 52.0 miles east-southeast of Plainview, TX (from Plainview, TX: bearing 103°T), and is situated 22.3 miles northeast of Wake. The land here is defined by the stark geometry of the plains, broken only by the subtle depression of Hackberry Draw and the slow, rhythmic erosion carved into the earth by Ballard Creek. A few miles to the west, the silhouette of Boone Mountain rises like a jagged interruption against the vast expanse of the sky, while the quiet surface of Ed Jameson Lake reflects the relentless clarity of the Texas light. Dust motes dance in the amber glow of late afternoon, settling over grasses that have long since learned to survive on the meager offerings of the wind.

History in Matador is etched into the fence lines and the weathered wood of structures that have stood against the scouring heat for generations, serving as a reminder of the ranching legacy that first tethered life to this soil. The local economy persists through the steady, quiet industry of agriculture, a vocation that demands a patience rarely found in modern transit. Beyond the immediate reach of the grid, the Matador Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary where the native pulse of the scrubland remains undisturbed by the friction of progress. Life here moves with the gravity of the seasons, a deliberate cycle of sowing and harvest, anchored by a resilience that asks for nothing and expects even less from the world beyond its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Motley County Jail Museum (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 352° N
Traweek House (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 252° W
Bob's Oil Well (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 270° W
The Motley County Railroad (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 079° E
Matador Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.7 mi, 070° E
Caprock Canyons Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 23.4 mi, 313° NW
Bob Wills Museum (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 351° N
Dickens County Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 182° S
Quitaque Panthers & Pantherettes (Public Artwork) — 27.9 mi, 331° NW
Floydada Park (Local Park) — 29.9 mi, 266° W
Caprock Canyons State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 341° N
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.2 mi, 188° S · 14k acres
Ralls Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 235° SW
Childress County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 45.2 mi, 051° NE
Fair Park (Local Park) — 45.5 mi, 050° NE
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.3 mi, 042° NE · 15k acres
J. V. Hilliard Filed (Stadium) — 53.5 mi, 283° W
Texas Tech University New Deal Farm - Beef Unit (Recreation Easement) — 54.4 mi, 250° W
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 60.7 mi, 002° N
Dark Sky Viewing Area (Attraction) — 61.3 mi, 083° E
Historic Windmill (Attraction) — 61.4 mi, 083° E
Pease River Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 61.5 mi, 084° E
Engine 1809 (Attraction) — 61.7 mi, 230° SW
Permian Sea Tide Ripples (Attraction) — 62.0 mi, 083° E
Oriana Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 62.3 mi, 159° S
Lake Alan Henry Wildlife Habitat Area (Local Conservation Area) — 63.9 mi, 191° S
East Lubbock Art House (Arts Centre) — 64.1 mi, 243° SW
Mackenzie Park - North (Local Recreation) — 64.1 mi, 243° SW
Tornado Gallery (Gallery) — 65.9 mi, 243° SW
Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 71.2 mi, 324° NW

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