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Mereta Texas Map

Explore Mereta, 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 Mereta, Texas

How to Use This Mereta, Texas Map

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

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	Mereta
State	Texas (TX)
County	Tom Green County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.457106
Longitude	-100.140916
Population	180
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	76940
Area Code	325
County Seat	San Angelo

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About Mereta, Texas

Mereta is a locality in Tom Green County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Mereta is located at 31.4571°N, 100.1409°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76940.

Mereta occupies a quiet expanse of West Texas where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the persistent presence of Lipan Creek as it traces a path through the thirsty earth. It lies 17.5 miles east of San Angelo, TX (from San Angelo, TX: bearing 91°T), and is situated 25.4 miles east-southeast of Grape Creek. The land here carries the muted, sun-bleached palette of the plains, where the silver-gray stalks of native grasses sway in a relentless wind that seems to carry the dust of distant miles. To the west, the faint, hazy outline of the Edwards Plateau marks the edge of the sky, serving as a reminder of the tectonic shifts that once defined this arid basin. Within the immediate vicinity, Mereta Park provides a local sanctuary where the light at dusk turns the scrub brush into silhouettes of deep violet and burnt orange, casting long, contemplative shadows that stretch across the hardened soil.

History in Mereta lingers in the architecture of sparse, sturdy structures that have weathered decades of seasonal extremes, reflecting a heritage built upon the resilience of those who worked the surrounding acreage. The regional economy remains tethered to the cycle of the land, with agricultural efforts and ranching operations dictating the daily rhythm of life far from the bustle of urban centers. While the nearest water, the Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir, lies miles away, the drainage patterns of the area—including the subtle depressions like Deep Hollow—shape the movement of both local wildlife and the occasional runoff after a rare, heavy rain. Life in Mereta persists with a deliberate, unadorned focus, marked by the simple, enduring labor of maintaining a presence in a landscape that neither asks for nor offers much in the way of ornament.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mereta Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 089° E
Mullins Crossing (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 320° NW
The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 119° SE
R.F. Tankersley Homestead (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 279° W
Theile Building (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 346° N
Miles Methodist Church (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 346° N
E H Danner Museum of Telephony (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 269° W
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 270° W
Miss Hattie's Bordello Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 271° W
Railway Museum of San Angelo (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 269° W
International Water Lily Garden (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 270° W
O.C. Fisher Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 19.0 mi, 279° W
Red Arroyo Trail (Local Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 264° W
San Angelo State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 274° W
O. C. Fisher Lake (Recreation Area) — 20.2 mi, 275° W
Dog's Head Trail (El Swato) (Local Conservation Area) — 20.4 mi, 252° W
Twin Buttes Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 23.0 mi, 251° W
Concho Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 25.6 mi, 076° E
Kenedy Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 29.2 mi, 080° E
Welcome to Bronte (Public Artwork) — 31.0 mi, 343° N
Doole High School (Historic Ruins) — 32.0 mi, 097° E
Fort Chadbourne (Historic Castle / Fort) — 40.5 mi, 351° N
Abilene State Park (State Park) — 54.9 mi, 014° N
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 55.8 mi, 016° N
CCC stonework (Historic Ruins) — 56.0 mi, 016° N
Lyric Theatre (Theatre) — 70.6 mi, 075° E
Regal Heartland (Cinema) — 72.1 mi, 074° E
Petrified Tree (Attraction) — 74.4 mi, 019° N
Elmer Gray Stadium (Stadium) — 74.5 mi, 020° N

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