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Praesel Texas Map

Explore Praesel, 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 Praesel, Texas

How to Use This Praesel, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	30.631487
Longitude	-97.028281
Population	446
Density	33.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	76567
Area Code	254
County Seat	Cameron
School District	Rockdale Independent School District

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About Praesel, Texas

Praesel is a locality in Milam County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 446. The population density is 33.0 people per km². Praesel is located at 30.6315°N, 97.0283°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 76567.

Praesel occupies a quiet expanse of the Texas landscape where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a relentless, pale sky. It lies 24.1 miles east of Taylor, TX (from Taylor, TX: bearing 80°T), and is situated 1.8 miles south-southwest of Rockdale. The land here holds a subtle, stubborn stillness, defined by the dry grasses that ripple like a shallow sea when the wind pushes through the plains. Just a mile away, the narrow, winding course of Ham Branch cuts a faint, verdant line through the soil, offering a thin ribbon of shade and moisture to the otherwise sun-drenched earth. To the west, the distant profile of Taylor Mountain breaks the flatness, a jagged interruption that deepens the violet shadows as the day turns toward evening. Only three miles to the south, the waters of Alcoa Lake gather in a quiet basin, reflecting the deepening gold of the afternoon light with a clarity that renders the surrounding brush in sharp, silvered relief.

Praesel maintains a deliberate, measured pace that honors the practical demands of its agricultural roots and the quiet labor of those who work the adjacent fields. The local character is formed by a history of resilience, where the primary rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow shifts in the weather and the seasonal cycles of the land. Residents often find their respite at Fair Park, a local space that provides a communal anchor just a mile from the center of the settlement. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, manifesting in the steady, utilitarian movement of machinery and the persistent hum of industry that punctuates the stillness. Life in Praesel is defined by this understated endurance, a place where the passage of time is measured less by the clock and more by the lengthening of shadows across the open, sun-baked ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 010° N
Coffield House (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 033° NE
Fair Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 053° NE
First Christian Church of Rockdale (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 042° NE
Jewish Cemetery (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 052° NE
Tanglewood Prairie (Park) — 10.3 mi, 167° S
Milam County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 011° N
Airport Park Complex (Local Recreation) — 17.1 mi, 012° N
Granger Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 284° W
Coupland Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 249° W
Pecan Grove Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 18.2 mi, 284° W
Granger Lake (Recreation Area) — 18.5 mi, 288° W
Sore Finger Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.9 mi, 286° W
Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 109° E
Burleson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 109° E
The Dime Box (Public Artwork) — 22.5 mi, 147° SE
The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 260° W
Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 141° SE
Sweet Eats Adventure Farm & Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.8 mi, 271° W
Lake Somerville Trailway State Park (State Park) — 27.4 mi, 141° SE
JB Rodeo Arena (Stadium) — 28.4 mi, 314° NW
Argosy Stage (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 196° S
Sherwood Forest Faire (Theme Park) — 28.8 mi, 197° S
Villagers' Square (Theatre) — 28.9 mi, 196° S
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 31.8 mi, 137° SE
Five Wells Roping Rodeo Arena (Stadium) — 33.5 mi, 319° NW
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.4 mi, 264° W · 43k acres
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 72.6 mi, 094° E · 163k acres
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 75.5 mi, 145° SE · 21k acres
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 76.1 mi, 096° E · 3,956 acres

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