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Rock Island Texas Map

Explore Rock Island, 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 Rock Island, Texas

How to Use This Rock Island, Texas Map

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

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	Rock Island
State	Texas (TX)
County	Colorado County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.513809
Longitude	-96.567123
Population	228
Density	17.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	75630, 77575, 77445, 77470
Area Code	281
County Seat	Columbus
School District	Columbus Independent School District

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About Rock Island, Texas

Rock Island is a locality in Colorado County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 228. The population density is 17.6 people per km². Rock Island is located at 29.5138°N, 96.5671°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 75630, 77575, 77445.

Rock Island emerges from the flat, expansive plains as a quiet intersection of earth and sky where the horizon stretches wide and unobstructed. It lies 29.5 miles northwest of El Campo, TX (from El Campo, TX: bearing 322°T), and is situated 12.3 miles south of Columbus. Pinoak Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the landscape, its presence marked by the deepening of green along the banks that cuts through the surrounding grasses. The air here holds the dry warmth of the inland plains, often shimmering with a clarity that renders Middle Brook Hill a distant, soft-edged silhouette against the afternoon haze. Twelve miles to the southeast, the terrain rises toward the quiet expanse of Community Park, while the broader, low-lying basin of Buzzard Prairie remains a defining presence just five miles away, catching the long shadows of the sun as it dips toward evening.

Rock Island carries a history rooted in the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the steady pulse of regional commerce that once flourished along the early rail lines. The local economy persists with a grounded connection to the soil, where the labor of the day is measured by the changing colors of the fields and the seasonal cycles of the land. Life in Rock Island maintains a deliberate pace, defined by the practicalities of ranching and the maintenance of a landscape that demands both patience and resilience from its inhabitants. The character of the place is found in the weathered wood of old structures and the simple, enduring architecture that respects the vast openness of the plains, reflecting a community that values the quietude of its surroundings over the clamor of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Garwood (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 113° SE
Marshall and Malinda Mitchell (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 276° W
First Producing Gas Well in Colorado County (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 118° SE
Columbus Golf Course (Local Park) — 12.8 mi, 002° N
Alley Log Cabin and Antique Tool Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 007° N
Stafford Bank and Opera House (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 007° N
Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon House Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 007° N
Open Space (Local Park) — 14.7 mi, 068° E
Prairie Edge Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 070° E
Columbus Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.8 mi, 349° N
The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 317° NW
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 049° NE · 21k acres
D.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 095° E
Egypt Plantation Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 111° E
Us-Tx-132-1 (Conservation Area) — 23.8 mi, 089° E
Lake Texana (Recreation Area) — 26.7 mi, 179° S
Showplace 3 (Cinema) — 27.7 mi, 143° SE
Palmetto Bend (Local Conservation Area) — 30.6 mi, 180° S
San Felipe de Austin (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 056° NE
St Mary's Grotto (Attraction) — 33.2 mi, 060° NE
Stephen F Austin State Park (State Park) — 34.0 mi, 053° NE
Lyric Theater (Cinema) — 34.6 mi, 290° W
1824 Well (Attraction) — 34.7 mi, 054° NE
Stephen F. Austin (Attraction) — 34.7 mi, 054° NE
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.8 mi, 099° E · 193k acres
Shiner Gaslight Theater (Theatre) — 36.8 mi, 261° W
Rifle Association Hall (Registered Battlefield) — 39.3 mi, 349° N
Bastrop State Park (State Park) — 55.3 mi, 318° NW
Mad Island Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 63.8 mi, 152° SE
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 75.4 mi, 120° SE

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