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Penelope Texas Map

Explore Penelope, 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 Penelope, Texas

How to Use This Penelope, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	31.86016
Longitude	-96.926664
Population	180
Density	70.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76676
Area Code	325
County Seat	Hillsboro
School District	Penelope Independent School District

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About Penelope, Texas

Penelope is a locality in Hill County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 70.1 people per km². Penelope is located at 31.8602°N, 96.9267°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Penelope is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76676.

Penelope endures as a quiet expanse of blackland prairie where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered beneath a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 21.3 miles north-northeast of Bellmead, TX (from Bellmead, TX: bearing 30°T), and is situated 15.8 miles southeast of Hillsboro. The landscape around Penelope is defined by the slow, deliberate meander of Tehuacana Creek, which carves a modest path through the fields just a mile away, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of native hardwoods. Three miles to the west, the surface of Soil Conservation Service Site 83 Reservoir holds the afternoon light, offering a reflective stillness that contrasts with the persistent, dry breeze moving across the plains. In the far distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of Honest Ridge anchors the western view, a reminder of the tectonic shifts that shaped this interior domain long before the fences were drawn.

Penelope emerged from the steady expansion of agrarian life, built upon the dark, fertile soil that has dictated the rhythm of the local economy for generations. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the region, with the cycles of planting and harvest governing the pace of days far more effectively than any clock. Though the bustling amenities of Hubbard City Lakes Park lie six miles away for those seeking a reprieve, the true character of Penelope is found in its spare, pragmatic architecture and the unadorned resilience of its people. Life here is not measured by grand spectacles but by the small, necessary labors of maintaining a homestead in an environment where the sun is a constant, heavy companion. It is a place where the history is written in the furrows of the fields and the endurance of the weather-beaten silos that watch over the roads, marking a life lived close to the ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Penelope (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 226° SW
Cottonwood Cemetery (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 072° E
Birome (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 214° SW
Hubbard City Lakes Park (Local Park) — 6.1 mi, 111° E
Navarro Mills Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 057° NE
Navarro Mills Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 057° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.1 mi, 244° SW
Hill County Cellblock Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 310° NW
Hillsboro Arts League (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 311° NW
Reflections Art Gallery (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 311° NW
Willie Nelson (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 311° NW
Aquaponics Greenhouse (Aquarium) — 18.5 mi, 225° SW
(19) Sheepdog & Horse-training (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.9 mi, 225° SW
Hayrides and Farm experience (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.9 mi, 225° SW
Waco Mammoth National Monument (National Monument) — 22.8 mi, 220° SW · 5 acres
Waco Water Park/Tennis Center (Local Recreation) — 23.0 mi, 218° SW
Buzzard Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.2 mi, 215° SW
Bruco, The Texas Italian Caterpillar (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 004° N
Whitney museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 285° W
Helen Marie Taylor Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 211° SW
Getterman Stadium (Stadium) — 25.1 mi, 209° SW
Texas Scottish Rite Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 211° SW
Waco Traffic Circle (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 208° SW
Practically Pikasso (Gallery) — 27.1 mi, 212° SW
Lake Waco Wetlands (National Conservation Area) — 27.8 mi, 231° SW · 348 acres
Fort Parker State Park (State Park) — 27.8 mi, 129° SE
Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 48.3 mi, 080° E
Cedar Hill State Park (State Park) — 50.1 mi, 354° N

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