Paradise Texas Map
Explore Paradise, 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 Paradise, Texas
How to Use This Paradise, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Paradise, 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 Paradise.
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 | Paradise |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Wise County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.150118 |
| Longitude | -97.687252 |
| Population | 475 |
| Density | 91.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 76073 |
| Area Code | 817, 682 |
| County Seat | Decatur |
| School District | Paradise Independent School District |
About Paradise, Texas
Paradise is a locality in Wise County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 475. The population density is 91.4 people per km². Paradise is located at 33.1501°N, 97.6873°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Paradise is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76073.Paradise occupies a quiet stretch of North Texas where the prairie gives way to a subtle, undulating topography of limestone and scrub oak. It lies 19.4 miles north-northwest of Azle, TX (from Azle, TX: bearing 335°T), and is situated 8.2 miles southwest of Decatur. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, though on the clearest days, one might discern the faint, jagged suggestion of The Backbone rising far to the west. Vegetation here leans toward the hardy and the drought-resistant, with patches of mesquite and native grasses defining the earth’s texture. Water is a precious, deliberate presence in this landscape, moving with quiet purpose through the West Fork Trinity River just a short distance away, while the stillness of the Soil Conservation Service Site 9 Reservoir provides a localized mirror for the expansive, shifting clouds above.
History in Paradise remains tied to the slow, persistent labor of the land, reflecting a heritage built upon ranching and the cultivation of the surrounding soil. The economy functions with the understated efficiency of a place that values self-reliance, balancing agricultural roots with the steady rhythms of a modern, inland life. Residents often look toward the nearby Lyndon B Johnson National Grassland or traverse the Lyndon B Johnson National Grasslands Trail to find a deeper connection to the regional ecology. Even the proximity of Harwood Park offers a measured space for recreation, grounding the daily experience of Paradise in the same earth that has supported its inhabitants for generations.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- George Lafayette Ramsdale (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 286° W
- Dr. M. W. Matthews (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 284° W
- First Baptist Church Bridgeport (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 316° NW
- Reunion Grounds (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 054° NE
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 6.5 mi, 011° N · 20k acres
- Northwest OHV Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 317° NW
- Wise County Heritage Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 049° NE
- RT Brooks Baseball Complex (Local Recreation) — 8.0 mi, 127° SE
- Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 184° S
- Sid Richardson Scout Ranch (Park) — 11.2 mi, 295° NW
- Chimney Swift Tower (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 021° N
- Cross Timbers Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 15.1 mi, 019° N
- Eagle Mountain Park (Waterfowl Production Area) — 18.9 mi, 141° SE
- Azle Historical Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 155° SE
- North Side Consolidated School (Historic Ruins) — 22.5 mi, 192° S
- Fort Worth Nature Center And Wildlife Refuge (Local Conservation Area) — 22.5 mi, 151° SE
- Vernon Solomon Performing Arts Theater (Theatre) — 23.2 mi, 112° E
- Grapevine Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 25.3 mi, 103° E
- Rocking K Ranch (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 027° NE
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park (State Park) — 26.6 mi, 225° SW
- The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Public Artwork) — 27.1 mi, 127° SE
- Museum of the Americas (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 193° S
- Vintage Car Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 193° S
- Tiger Stadium (Stadium) — 28.6 mi, 282° W
- World's Largest Bowie Knife (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 343° N
- Penitentiary Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.1 mi, 221° SW
- Winspear Performance Hall (Theatre) — 31.0 mi, 083° E
- Pearls Dance Hall (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 142° SE
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park (State Park) — 36.7 mi, 078° E
- Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.6 mi, 347° N · 1,644 acres
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About This Paradise Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Paradise, Texas. Coordinates: 33.150118, -97.687252. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Paradise includes the ZIP code (76073), telephone area code (817, 682), county seat of Wise County (Decatur), and school district assignment (Paradise Independent School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
