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Morgans Point Texas Map

Explore Morgans Point, 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 Morgans Point, Texas

How to Use This Morgans Point, Texas Map

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

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	Morgans Point
State	Texas (TX)
County	Harris County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.679394
Longitude	-94.989928
Population	339
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	77571
Area Code	281
County Seat	Houston

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About Morgans Point, Texas

Morgans Point is a locality in Harris County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 339. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Morgans Point is located at 29.6794°N, 94.9899°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77571.

Morgans Point occupies a thin, low-lying peninsula that projects into the brackish expanse of Barbours Cut, where the horizon is defined by the heavy, rhythmic movement of maritime commerce. It lies 2.0 miles east-northeast of La Porte, TX (from La Porte, TX: bearing 62°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south of Baytown. The air here carries a persistent salinity, a damp weight that clings to the skin and carries the faint, metallic tang of industrial machinery from the nearby shipping lanes. To the north and west, the landscape flattens into a coastal plain, broken only by the sluggish, quiet progress of Little Cedar Bayou as it winds toward the open water. A mile offshore, the marshy, untamed silhouette of Hog Island sits low against the tide, while the protected wetlands of the Atkinson Island Wildlife Management Area act as a silent, green buffer against the encroaching gray concrete of the harbor. At dusk, the quality of light becomes bruised and heavy, casting long, oily reflections across the water that seem to swallow the sun whole before it reaches the distant, barely discernible rise of Barbers Hill.

Morgans Point maintains a singular character defined by the confluence of deep-water transit and the enduring legacy of early settlement. The local economy is inextricably linked to the pulse of the shipping industry, a reality that dictates the slow, deliberate pace of life for those who reside in the shadow of the cranes and container stacks. While the quietude of the surroundings might suggest a remote frontier, the reality is one of constant, invisible connectivity to global trade routes. Residents find their recreation in the periphery, perhaps trekking the Armand Bayou Nature Center Trail or observing the migratory patterns of birds near the Atkinson Island Wildlife Management Area, yet the physical presence of the port remains the primary architect of the local identity. Even as the modern world asserts its dominance through steel and cargo, the land retains a stubborn, humid stillness, a reminder of the raw, marshy geography that existed long before the first docks were driven into the mud of Barbours Cut.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Morgan's Point Cemetery (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 252° W
Atkinson Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 070° E
Wade and Mamie Irvin House (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 204° SW
Bay Ridge / Morgan's Point (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 207° SW
Grimes Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 248° W
Evergreen Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 042° NE
The Crib (Historic Castle / Fort) — 3.4 mi, 072° E
Baytown Historical Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 018° N
Baytown Nature Center (Undeveloped) Park (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 328° NW
Cedar Bayou Stadium (Stadium) — 6.1 mi, 033° NE
Tracey's Theatre (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 325° NW
Armand Bayou Nature Center (Local Recreation) — 7.2 mi, 212° SW
Slocomb Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 260° W
Bay Area Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 212° SW
Spiritus Mundi (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 225° SW
Ingenia Polymers Houston (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 301° NW
Kinder Morgan Coal Terminal (Viewpoint) — 10.8 mi, 296° NW
Mission Briefing Center (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 217° SW
7 Starship Gallery (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 216° SW
Destiny Theater (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 216° SW
Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 13.3 mi, 226° SW
Pasadena Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 279° W
Proctor Museum of Natural Science (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 302° NW
Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 324° NW
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.3 mi, 035° NE · 58k acres
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 101° E · 113k acres

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