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Port Aransas Texas Map

Explore Port Aransas, 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 Port Aransas, Texas

How to Use This Port Aransas, Texas Map

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

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	Port Aransas
State	Texas (TX)
County	Nueces County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	27.820898
Longitude	-97.089193
Population	2,904
Density	125.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	78373
Area Code	830
County Seat	Corpus Christi
School District	Port Aransas Independent School District

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About Port Aransas, Texas

Port Aransas is a locality in Nueces County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,904. The population density is 125.4 people per km². Port Aransas is located at 27.8209°N, 97.0892°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Port Aransas is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 78373.

Port Aransas occupies a sliver of barrier island sand where the salt-heavy air clarifies the horizon and the tides dictate the tempo of the day. It lies 12.9 miles south of Rockport, TX (from Rockport, TX: bearing 182°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-southeast of Ingleside. The landscape is defined by the shifting dunes and the vast, low-lying expanse of the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, which protects the fragile interplay of marsh and open water. Here, the light catches the surface of Turtle Cove with a metallic sheen, shifting from pale gold to deep indigo as the sun retreats behind the low profile of the coast. To the west, the subtle depressions of East Flats offer a quiet sanctuary for migratory birds, while the nearby reach of Salt Island rises from the shallows like a forgotten anchor, grounding the view against the infinite blue of the open coastline.

Port Aransas maintains a rugged, salt-cured economy, long tethered to the whims of the water and the seasonal migration of sport fishers drawn to the deep channels. The history of the area is written in the debris of past storms and the persistence of those who trade in maritime supplies and local catches, favoring the slow, deliberate pace of a harbor-focused life over the frantic pulse of the mainland. A traveler might find solitude by walking the Mustang Island State Park Trail, listening to the rhythmic percussion of the surf against the shore, or contemplate the distance to the interior, where Fresh Water Lake sits eleven miles inland and the distant Fourmile Hill marks the edge of the known landscape. Even the memory of Kinney Bayou, ten miles away, reminds the observer that this is a place defined by its edges, a narrow strip of land where the industry of the sea meets the quiet, enduring patience of the dunes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture (Local Conservation Area) — locality lies within
Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 056° NE
Red Fish Bay State Scientific Area (Recreation Easement) — 1.5 mi, 021° N
The Mercer Family on Mustang Island (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 059° NE
I.B. Magee Jr Beach Park and Horace Caldwell Pier (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 075° E
Tarpon Inn (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 057° NE
Aransas Pass, C.S.A (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 048° NE
Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.2 mi, 067° NE
WWII Bunker Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 066° NE
Lighthouse Lakes Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 006° N
P.J.'s Marina (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 345° N
Aransas Pass Community Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 317° NW
Shamrock Island Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 230° SW
Ingleside on the Bay Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 290° W
Mustang Island State Park (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 207° SW
Texas Maritime Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 010° N
Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 010° N
Giant milk bottle (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 272° W
Fan Pavillion (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 269° W
K Space Contemporary (Gallery) — 18.7 mi, 265° W
Museum Of Hispanic Culture (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 267° W
Tejano Civil Rights Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 267° W
Mesquite Street Comedy Club (Theatre) — 18.8 mi, 265° W
Taft Blackland Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 301° NW
Goose Island State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 22.0 mi, 015° N
Padre Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 22.1 mi, 208° SW · 262k acres
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.3 mi, 020° N · 298k acres
Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation (Nature Reserve) — 29.9 mi, 314° NW
Bulldog Stadium (Stadium) — 43.1 mi, 269° W
Buffalo Lake Overlook, Guadalupe Delta WMA (Nature Reserve) — 49.6 mi, 018° N

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