Penwell Texas Map
Explore Penwell, 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 Penwell, Texas
How to Use This Penwell, Texas Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Penwell, 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 Penwell.
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 | Penwell |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Ector County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.739851 |
| Longitude | -102.591535 |
| Population | 180 |
| Density | 2.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 79759, 79776 |
| Area Code | 806 |
| County Seat | Odessa |
About Penwell, Texas
Penwell is a locality in Ector County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Penwell is located at 31.7399°N, 102.5915°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 79759, 79776.Penwell occupies a sparse, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches toward a thin, shimmering line of heat. It lies 8.9 miles southwest of West Odessa, TX (from West Odessa, TX: bearing 218°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west-southwest of Odessa. The earth here is predominantly dry and unyielding, a vast stretch of scrub-brushed plains that catch the low, amber light of late afternoon, turning the dust into a fine, golden powder that hangs suspended in the stagnant air. Six miles to the north, the waters of Red Lakes sit quiet and still, offering a rare, muted reflection of the wide, cloudless sky. Despite the harshness of the terrain, there is a stark, clean geometry to the landscape, where the wind shapes the topography into subtle, wind-swept ridges that seem to breathe under the weight of the immense, open dome above.
Penwell grew from the stubborn necessity of the oil patch, a settlement defined by the rhythmic nodding of pump jacks and the enduring labor of those who work the subterranean wealth. The local economy remains tethered to the extraction of resources, a pursuit that dictates the quiet, industrious pulse of the daily grind and shapes the infrastructure of the surrounding roads. Ten miles away, Kellus Turner Park provides a solitary space for respite, standing as a quiet reprieve from the industrial hum that characterizes the region. Life in Penwell moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting the resilience of a people who have learned to find beauty in the spare, unadorned utility of a life lived close to the land.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Penwell (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 241° SW
- The Caprock (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 065° NE
- Ector County Discovery Well (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 237° SW
- Kellus Turner Park (Local Park) — 10.0 mi, 046° NE
- Comanche Trail West (Local Park) — 13.5 mi, 064° NE
- Monahans Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 247° SW
- The Jackrabbit (Public Artwork) — 14.8 mi, 059° NE
- Globe Theatre of the Great Southwest (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 055° NE
- Permian Playhouse (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 050° NE
- Ward County Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 20.5 mi, 245° SW
- Pliska Aircraft Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 081° E
- Big Sky Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 29.8 mi, 059° NE
- Southeast corner of New Mexico (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 303° NW
- Rattlesnake Bomber Base Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 247° SW
- Mendoza Trail Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 142° SE
- Rankin Museum (Museum) — 46.6 mi, 127° SE
- Dub Day Arena (Stadium) — 52.0 mi, 133° SE
- Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena (Attraction) — 57.3 mi, 247° SW
- West of the Pecos Museum (Museum) — 57.4 mi, 248° W
- Historic Fort Stockton (Historic Castle / Fort) — 61.2 mi, 196° S
- Old Reagan County Courthouse (Historic Ruins) — 64.6 mi, 111° E
- Big Spring State Park (State Park) — 72.1 mi, 062° NE
- Hobbs Pbr 19 (Historic Ruins) — 75.5 mi, 307° NW
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About This Penwell Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Penwell, Texas. Coordinates: 31.739851, -102.591535. 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 Penwell includes the ZIP code (79759, 79776), telephone area code (806), county seat of Ector County (Odessa), and school district assignment.
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. |
