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Oak Island Texas Map

Explore Oak Island, 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 Oak Island, Texas

How to Use This Oak Island, Texas Map

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

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	Oak Island
State	Texas (TX)
County	Chambers County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.662867
Longitude	-94.688094
Population	371
Density	119.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	78264, 77514
Area Code	210, 726, 281
County Seat	Anahuac
School District	Anahuac Independent School District

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About Oak Island, Texas

Oak Island is a locality in Chambers County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 371. The population density is 119.3 people per km². Oak Island is located at 29.6629°N, 94.6881°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 78264, 77514.

Oak Island emerges from the flat, marshy expanse of the Texas coast as a sliver of land defined by the persistent, brackish pulse of the West Fork Double Bayou. It lies 18.0 miles east-southeast of Baytown, TX (from Baytown, TX: bearing 106°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south of Anahuac. The landscape here is one of subtle shifts, where the salt-heavy air clings to the blades of cordgrass and the horizon dissolves into a gray haze where the sky meets the damp earth of the coastline. Shipe Woods anchors the southern edge of the terrain, its tangled thickets providing a sanctuary for migratory birds that navigate the quiet flyways above. To the north, the water of Lake Stephenson sits as a still, reflective pane, while the distant, winding path of Bad East Gully marks the subtle irregularities of a geography shaped by water and tide.

Oak Island retains a character forged by the rhythms of the water, where the economy has long been tethered to the bounty provided by the nearby Anahuac Channel. The land carries a quiet history of resilience, reflecting the persistence of those who have worked these coastal reaches despite the encroaching tides and the seasonal weight of the storms. Life here moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the currents, far removed from the clamor of inland centers. In the late afternoon, the light catches the surface of the marshes, turning the water into a bruised copper, a fleeting beauty that reminds the observer how much of this life depends on the grace of the shifting, saline environment.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shipe Woods (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 269° W
Job Beason Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 181° S
Lone Oak Spoil & Shell (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 287° W
Graydon (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 022° N
Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.8 mi, 163° S · 113k acres
Birthplace of Governor Ross Shaw Sterling (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 013° N
Double Bayou Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 074° E
St. Paul United Methodist Church (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 062° NE
Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 9.8 mi, 207° SW
Wallisville Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 347° N
Chambers County Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 12.0 mi, 014° N
Wallisville Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 359° N
The Breakers Building (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 140° SE
The Crib (Historic Castle / Fort) — 15.0 mi, 278° W
Cedar Bayou Stadium (Stadium) — 16.1 mi, 293° NW
Barbers Hill-Mont Belvieu Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 322° NW
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.2 mi, 341° N · 58k acres
Baytown Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 286° W
Bolivar Point (Public Artwork) — 20.8 mi, 192° S
Winnie-Stowell Horse Arena (Stadium) — 21.2 mi, 061° NE
Texas City Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 214° SW
Tracey's Theatre (Theatre) — 23.0 mi, 287° W
Bay Area Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 254° W
Dolphin Tree Sculpture (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 193° S
Slocomb Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 270° W
The Studio Experience (Gallery) — 25.7 mi, 194° S
7 Starship Gallery (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 253° W
J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 38.2 mi, 086° E
Big Thicket National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 39.2 mi, 023° NE · 109k acres
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 54.7 mi, 327° NW · 163k acres

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