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Newgulf Texas Map

Explore Newgulf, 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 Newgulf, Texas

How to Use This Newgulf, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.255248
Longitude	-95.899953
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	77420, 77462
Area Code	281
County Seat	Wharton

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About Newgulf, Texas

Newgulf is a locality in Wharton County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Newgulf is located at 29.2552°N, 95.9000°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 77420, 77462.

Newgulf occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Texas landscape where the horizon pulls the sky low against the earth. It lies 19.3 miles north-northeast of Bay City, TX (from Bay City, TX: bearing 13°T), and is situated 12.8 miles east-southeast of Wharton. The heavy, humid air carries the scent of damp soil and dense vegetation, typical of a region defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Caney Creek just a mile away. To the northwest, the land rises in subtle, modest gradients toward the distant rise of Peach Break, while the quiet expanse of Us-Tx-142-4 offers a sanctuary of unmanicured brush and native grasses. The light here at dusk possesses a bruised, violet quality, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields and emphasize the quiet stillness of the plains.

Newgulf grew from the deep, subterranean pulse of the sulfur industry, an economic legacy that once dictated the very rhythm of labor and life for generations of workers. While the extraction sites have long since quieted, the remnants of that industrial ambition remain etched into the town’s sparse, utilitarian architecture. Beyond the immediate reach of the old works, the terrain gradually shifts toward the character of Blossom Prairie, a basin that reflects the broader agricultural heritage of the region. Life in Newgulf proceeds with a steady, unsentimental pace, mindful of the distant presence of Flag Pond, which serves as a quiet anchor in the surrounding countryside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Us-Tx-142-4 (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 062° NE
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.0 mi, 026° NE · 193k acres
Us-Tx-73-1 (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 072° E
Snake Creek Cemetery and Church (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 351° N
Freeman W. Douglass (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 057° NE
Abraham Darst (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 057° NE
Needville Baseball Associates (Local Recreation) — 10.6 mi, 022° N
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 12.4 mi, 286° W
Wharton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 298° NW
20th Century Technology Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 298° NW
Bates M. Allen Park (Local Park) — 13.5 mi, 334° NW
Spread Oaks Ranch (Park) — 14.0 mi, 214° SW
Columbia Historical Museum Association (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 117° SE
Brazos Bend State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 064° NE
Fort Bend County Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 016° N
Metal Rooster (Public Artwork) — 19.1 mi, 191° S
Matagorda County Birding Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 19.9 mi, 200° S
Site of Caney Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 20.4 mi, 172° S
Cowboy Barns and Working Pens (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 038° NE
1930s George Cattle Complex (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 038° NE
Line Camp (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 037° NE
Egypt Plantation Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 297° NW
El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 263° W
Showplace 3 (Cinema) — 24.0 mi, 260° W
Nannie M. Stringfellow Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 25.5 mi, 144° SE
Dept. of Wonder (Gallery) — 28.8 mi, 035° NE
Art Museum Tx (Gallery) — 28.8 mi, 035° NE
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 32.1 mi, 129° SE
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.1 mi, 102° E · 140k acres
Mad Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 39.0 mi, 190° S

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