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Pierce Texas Map

Explore Pierce, 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 Pierce, Texas

How to Use This Pierce, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.239139
Longitude	-96.199962
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	77467
Area Code	281
County Seat	Wharton

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About Pierce, Texas

Pierce is a locality in Wharton County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Pierce is located at 29.2391°N, 96.2000°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77467.

Pierce occupies a flat, expansive stretch of terrain where the horizon seems to pull the sky down toward the earth, creating a vast canvas for the shifting light of the plains. It lies 5.1 miles northeast of El Campo, TX (from El Campo, TX: bearing 55°T), and is situated 7.7 miles southwest of Wharton. Jones Creek carves a quiet, silt-heavy path through the landscape, its slow-moving waters providing a consistent, dark ribbon of moisture that sustains the surrounding grasses. In the distance, the elevation known as Peach Break rises as a subtle interruption to the otherwise uniform prairie, while the serene waters of Jennings Lake lie seventeen miles away, reflecting the immense, cloud-streaked canopy of the Texas sky. The air here carries a weight of stillness, particularly at dusk, when the heat of the day radiates off the soil and the shadows lengthen across the open fields.

Pierce anchors itself in a tradition of land stewardship, defined by the steady, demanding rhythms of agriculture that have long dictated the pace of local life. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the soil, with wide tracts of farmland forming the primary industry that supports the region. Residents often find respite in the quiet green spaces of Rotary Park, where the local flora offers a brief, shaded sanctuary from the intensity of the sun. There is a distinct, understated character to the daily routine in Pierce, a life lived in accordance with the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the crops, where the quietude of the land is matched only by the resilience of those who continue to work it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Site Of Pierce Hotel (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 228° SW
Friendship Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 244° SW
El Campo (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 235° SW
First National Bank of El Campo (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 235° SW
Showplace 3 (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 240° SW
Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 050° NE
Us-Tx-132-3 (Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 164° S
Wharton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 042° NE
20th Century Technology Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 042° NE
Egypt Plantation Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 354° N
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.1 mi, 062° NE · 193k acres
Spread Oaks Ranch (Park) — 14.2 mi, 145° SE
D.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 353° N
Palmetto Bend (Local Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 230° SW
Matagorda County Birding Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 20.9 mi, 147° SE
Lake Texana (Recreation Area) — 21.3 mi, 231° SW
Metal Rooster (Public Artwork) — 22.9 mi, 140° SE
Prairie Edge Museum (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 342° N
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.3 mi, 351° N · 21k acres
Historica;Marker (Historic Ruins) — 28.3 mi, 171° S
Site of Caney Post Office (Historic Ruins) — 28.3 mi, 132° SE
Fort Bend County Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 050° NE
Columbia Historical Museum Association (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 101° E
Formosa-Tejano Wetlands Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 34.1 mi, 208° SW
Brazos Bend State Park (State Park) — 34.8 mi, 075° E
Cowboy Barns and Working Pens (Attraction) — 35.7 mi, 060° NE
1930s George Cattle Complex (Attraction) — 35.8 mi, 060° NE
Line Camp (Attraction) — 35.9 mi, 060° NE
Mad Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 38.2 mi, 169° S
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 47.0 mi, 114° SE

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