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Parker Texas Map

Explore Parker, 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 Parker, Texas

How to Use This Parker, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.063056
Longitude	-96.625238
Population	5,462
Density	247.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	77836, 76050, 75002
Area Code	817, 682, 214, 469, 972
County Seat	Cleburne
School District	Plano Independent School District

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About Parker, Texas

Parker is a locality in Johnson County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,462. The population density is 247.6 people per km². Parker is located at 33.0631°N, 96.6252°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Parker is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77836, 76050, 75002.

Parker sits amidst a landscape defined by the persistent, winding presence of Aquilla Creek, which carves a quiet path through the surrounding earth. It lies 9.4 miles southeast of Cleburne, TX (from Cleburne, TX: bearing 139°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-southwest of Grandview. The horizon is broken only by the distant, muted silhouette of Brushy Knob, while the land itself unfolds in a series of subtle rises and depressions that catch the low, heavy light of late afternoon. Parker feels the weight of this expanse, where the air often holds the dry, metallic scent of sun-baked soil and the stillness of a prairie that has long traded its tall grasses for the encroaching geometry of fences and roads. Eight miles to the west, the waters of Lake Pat Cleburne offer a rare mirror to the sky, providing a cooling respite in a terrain that otherwise demands a patient, enduring relationship with the heat.

History in Parker is measured in the slow accumulation of homesteads and the steady shift from agrarian roots to a quiet, residential composure. The local economy has largely moved away from the labor of the field, favoring a pace that values the privacy of open space and the preservation of a rural character that persists despite the encroaching reach of urban expansion. Residents often seek the solitude of Kirtley Park to witness the changing seasons, where the scrub and woodland offer a reprieve from the daily rhythm of work and school. It is a place where the architecture of life is built on the foundation of land ownership and the quiet autonomy of the individual, reflecting a heritage that prefers the slow growth of deep roots over the frantic pace of the bustling world just beyond the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Corinth Presbyterian Church (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 162° S
Parker Rose Garden Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 157° SE
Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 218° SW
Cottonwood Creek Greenbelt (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 218° SW
Joe Farmer Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 330° NW
First Baptist Church of Murphy (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 161° S
McMillen Cemetery (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 155° SE
Bob Woodruff Park (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 233° SW
Allen Contemporary Theatre (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 340° N
Red Tail Pavilion (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 256° W
Play Street Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 163° S
Lavon Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 071° E
Duck and Ducklings (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 298° NW
Lavon Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 071° E
Local Birds overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.6 mi, 006° N
Heritage Farmstead Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 244° SW
Moviehouse & Eatery McKinney (Cinema) — 7.3 mi, 309° NW
Naaman Community (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 181° S
Liberty Park Tank (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 245° SW
SP/N Gallery (Gallery) — 8.8 mi, 238° SW
Temoc (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 233° SW
Last Art Gallery (Gallery) — 9.3 mi, 003° N
Collin County Central Museum at the Old Post Office (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 004° N
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (Cinema) — 10.2 mi, 220° SW
Patty Granville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.3 mi, 184° S
Ray Roberts Lake State Park (State Park) — 26.0 mi, 298° NW
Cedar Hill State Park (State Park) — 35.5 mi, 215° SW
Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 41.5 mi, 054° NE · 18k acres

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