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Rankin Texas Map

Explore Rankin, 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 Rankin, Texas

How to Use This Rankin, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	31.22536
Longitude	-101.939438
Population	780
Density	285.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	75119, 79778
Area Code	214, 469, 806
County Seat	Waxahachie
School District	Rankin Independent School District

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About Rankin, Texas

Rankin is a locality in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 780. The population density is 285.5 people per km². Rankin is located at 31.2254°N, 101.9394°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rankin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 75119, 79778.

Rankin rises from the sun-bleached expanse of the Permian Basin, where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a sky that seems to swallow the heat of the day. It lies 9.8 miles south-southwest of Ennis, TX (from Ennis, TX: bearing 209°T), and is situated 15.0 miles south-southeast of Waxahachie. The ground here is a vast, arid table of scrub and limestone, sparsely populated by hardy brush that clings to the dry earth with a desperate, ancient persistence. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Rainbow Ridge marks the limit of the visible world, a distant reminder of a terrain far more broken than the flat, unforgiving plains that surround the grid of the streets. A mile away, the dry bed of Big Onion Creek cuts a shallow, winding scar through the landscape, waiting for the rare, violent rains that briefly wake the parched channel to life.

Rankin maintains its steady, rhythmic pulse through the persistent extraction of oil and gas, an industry that has defined the local economy and the weathered character of its architecture for generations. Life in Rankin moves with a deliberate gravity, shaped by the cyclical booms and quiet stretches of the patch, where the primary rhythm is dictated by the slow, mechanical nodding of pump jacks against the sunset. Those seeking a reprieve from the industry find the solace of the outdoors at the Bardwell Recreation Area, located four miles away, or perhaps tracing the path of the Tonkawa Trail, which offers a quiet passage through the scrub five miles from the center of activity. Even in the stillness of the afternoon, the proximity of Bardwell Lake reminds the observer that water, however distant, remains the silent master of this dry, industrious corner of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

First State Bank of Rankin (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 050° NE
Upland First Upton County Seat (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 072° E
John C. Upton and His Brother, W. F. Upton (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 072° E
Dub Day Arena (Stadium) — 0.8 mi, 247° SW
Rankin Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 351° N
Mendoza Trail Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 295° NW
Nealie Moore Park (Local Park) — 17.8 mi, 243° SW
City Park (Local Park) — 21.1 mi, 175° S
Iraan Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 175° S
Old Reagan County Courthouse (Historic Ruins) — 25.4 mi, 060° NE
Pliska Aircraft Museum (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 341° N
Escondido Draw Recreation Area (Private Recreation) — 47.7 mi, 153° SE
Ector Theatre (Theatre) — 50.0 mi, 330° NW
Independence Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 50.1 mi, 172° S
The Jackrabbit (Public Artwork) — 50.2 mi, 329° NW
Globe Theatre of the Great Southwest (Theatre) — 51.3 mi, 330° NW
I-20 Wildlife Preserve And Jenna Welch Nature Study Center (Local Conservation Area) — 52.0 mi, 348° N
Big Sky Drive-In Theatre (Cinema) — 52.2 mi, 346° N
Scharbauer Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 54.0 mi, 346° N
Crockett County Museum (Museum) — 56.4 mi, 129° SE
Monahans Sandhills State Park (State Park) — 57.8 mi, 298° NW
Historic Fort Stockton (Historic Castle / Fort) — 60.1 mi, 247° SW
Ward County Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 62.7 mi, 295° NW
Big Spring State Park (State Park) — 73.6 mi, 020° N

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