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Plainview Texas Map

Explore Plainview, 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 Plainview, Texas

How to Use This Plainview, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	34.191119
Longitude	-101.723501
Population	20,187
Density	560.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	75961, 77455, 79072
Area Code	281, 806
County Seat	Denton
School District	Plainview Independent School District

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About Plainview, Texas

Plainview is a locality in Denton County, Texas, United States. It has a population of 20,187. The population density is 560.9 people per km². Plainview is located at 34.1911°N, 101.7235°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Plainview is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75961, 77455, 79072.

Plainview emerges from the expansive horizon of the High Plains as a testament to the endurance of the prairie, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 11.8 miles west-northwest of Denton, TX (from Denton, TX: bearing 297°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-southwest of Sanger. The landscape here is defined by a vast, level monotony that catches the golden, heavy light of dusk, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields until they dissolve into a deep, bruised violet. To the west, the faint silhouette of The Backbone creates a jagged interruption in the distance, while closer to the center of the plains, the quiet flow of North Hickory Creek carves a subtle path through the parched soil. Only six miles away, the waters of C Hobson Dunn Lake Number 1 offer a still, reflective surface that breaks the relentless reach of the grasses, providing a cool respite in an environment where the wind rarely ceases its low, constant hum.

Plainview maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of agriculture and the industry of the land, its economy deeply tethered to the harvest of cotton and the steady output of its grain elevators. The local character is shaped by a history of settlement that values pragmatism and the quiet strength of those who cultivate a life in such an open, unforgiving climate. Beyond the commercial corridors, residents often find their way to Krum City Park, where the intersection of community life and the natural environment remains a focal point for the everyday pace of the region. Whether observing the distant, dusty haze over the fields or the steady operation of local trade, Plainview stands as a place where the scale of the world is measured by the clarity of the air and the immense, uncrowded expanse of the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Museum of the Llano Estacado (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 222° SW
Matador Hall Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 216° SW
Dr. James Henry Wayland (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 199° S
Gates Hall (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 200° S
J. V. Hilliard Filed (Stadium) — 0.5 mi, 257° W
Joliet West (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 180° S
Lakeside Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 014° N
Running Water Draw Regional Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 141° SE
Joliet East (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 142° SE
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.6 mi, 149° SE · 14k acres
Caprock Canyons Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 23.7 mi, 084° E
Swisher County Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 354° N
Texas Tech University New Deal Farm - Beef Unit (Recreation Easement) — 30.8 mi, 180° S
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (Attraction) — 37.4 mi, 190° S
Caprock Canyons State Park (State Park) — 38.4 mi, 064° NE
Welcome to Quitaque - Hope, Pride, Progress (Public Artwork) — 39.7 mi, 072° E
Battle of Yellow House Canyon (Registered Battlefield) — 40.0 mi, 194° S
Ralls Historical Museum (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 151° SE
The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny (Attraction) — 41.7 mi, 195° S
East Lubbock Art House (Arts Centre) — 41.8 mi, 187° S
Santa Land (Attraction) — 42.2 mi, 188° S
Moody Planetarium (Museum) — 42.5 mi, 193° S
The Buddy Holly Center (Museum) — 42.9 mi, 189° S
Tornado Gallery (Gallery) — 42.9 mi, 189° S
Allen Theatre (Theatre) — 43.0 mi, 192° S
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 44.8 mi, 304° NW
CO-OPt Research + Projects (Arts Centre) — 44.8 mi, 191° S
Palo Duro Canyon State Park (State Park) — 45.4 mi, 010° N
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.0 mi, 334° NW · 15k acres
Matador Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 69.0 mi, 091° E

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