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Petrolia Texas Map

Explore Petrolia, 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 Petrolia, Texas

How to Use This Petrolia, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	34.013152
Longitude	-98.232267
Population	514
Density	268.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	76377
Area Code	817
County Seat	Henrietta
School District	Petrolia Consolidated Independent School District

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About Petrolia, Texas

Petrolia is a locality in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 514. The population density is 268.5 people per km². Petrolia is located at 34.0132°N, 98.2323°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Petrolia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76377.

Petrolia occupies a quiet stretch of northern Texas where the horizon widens into a vast, sun-bleached prairie. It lies 16.5 miles east-northeast of Wichita Falls, TX (from Wichita Falls, TX: bearing 65°T), and is situated 13.7 miles north of Henrietta. The land here slopes with a subtle, rhythmic intention, pulling the gaze toward the distant silhouettes of Pumpkin Ridge that mark the western boundary of the plains. A mile away, the surface of Petrolia Lake Number 1 remains a polished mirror for the shifting clouds, while the intermittent path of Hay Creek three miles to the south cuts a slow, persistent line through the dry soil. The light in the late afternoon possesses a startling clarity, turning the tall grasses into fields of pale amber and casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the earth against the immense, open sky.

Petrolia emerged from the raw ambition of the early oil boom, a legacy that remains etched into the spirit of the local economy and the weathered machinery still dotting the perimeter. The rhythm of existence here is measured by the steady hum of industry and the patient work of those who tend the surrounding fields, far removed from the bustle of the distant urban centers. Life in Petrolia maintains a deliberate pace, colored by the memory of the wells that once defined its fortune and the enduring resilience of the people who call these plains home. Visitors looking for a wider expanse of greenery might venture toward Henrietta City Park, but the true character of the place is found in the stillness of the afternoon and the quiet, persistent vitality of a community that has quietly outlasted the fever of its founding days.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Site of Cooper School and Church (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 266° W
Friberg-Cooper Methodist Church (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 266° W
Camp Perkins (Park) — 13.7 mi, 282° W
1890 Clay County Jail (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 172° S
Dinosaur Park (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 172° S
Jap Beaver Public Fishing Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 040° NE
Wichita Theater Performing Art Centre (Arts Centre) — 16.3 mi, 244° SW
Museum of North Texas History (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 245° SW
Kell House Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 244° SW
Wichita Falls Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 245° SW
Lucy Park (Local Park) — 17.1 mi, 246° SW
River Bend Nature Center (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 247° SW
Waurika Lake (Recreation Area) — 18.0 mi, 028° NE
Weeks Park (Local Park) — 18.4 mi, 239° SW
Lake Arrowhead State Park (State Park) — 18.6 mi, 209° SW
Fain Fine Arts Center Theatre (Theatre) — 19.3 mi, 240° SW
Waurika Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.3 mi, 014° N
Sikes Mall 10 (Cinema) — 19.9 mi, 240° SW
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 22.9 mi, 241° SW
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.2 mi, 130° SE · 1,644 acres
Horton Classic Car Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 118° SE
World's Largest Bowie Knife (Attraction) — 39.6 mi, 144° SE
Exchange Sheridan Theater (Cinema) — 45.8 mi, 346° N
U.S. Army Artillery Museum (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 349° N
Anti-Aircraft Gun (Public Artwork) — 46.2 mi, 118° SE
The Stonewall Saloon Museum (Attraction) — 46.3 mi, 118° SE
Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 48.4 mi, 148° SE · 20k acres
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.6 mi, 342° N · 118k acres
Wichita Mountains Wilderness North Mountain Unit (Wilderness Area) — 54.7 mi, 330° NW · 9,786 acres
Chickasaw National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 73.7 mi, 065° NE · 15k acres

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