Road Runner Texas Map
Explore Road Runner, Texas, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Road Runner, Texas
| City | Road Runner |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Cooke County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.4849 |
| Longitude | -97.0845 |
| Population | 766 |
| Density | 495.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 76272 |
| Area Code | 817 |
| County Seat | Gainesville |
| School District | Pilot Point Independent School District |
About Road Runner, Texas
Road Runner is a locality in Cooke County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 766. The population density is 495.4 people per km². Road Runner is located at 33.4849°N, 97.0845°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Road Runner is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 76272.Road Runner claims its quietude from the persistent, silver-threaded path of Persimmon Creek, which carves a narrow, winding artery through the dense brush and open prairie. It lies 10.1 miles south-southeast of Gainesville, TX (from Gainesville, TX: bearing 164°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-northeast of Sanger. The landscape surrounding Road Runner unfolds in a series of subtle, earth-toned slopes that eventually sharpen toward the distant, hazy silhouette of The Backbone rising against the western sky. Ray Roberts Recreation Area serves as the immediate threshold to the wilder stretches of the property, where the heavy scent of dry grass and sun-baked limestone hangs suspended in the air. The quality of light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber clarity, turning the long shadows of the brush into dark, ink-drawn lines upon the pale, parched soil.
Persistence defines the spirit of Road Runner, a place where the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the modest commerce that supports those working the surrounding fields. Residents often venture toward the nearby shores of Lake Kiowa to witness the water reflecting the vast, cloud-streaked expanse of the Texas sky, or they seek the quiet solitude offered by the Jordon Park Trail some miles away. Life in Road Runner moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, indifferent to the frantic velocity of distant centers of industry. The local character is forged by a deep familiarity with the changing seasons, where every fence line and weathered structure marks a collective history of endurance against the heat and the persistent, restless wind.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ray Roberts Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 268° W
- Mountain Springs School (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 093° E
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 193° S
- Valley View (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 273° W
- Tyson Cemetery (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 167° S
- Corral (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 155° SE
- Keneteso Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 338° N
- Leonard Park & Frank Buck Zoo (Local Park) — 10.1 mi, 338° N
- Leopard Tortoise (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 337° NW
- Ring-Tailed Lemur (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 337° NW
- African Spurred Tortoise (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 337° NW
- Animal Encounters (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 337° NW
- Morton Museum of Cooke County (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 340° N
- Sante Fe Depot Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 342° N
- Confederate Soldier Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.2 mi, 340° N
- John Porter Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 11.2 mi, 211° SW
- Lewisville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.9 mi, 171° S
- Hartlee Field Road Bike Trail Property (Local Recreation) — 14.2 mi, 175° S
- CH Collins Stadium (Stadium) — 15.5 mi, 186° S
- Love Valley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 353° N
- Explorium (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 198° S
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 188° S
- Redbud Theater Complex (Theatre) — 18.0 mi, 188° S
- Denton Independent School District Stadium (Stadium) — 18.4 mi, 190° S
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 189° S
- Winspear Performance Hall (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 192° S
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland (National Grassland) — 24.4 mi, 255° W · 20k acres
- Lake Murray State Resort Park (State Park) — 37.3 mi, 002° N
- Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.5 mi, 292° W · 1,644 acres
- Caddo National Grassland (National Grassland) — 56.3 mi, 069° E · 18k acres
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About This Road Runner Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Road Runner, Texas. Coordinates: 33.4849, -97.0845. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Road Runner includes the ZIP code (76272), telephone area code (817), county seat of Cooke County (Gainesville), and school district assignment (Pilot Point Independent School District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
