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Phelps Texas Map

Explore Phelps, 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 Phelps, Texas

How to Use This Phelps, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.696305
Longitude	-95.444386
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	77340, 77363
Area Code	713, 832
County Seat	Huntsville

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About Phelps, Texas

Phelps is a locality in Walker County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Phelps is located at 30.6963°N, 95.4444°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 77340, 77363.

Phelps exists where the heavy, humid air of the piney woods meets the quiet persistence of the East Texas landscape. It lies 6.6 miles east-southeast of Huntsville, TX (from Huntsville, TX: bearing 107°T), and is situated 18.9 miles north of Willis. Phelps Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local terrain, its waters feeding the earth and grounding the modest horizon. To the north, the dense expanse of Sam Houston National Forest offers a sprawling, verdant sanctuary just a mile away, where sunlight filters through high canopies to touch the forest floor in shifting patterns of amber and jade. Beyond the immediate thickets, the land rises toward the distant silhouette of Peckerwood Hill, a solitary landmark that watches over the steady, slow-moving rhythm of the countryside. The atmosphere here carries the scent of damp soil and pine needles, a fragrance that deepens when the afternoon heat yields to the long, violet shadows of dusk.

History in Phelps lingers in the quietude of the rail lines and the legacy of agricultural industry that once defined the rhythm of the day. While the economy has shifted from its early roots, the land remains a patchwork of working fields and timber stands, sustained by the proximity of resources like the nearby Lake Livingston. Those seeking the solitude of the woods often find their way to the Green Loop Trail, a path that invites a steady, contemplative pace through the wilderness. Life in Phelps moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, favoring the connection between the people and the expanse of the soil. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow turning of the seasons across the fields and the way the light softens against the timber as the day retreats.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 133° SE · 163k acres
Henderson Yoakum Homesite (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 191° S
Black Jack Methodist Church and Cemetery (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 194° S
Sam Houston Statue Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 236° SW
Site of Boettcher's Mill (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 285° W
Raven Terrace (Local Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 293° NW
Huntsville State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 222° SW
Montgomery Road (Local Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 277° W
Texas Prison Rodeo Stadium (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 286° W
The Raven (Public Artwork) — 6.3 mi, 280° W
Gibbs-Powell House Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 287° W
Eastham-Thomason Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 289° W
H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 288° W
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.1 mi, 226° SW · 3,956 acres
Lake Livingston State Park (State Park) — 25.8 mi, 094° E
Livingston Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 088° E
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 30.2 mi, 030° NE · 161k acres
Cordovan Art School (Arts Centre) — 36.1 mi, 191° S
The Woodlands Children's Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 185° S
Carousel (Attraction) — 36.8 mi, 181° S
Nature Center (Attraction) — 37.3 mi, 157° SE
Koo Koo Kanoes (Attraction) — 37.3 mi, 157° SE
Performance Stage (Attraction) — 37.3 mi, 157° SE
21st Century Home Theater & Automation (Theatre) — 37.5 mi, 180° S
Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Museum (Museum) — 37.8 mi, 089° E
Big Thicket National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 38.2 mi, 111° E · 109k acres
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.5 mi, 120° SE · 58k acres
Regal Benders Landing Cinema (IMAX, ScreenX, 4DX, RPX & VIP) (Cinema) — 39.9 mi, 174° S
Montgomery County Nature Preserve (Viewpoint) — 40.5 mi, 181° S
Big Slough Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 55.8 mi, 020° N · 3,521 acres

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