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Ovilla Texas Map

Explore Ovilla, 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 Ovilla, Texas

How to Use This Ovilla, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	32.541288
Longitude	-96.883467
Population	4,304
Density	287.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	75154
Area Code	214, 469
County Seat	Waxahachie
School District	Red Oak Independent School District

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About Ovilla, Texas

Ovilla is a locality in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,304. The population density is 287.2 people per km². Ovilla is located at 32.5413°N, 96.8835°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ovilla is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75154.

Ovilla rests upon a landscape defined by the steady, persistent carve of Red Oak Creek, which winds through the terrain like a quiet pulse beneath the Texas sky. It lies 2.3 miles southwest of Glenn Heights, TX (from Glenn Heights, TX: bearing 228°T), and is situated 4.7 miles south-southwest of DeSoto. The air here holds the dry, expansive heat of the inland plains, where the sun bleaches the grasses to a pale straw color by late summer. To the west, the distant silhouette of White House Ridge marks the horizon, a faint jagged line that settles the vastness of the prairie. Within the immediate reach of the soil, the land offers a quiet stillness, punctuated only by the occasional rustle of hardwoods near the water or the sudden, sharp movement of a hawk circling above the open acreage. Those who traverse the local Park find that the earth beneath their boots is heavy and dark, a stark contrast to the brilliant, unrelenting blue that stretches overhead from dawn until the long, amber dusk.

Ovilla carries the weight of a settlement founded by pioneers who saw the promise in the fertile black soil and the reliable flow of the nearby creek. The economy transitioned long ago from the raw labor of early homesteading to a quiet, residential life, maintaining a pace that favors the slow turn of the season over the frantic pulse of the nearby urban centers. Residents often look toward the Cedar Hill State Park Trail for a connection to the wilder stretches of the region, or they find a moment of peace looking out toward the surface of Massey Lake. The history of the place survives in the deliberate preservation of its character, where the architecture of the past informs the modest, steady growth of the present. Every evening, the light catches the dust motes in the air, casting a soft, golden glow over the fields, reminding anyone watching that Ovilla remains a place where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the sun and the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 202° S
Ovilla (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 189° S
Glenn Heights Community Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 061° NE
Meadow Creek Park (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 055° NE
Desoto Ranch Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 043° NE
Maddogz Paintball -Waxahachie (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 169° S
City of Cedar Hill (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 312° NW
Red Oak Cemetery (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 123° SE
Windmill Hill Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 349° N
Cedar Hill Museum of History (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 314° NW
Grimes Park (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 021° N
Snake Encounters (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 041° NE
Bear Creek Nature Park (Local Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 072° E
Joe Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 315° NW
Cedar Hill State Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 311° NW
Talala Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.0 mi, 311° NW
Joe Pool Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 315° NW
Sea Hag Stage (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 182° S
Falconry Stage (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 182° S
Illuvia (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 323° NW
Predator Encounter (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 016° N
Giraffe Feeding Station (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 016° N
12th Street Center (Arts Centre) — 14.6 mi, 016° N
Texas Air Command Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 305° NW
Oldest Wilmer Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 16.1 mi, 071° E
Ro2 Art (Gallery) — 16.5 mi, 010° N
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 015° N
The Iron Bridge at Eagle Ford Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 354° N
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 66.2 mi, 325° NW · 20k acres

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