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Petersburg Texas Map

Explore Petersburg, 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 Petersburg, Texas

How to Use This Petersburg, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.869525
Longitude	-101.597388
Population	1,014
Density	483.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	79250
Area Code	806
County Seat	Plainview
School District	Petersburg Independent School District

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About Petersburg, Texas

Petersburg is a locality in Hale County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,014. The population density is 483.9 people per km². Petersburg is located at 33.8695°N, 101.5974°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Petersburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 79250.

Petersburg emerges from the vast, level expanse of the high plains like a quiet punctuation mark on a sprawling, sun-bleached page. It lies 22.7 miles south-southeast of Plainview, TX (from Plainview, TX: bearing 164°T), and is situated 14.3 miles east of Abernathy. The sky here holds an immense, heavy clarity, casting a pale gold light that reveals the subtle variations of the earth across Crawfish Draw and the nearby banks of Crawfish Creek. Far to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Indian Ridge anchors the horizon, a reminder of the rugged terrain that exists long before the eye reaches the stillness of the flatlands. Even the stillness of Julia Lake, a few miles distant, seems to reflect this profound, open-ended horizon, where the wind moves with an uninterrupted purpose across the soil.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of Petersburg, where the economy remains deeply rooted in the resilience of the cotton fields and the seasonal rhythms of harvest. History is measured here not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of those who cultivate this demanding, fertile ground, finding a modest prosperity amidst the cycles of drought and rain. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity of Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, contrasting the industrious nature of the local farms with the wild, untethered movements of the plains. Life in Petersburg moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, defined by the honest labor of the day and the wide, cooling shadows that stretch across the prairie as the sun begins its slow descent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Petersburg (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 333° NW
Becton Cemetery (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 200° S
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.9 mi, 006° N · 14k acres
Site of Estacado (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 166° S
Texas Tech University New Deal Farm - Beef Unit (Recreation Easement) — 10.9 mi, 218° SW
Abernathy Community Park (Local Park) — 14.6 mi, 260° W
Floydada Park (Local Park) — 16.2 mi, 063° NE
Ralls Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 137° SE
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 223° SW
Mackenzie Park - North (Local Recreation) — 22.5 mi, 216° SW
East Lubbock Art House (Arts Centre) — 23.0 mi, 213° SW
Mackenzie Park - South (Local Recreation) — 23.1 mi, 214° SW
Museum of the Llano Estacado (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 342° N
J. V. Hilliard Filed (Stadium) — 23.4 mi, 341° N
Lake 6 (Local Conservation Area) — 23.5 mi, 211° SW
Lake 2 (Local Conservation Area) — 23.5 mi, 220° SW
Battle of Yellow House Canyon (Registered Battlefield) — 23.5 mi, 225° SW
Santa Land (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 214° SW
The Harvest (Public Artwork) — 24.0 mi, 213° SW
The Buddy Holly Center (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 215° SW
Tornado Gallery (Gallery) — 24.6 mi, 215° SW
The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 224° SW
Moody Planetarium (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 221° SW
Allen Theatre (Theatre) — 25.5 mi, 219° SW
CO-OPt Research + Projects (Arts Centre) — 26.9 mi, 217° SW
Caprock Canyons Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 29.5 mi, 034° NE
Engine 1809 (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 185° S
Caprock Canyons State Park (State Park) — 47.7 mi, 035° NE
Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 66.9 mi, 001° N
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 74.2 mi, 337° NW · 15k acres

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