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Rosharon Texas Map

Explore Rosharon, 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 Rosharon, Texas

How to Use This Rosharon, Texas Map

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

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

Latitude	29.352184
Longitude	-95.460219
Population	1,362
Density	163.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	77583
Area Code	281
County Seat	Angleton
School District	Angleton Independent School District

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About Rosharon, Texas

Rosharon is a locality in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,362. The population density is 163.8 people per km². Rosharon is located at 29.3522°N, 95.4602°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 77583.

Rosharon occupies a flat, expansive stretch of earth where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the dark, fertile soil of the Brazos River basin. It lies 9.4 miles south-southwest of Iowa Colony, TX (from Iowa Colony, TX: bearing 197°T), and is situated 9.8 miles southwest of Manvel. The landscape here is characterized by broad, open plains and intermittent clusters of hardwood trees that shimmer with a muted, silver-green light during the humid afternoons. Three miles away, the slow, deliberate current of Austin Bayou carves a path through the brush, providing a quiet corridor for local wildlife, while the nearby Tankersley Lake holds the stillness of the inland air in its glass-like surface. To the west, the subtle rise of Nash Dome breaks the monotony of the plains, a reminder of the geological weight shifting deep beneath the surface, while the shadows lengthen across the grasses, turning the fields a deep, bruised violet as the sun retreats.

Agriculture and the slow expansion of residential growth define the daily pulse of Rosharon, where the rhythm of life adheres to the changing seasons of the soil rather than the frantic pace of the urban centers to the north. Historical ties to the land are still evident in the sprawling acreage that surrounds the community, though the presence of Brazos Bend State Park six miles away serves as a vital reminder of the native wilderness that once dominated this region. Visitors often find their way to the Brazos Bend State Park Trail, where the canopy creates a dappled, shifting geometry of light and shadow, grounding the spirit in the quiet endurance of the woods. Further afield, the distant depression of Steep Gully marks the subtle shifts in elevation that define the local topography, anchoring Rosharon in a landscape that values the steady, persistent work of the earth over the fleeting clamor of modern industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Albert Sidney Johnston (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 167° S
Brazos Bend State Park (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 299° NW
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.9 mi, 195° S · 193k acres
Sienna Golf Course (Local Park) — 10.2 mi, 342° N
Sienna (Brazos River) (Local Park) — 10.5 mi, 333° NW
Vicinity of Oyster Creek and Chocolate Bayou (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 097° E
The Fitzgerald and Fenn Families (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 357° N
Graffitti Rock (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 168° S
Us-Tx-142-8 (Conservation Area) — 12.9 mi, 144° SE
Kitty Hollow Park (Local Recreation) — 13.4 mi, 343° N
Wgp (Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 207° SW
Center Stage Gallry (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 015° N
Alvin Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 077° E
Fairgrounds Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 13.8 mi, 169° S
Quail Valley Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 15.1 mi, 344° N
1930s George Cattle Complex (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 306° NW
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.6 mi, 148° SE · 140k acres
Cowboy Barns and Working Pens (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 306° NW
Rail Car and Longhorn Pens (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 307° NW
Line Camp (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 307° NW
Pearland Premiere Cinema 6 (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 034° NE
Star Cinema Grill (Cinema) — 17.4 mi, 335° NW
Columbia Historical Museum Association (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 218° SW
Bayou Safari Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.3 mi, 073° E
Cordovan Art School (Arts Centre) — 18.8 mi, 332° NW
Dept. of Wonder (Gallery) — 19.4 mi, 330° NW
Art Museum Tx (Gallery) — 19.4 mi, 330° NW
Jack Brooks Park (State Park) — 24.6 mi, 087° E
Christmas Bay Coastal Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 25.5 mi, 144° SE
Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 26.5 mi, 178° S

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