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Roans Prairie Texas Map

Explore Roans Prairie, 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 Roans Prairie, Texas

How to Use This Roans Prairie, Texas Map

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

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	Roans Prairie
State	Texas (TX)
County	Grimes County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.584366
Longitude	-95.943842
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	77875, 77873
Area Code	409
County Seat	Anderson

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About Roans Prairie, Texas

Roans Prairie is a locality in Grimes County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Roans Prairie is located at 30.5844°N, 95.9438°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 77875, 77873.

Roans Prairie emerges from the flat, grass-heavy expanse of Grimes County as a quiet intersection where the heavy, humid air of the southern plains settles over the asphalt. It lies 23.4 miles east of College Station, TX (from College Station, TX: bearing 97°T), and is situated 16.0 miles north-northeast of Navasota. The horizon is defined by the thin, dark line of distant woodlands, while the immediate landscape is carved by the slow, deliberate meander of Rocky Creek, which cuts through the soil a mile to the west. On clear days, the faint, rounded silhouette of Blue Bonnet Hill rises thirteen miles away, a solitary marker in an otherwise level terrain that favors expansive, sun-bleached fields over dramatic elevation. The light here at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber weight, turning the drying grasses into a sea of muted gold that seems to hold the heat long after the sun has dipped below the prairie line.

Roans Prairie functions as a crossroads of history, having served as a vital transit point since the early days when wagons carved deep ruts into the black earth to connect regional trade routes. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the movement of goods, with the local character defined by the sturdy, unpretentious labor of ranching and agriculture. Residents often look toward Gibbons Creek Reservoir for recreation, finding a necessary stillness in the waters that sit six miles away, or they seek the open, managed expanse of Gibbons Creek Reservoir Park, which provides a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna. Life in Roans Prairie moves with a measured, deliberate pace, where the quiet hum of passing traffic serves as a constant reminder of the wider world, even as the local focus remains firmly on the immediate, tangible work of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oakland Baptist Church (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 168° S
Old Oakland Cemetery (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 177° S
Anthony Drew Kennard (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 149° SE
Gibbons Creek Reservoir Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 288° W
Sam Houston National Forest (National Forest) — 8.1 mi, 105° E · 163k acres
Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.1 mi, 112° E · 3,956 acres
Lick Creek Park (Local Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 266° W
Miller's Theater (Cinema) — 16.0 mi, 212° SW
The La Bahia Pecan (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 215° SW
Rotating LEGO Death Star (Public Artwork) — 22.0 mi, 277° W
M. Benz Gallery of Floral Art (Gallery) — 23.5 mi, 276° W
Children's Museum of Brazos Valley (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 281° W
Rudder Theater (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 275° W
J Wayne Stark University Center Galleries (Gallery) — 23.7 mi, 275° W
Huntsville State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 085° E
Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 23.7 mi, 277° W
MSC Forsyth Galleries (Gallery) — 23.7 mi, 275° W
H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 064° NE
Star of the Republic Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 224° SW
The Theatre Company of Bryan & College Station (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 280° W
Moran (Local Park) — 24.5 mi, 279° W
Gibbs-Powell House Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 067° NE
Henrys Hideout Historical Pub (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 162° S
Texas Prison Rodeo Stadium (Historic Ruins) — 25.5 mi, 068° E
Fort Boggy State Park (State Park) — 40.4 mi, 356° N
Davy Crockett National Forest (National Forest) — 53.8 mi, 039° NE · 161k acres
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 59.5 mi, 196° S · 21k acres
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 63.9 mi, 105° E · 58k acres
Big Thicket National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 65.5 mi, 095° E · 109k acres
Big Slough Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 77.4 mi, 038° NE · 3,521 acres

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