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Olton Texas Map

Explore Olton, 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 Olton, Texas

How to Use This Olton, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	34.183414
Longitude	-102.134626
Population	1,989
Density	565.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	79064
Area Code	806
County Seat	Littlefield
School District	Olton Independent School District

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About Olton, Texas

Olton is a locality in Lamb County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,989. The population density is 565.1 people per km². Olton is located at 34.1834°N, 102.1346°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Olton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 79064.

Olton occupies a vast, level expanse of the high plains where the sky dominates the horizon, stretching wide and pale over fields that seem to hold the heat of the sun long after it has dipped below the edge of the earth. It lies 24.5 miles west of Plainview, TX (from Plainview, TX: bearing 270°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west-northwest of Hale Center. The landscape is defined by the rigorous geometry of agriculture, where irrigation pivots carve perfect circles into the soil, and the air remains dry and crisp, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned dirt and dormant grass. Nine miles away, the North Fork Running Water Draw carves a subtle depression into the plateau, a reminder of the slow, patient forces that shaped this terrain before the arrival of the plow. Fifteen miles to the west, the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge serves as a sanctuary for migratory birds, their seasonal passages providing a rhythmic counterpoint to the stillness of the surrounding prairie.

Olton maintains a character forged by the relentless necessity of the harvest, where the rhythms of the grain elevator and the seasonal pulse of cotton production determine the pace of daily existence. The settlement grew from the ambition of those who looked at the flat, expansive horizon and saw the potential for a life built on resilience and the careful stewardship of the land. It is a place where the economy remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, and the quiet streets reflect a community that values self-reliance and the steady, unadorned labor of the fields. Even as the modern world encroaches with its demands, the fundamental nature of Olton persists, grounded in the clarity of the light and the quiet determination of those who tend the crops beneath an immense, unobstructed dome of blue.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Olton's Union Church Bell (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 185° S
Site of the First Lamb County Courthouse (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 183° S
First Baptist Church of Olton (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 272° W
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.2 mi, 143° SE · 14k acres
Running Water Draw Park (Local Park) — 21.5 mi, 089° E
Running Water Draw Regional Park (Local Park) — 22.0 mi, 090° E
J. V. Hilliard Filed (Stadium) — 23.0 mi, 089° E
Museum of the Llano Estacado (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 089° E
Joliet West (Local Recreation) — 23.5 mi, 090° E
Joliet East (Local Recreation) — 24.0 mi, 090° E
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.8 mi, 331° NW
Swisher County Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 041° NE
Benny Douglas Stadium (Stadium) — 34.3 mi, 275° W
Texas Tech University New Deal Farm - Beef Unit (Recreation Easement) — 38.2 mi, 144° SE
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Attraction) — 40.2 mi, 154° SE
Battle of Yellow House Canyon (Registered Battlefield) — 41.0 mi, 160° S
The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny (Attraction) — 41.9 mi, 162° S
Bridging Localities (Public Artwork) — 42.7 mi, 161° S
Moody Planetarium (Museum) — 43.3 mi, 161° S
Helen Devitt Jones Theatre for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 43.8 mi, 198° S
Allen Theatre (Theatre) — 44.2 mi, 160° S
East Lubbock Art House (Arts Centre) — 44.7 mi, 156° SE
Santa Land (Attraction) — 44.8 mi, 157° SE
Tornado Gallery (Gallery) — 45.0 mi, 158° S
The Buddy Holly Center (Museum) — 45.0 mi, 158° S
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.4 mi, 000° N · 15k acres
Caprock Canyons Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 47.2 mi, 086° E
Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 54.1 mi, 029° NE
Yoakum Dunes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 57.3 mi, 209° SW
Caprock Canyons State Park (State Park) — 60.5 mi, 073° E

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