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Moran Texas Map

Explore Moran, 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 Moran, Texas

How to Use This Moran, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.547624
Longitude	-99.165907
Population	226
Density	205.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76464
Area Code	254
County Seat	Albany
School District	Moran Independent School District

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About Moran, Texas

Moran is a locality in Shackelford County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 226. The population density is 205.3 people per km². Moran is located at 32.5476°N, 99.1659°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Moran is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76464.

Moran occupies a quiet expanse of North Central Texas, where the terrain stretches out in wide, sun-bleached plains punctuated by the persistent winding of Post Oak Creek. It lies 33.8 miles east-northeast of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 78°T), and is situated 15.5 miles northwest of Cisco. The land here holds a certain stoic austerity, marked by the sparse shadows of mesquite trees and the dry, golden grasses that ripple under a vast, unyielding sky. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Moran City Lake reflects the shifting colors of the sunset, providing a brief, cool respite from the heat that radiates off the earth during the long afternoons. Though the distant, hazy silhouette of the Edwards Plateau remains far beyond the horizon, the local topography possesses a subtle, ancient weight, defined more by the patience of the soil than by dramatic verticality.

History in Moran is etched into the weathered facades of its main thoroughfares, serving as a reminder of the oil booms and agricultural shifts that once dictated the pulse of the region. The economy remains tethered to the land and the industry of the plains, where life moves at the deliberate pace of the seasons rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. Residents often find their way toward the quiet recreational reaches of Belmont Park for a change of scenery, yet the character of the place remains anchored in its own modest, resilient identity. It is a location where the air feels thin and sharp in the winter and heavy with the scent of parched dust in the summer, maintaining an enduring, understated beauty for those who appreciate the quietude of the open range.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cottle No.1, First Gas Well in Shackelford County (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 078° E
Granville E. Waters (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 099° E
Moran Cemetery (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 099° E
Flying “A” Car Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 328° NW
Callahan County Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 232° SW
The Old Jail Art Center (Arts Centre) — 19.1 mi, 319° NW
Museum of Aircraft Perservation (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 052° NE
Ringling Lake Park (Local Park) — 20.8 mi, 112° E
Breckenridge Aviation Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 046° NE
Swenson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 047° NE
Ol' Rip (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 116° SE
Clyde Lake Park (Local Park) — 23.8 mi, 229° SW
Campbell's Tomato Soup (Public Artwork) — 24.1 mi, 115° SE
Officer’s Quarters (Historic Ruins) — 26.6 mi, 352° N
Fort Phantom Hill (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 283° W
Grover Nelson Park (Local Recreation) — 31.1 mi, 256° W
Sea Bee Park (Local Recreation) — 31.3 mi, 270° W
Elmer Gray Stadium (Stadium) — 32.1 mi, 261° W
Van Ellis Theatre (Theatre) — 33.4 mi, 262° W
Behrens Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.5 mi, 262° W
Petrified Tree (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 262° W
Myers Memorial Arena (Stadium) — 33.9 mi, 263° W
Possum Kingdom State Park (State Park) — 40.0 mi, 059° NE
Abilene State Park (State Park) — 46.3 mi, 243° SW
McGillivray and Leona McKie Muse Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 47.6 mi, 159° S
Proctor Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 49.7 mi, 133° SE
Roger R Fawcett Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 49.8 mi, 085° E
Proctor Lake (Recreation Area) — 51.0 mi, 136° SE

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