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Radar Base Texas Map

Explore Radar Base, 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 Radar Base, Texas

How to Use This Radar Base, Texas Map

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

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	Radar Base
State	Texas (TX)
County	Maverick County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	28.8568
Longitude	-100.5336
Population	93
Density	32.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	78852
Area Code	512, 830
County Seat	Eagle Pass
School District	Eagle Pass Independent School District

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About Radar Base, Texas

Radar Base is a locality in Maverick County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 93. The population density is 32.4 people per km². Radar Base is located at 28.8568°N, 100.5336°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 78852.

Radar Base occupies a wide stretch of sun-bleached earth where the sky dominates the horizon with a clarity that renders the land beneath it sharp and unyielding. It lies 10.4 miles north-northwest of Eagle Pass, TX (from Eagle Pass, TX: bearing 349°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-northwest of Elm Creek. The terrain here is defined by low, arid expanses that shift in color from pale dust to deep, burnt ochre as the sun tracks across the meridian, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the distant silhouette of the Edwards Plateau. A mile away, the Maverick Irrigation District Canal cuts a singular, precise line through the scrub, providing a rare conduit of moisture that sustains the stubborn, wiry vegetation. The air carries a dry, metallic scent of heated stone, and at dusk, the light softens into a bruised violet that transforms the vast, open plains into a space of quiet, meditative stillness.

Radar Base carries the quiet weight of a mid-century strategic ambition, its name serving as a lingering echo of an era when the defense of the nation turned its gaze toward the heavens. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the modest logistical demands of the surrounding territory, far removed from the frantic pace of the state’s larger centers. Residents often find their way to Siesta Park for a moment of respite, or venture toward the rugged, limestone-carved contours of Cañon Chiquita to observe the geological history etched into the exposed rock faces. Life in Radar Base moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, shaped by the practical necessities of ranching and the persistent, dry heat that dictates the hours of labor and rest alike.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eagle Pass Coal Mines (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 162° S
Jesse Sumpter (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 163° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.0 mi, 170° S
Church of the Redeemer (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 169° S
Municipal Golf Course (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 173° S
Cinemark Mall De Las Aguilas (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 164° S
Nick Carr Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 12.1 mi, 167° S
Fort Clark Guardhouse (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 013° N
Abbey Road Cafe and Beatles Museum (Museum) — 40.3 mi, 324° NW
Museo del Agua (Museum) — 40.5 mi, 324° NW
San Felipe Exes Student Memorial Center (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 328° NW
Whitehead Memorial Museum (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 327° NW
Cinemark Movies 8 (Cinema) — 43.1 mi, 329° NW
Amistad National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 47.9 mi, 334° NW · 54k acres
Cooks Slough Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 50.3 mi, 063° NE
Kickapoo Cavern State Park (State Park) — 50.5 mi, 005° N
Grand Opera House (Theatre) — 51.3 mi, 061° NE
Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924 (Public Artwork) — 64.4 mi, 029° NE
Garner State Park (State Park) — 68.4 mi, 044° NE
White Rock Cave (Attraction) — 69.3 mi, 044° NE
Crystal Cave (Attraction) — 69.4 mi, 043° NE
Ol' Baldy viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 69.5 mi, 044° NE
Chaparral Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 72.9 mi, 118° SE
Fate Bell Pictograph (Historic Ruins) — 74.8 mi, 321° NW
White Shaman Preserve (Attraction) — 76.1 mi, 320° NW

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