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Rochester Texas Map

Explore Rochester, 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 Rochester, Texas

How to Use This Rochester, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	33.31593
Longitude	-99.855926
Population	248
Density	280.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	79544
Area Code	806
County Seat	Haskell
School District	Haskell Consolidated Independent School District

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About Rochester, Texas

Rochester is a locality in Haskell County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 248. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Rochester is located at 33.3159°N, 99.8559°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rochester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 79544.

Rochester occupies a stretch of vast, sun-bleached plains where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth. It lies 60.3 miles north of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 353°T), and is situated 13.0 miles north-northwest of Haskell. The air here holds the dry, metallic scent of sun-baked silt, interrupted only by the occasional passage of wind through the scrub brush and mesquite. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Flat Top Mountain marks the limit of the view, an anchor for eyes weary of the endless, flat expanse. The land dips into the quiet, eroded depths of Beaver Canyon, while the intermittent waters of China Branch carve thin, seasonal veins through the parched soil. When the light leans low in the evening, the grasses take on a pale, straw-colored glow, casting long, lean shadows that make the distance feel both infinite and intimate.

Rochester carries the weight of a quiet agricultural legacy, defined by the seasonal pulse of harvest and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons. Farmers and ranchers here work the soil with a persistence inherited from earlier generations, their livelihoods tethered to the unpredictable rainfall that feeds the nearby fields and the waters of Mitchell Lake. Life maintains a steady, unadorned tempo, far removed from the clamor of dense urban centers, punctuated by the occasional trip to Civil Center Park for local gatherings. There is a profound, stoic dignity in the way Rochester persists amidst the heat and the dust, a place where the work of the day is measured by the clarity of the stars that emerge once the heat finally relents.

Nearby Outdoor Places

First Christian Church (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 018° N
Rule Veteran's Memorial Monument (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 192° S
Josselet Switch (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 121° SE
Civil Center Park (Local Park) — 13.3 mi, 148° SE
Knox County Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 010° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 25.7 mi, 174° S
Cowboy Country Museum (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 173° S
Throckmorton County Museum (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 104° E
Oriana Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 34.9 mi, 253° W
6666 Ranch (Public Artwork) — 35.1 mi, 308° NW
Baylor County Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 061° NE
Copper Breaks State Park (State Park) — 54.4 mi, 005° N
Matador Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 61.0 mi, 333° NW
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 62.1 mi, 283° W · 14k acres
Abilene State Park (State Park) — 73.5 mi, 182° S

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